US History World Cold War Test 3

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History World 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 World Cold War (High School) · Education: High School · Part: History World 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 was Gorbachev's role?

A) Reforms ending

B) Hardliner

C) No role

D) War starter

Question 2

Which of the following best defines Vietnam War?

A) WWII battle

B) 1955 to 1975 conflict

C) Korea fight

D) Gulf war

Question 3

Who opened China?

A) Carter

B) Reagan

C) Nixon 1972 visit

D) Bush

Question 4

Provide the definition of the Space Race:

A) Arms race

B) Olympics

C) Trade race

D) US-Soviet competition in space

Question 5

When was the Berlin Wall built/fallen?

A) built 1961, fell 1989

B) fell 1975

C) built 1970

D) built 1945

Question 6

Which of the following best defines NATO?

A) Asian pact

B) Western military alliance

C) trade union

D) sports league

Question 7

Provide the definition of Cuban Missile Crisis:

A) Bay win

B) Missile gift

C) 1962 standoff

D) Trade deal

Question 8

Provide the definition of Reagan's role:

A) No role

B) Started war

C) Surrender

D) Pressure plus talks

Question 9

When exactly did the USSR fall?

A) 1991

B) 2000

C) 1975

D) 1980

Question 10

Which war was fought 1950-1953?

A) Gulf War

B) Korean War

C) Vietnam War

D) WWII

Question 11

Which term means "1947 aid doctrine"?

A) McCarthyism

B) the Truman Doctrine (1947)

C) Truman Doctrine

D) the Tet Offensive (1968)

Question 12

What was the Truman Doctrine (1947)?

A) Free trade

B) Isolationism

C) Nuclear ban

D) Support free peoples against communism

Question 13

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

A) Mikhail Gorbachev

B) Stalin

C) Brezhnev

D) Khrushchev

Question 14

Provide the definition of glasnost:

A) Crackdown

B) Openness policy

C) No change

D) War plan

Question 15

What is NATO?

A) Trade bloc

B) Court

C) 1949 Western alliance

D) Asian pact

Question 16

Which term means "Support free peoples against communism"?

A) the Marshall Plan

B) the Bay of Pigs (1961)

C) the Tet Offensive (1968)

D) the Truman Doctrine (1947)

Question 17

What was Korean War?

A) 1950 to 1953 clash

B) WWII battle

C) Vietnam

D) Gulf war

Question 18

What best defines the Space Race?

A) Arms race

B) US-Soviet competition in space

C) Olympics

D) Trade race

Question 19

When did the USSR fall?

A) 2000

B) 1975

C) 1991

D) 1980

Question 20

Name the person who were the Cold War rivals.

A) USA and Britain

B) Japan and China

C) France and Germany

D) USA and USSR

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