US History Cold War Test 7

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History Us Cold War (High School) High School (USA History, 9-12, AP) USA USA History Standards & AP

What is this test? for High School History (9-12, AP US History), USA — High School (USA History, 9-12, AP) level, USA.
For High School students (9-12) including AP History in the USA
Section: History Us Cold War (High School) · Education: High School · Part: History Us Cold War (High School) · Country: USA

Knowledge of history is essential for understanding the vast accumulation from past to present and for establishing cause-and-effect relationships among historical events.

This test will help you develop chronological thinking and prepare for history questions on your exams.

By solving this test of 20 questions, you can both test your knowledge and identify the topics you need to improve.

Question 1

What best defines the Marshall Plan?

A) Aid to rebuild Europe

B) Military alliance

C) Space program

D) Aid to Asia

Question 2

In what year exactly did the USSR fall?

A) 1975

B) 1991

C) 2000

D) 1980

Question 3

Provide the definition of Marshall Plan:

A) Asia war fund

B) Moon program

C) Europe rebuild aid

D) Tax cut

Question 4

What best defines Korean War?

A) WWII battle

B) Vietnam

C) Gulf war

D) 1950 to 1953 clash

Question 5

Which of the following best defines Reagan's role?

A) Pressure plus talks

B) No role

C) Started war

D) Surrender

Question 6

Which of the following best defines the Truman Doctrine (1947)?

A) Nuclear ban

B) Support free peoples against communism

C) Free trade

D) Isolationism

Question 7

Provide the definition of Korean War:

A) WWII battle

B) Vietnam

C) 1950 to 1953 clash

D) Gulf war

Question 8

Which of the following best defines Korean War?

A) WWII battle

B) Vietnam

C) Gulf war

D) 1950 to 1953 clash

Question 9

How long was the Cold War?

A) 1947-1991

B) 1960-1980

C) 1945-1960

D) 1939-1945

Question 10

Which term means "Eased tension 1970s"?

A) the Tet Offensive (1968)

B) détente

C) the Truman Doctrine (1947)

D) the Space Race

Question 11

Which of the following best defines the Tet Offensive (1968)?

A) Withdrawal

B) Peace treaty

C) Viet Cong surprise attack

D) US victory

Question 12

In which year did the USSR fall?

A) 1975

B) 2000

C) 1980

D) 1991

Question 13

What was NATO?

A) Western military alliance

B) trade union

C) sports league

D) Asian pact

Question 14

What was the Bay of Pigs (1961)?

A) Peace talks

B) Failed CIA invasion of Cuba

C) Trade deal

D) Successful invasion

Question 15

What was the Cuban Missile Crisis?

A) a trade deal

B) a space launch

C) 1962 nuclear standoff over Cuba

D) an earthquake

Question 16

Provide the definition of the Tet Offensive (1968):

A) Withdrawal

B) Peace treaty

C) US victory

D) Viet Cong surprise attack

Question 17

What best defines McCarthyism?

A) anti-communist suspicion campaigns

B) space program

C) art movement

D) tax reform

Question 18

Name the Soviet leader who started reforms in the 1980s.

A) Stalin

B) Mikhail Gorbachev

C) Khrushchev

D) Brezhnev

Question 19

What best defines the Bay of Pigs (1961)?

A) Peace talks

B) Trade deal

C) Failed CIA invasion of Cuba

D) Successful invasion

Question 20

What was the Truman Doctrine (1947)?

A) Nuclear ban

B) Free trade

C) Isolationism

D) Support free peoples against communism

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