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History of the Cold War Trivia Quiz

This is yet another quiz on the Cold War. But it's different from the earlier ones ... You'll come across the entire chronology and events that occured from 1917 to the late 1980's. I've tried to cover as many facts as possible. Play and enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by swashbuckler. Estimated time: 8 mins.

Author
swashbuckler

Time
8 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
61,364

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
25

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Very Difficult

Avg Score
8 / 25

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Question 1 of 25

1. Who used the term 'Cold War' for the first time? Hint

Prof. Young Hum Kim

Sir Winston Churchill

Bernard Baruch

R.K Garthoff

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Question 2 of 25

2. Which US President described the Cold War as 'hard and bitter peace'?

Answer: (2 or 3 words)

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Question 3 of 25

3. Who called the Cold War 'hot peace'? Hint

Walter Lippmann

Nikita Khrushchev

Harry Truman

R. Barnet

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Question 4 of 25

4. Why the 'Cold War' is called so? Hint

It was fought in cold climate.

It was short of a 'hot' or armed war.

It was a situation characterized by persistent tensions and conflicts.

It led to the development of weapons which had adverse effect on the global climate and resulted in

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Question 5 of 25

5. Which of the following events best describes the formal start of the Cold War? Hint

The 'Iron Curtain' speech of Churchill of 1946.

The secrecy over the atom bomb.

The October Revolution of 1917.

Occupation of considerable portions of territory in the far-east by Russia.

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Question 6 of 25

6. What were the reasons for Cold War? Hint

Fear of communism

All of these

Narrow national interests

Ideological differences between the Soviet Union and Western democracies

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Question 7 of 25

7. Under the Truman Doctrine of 1947, the Congress was ordered to sanction funds to help Greece and Turkey for eliminating communism. How much funding was sanctioned? Hint

150 million dollars

400 million dollars

280 million dollars

500 million dollars

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Question 8 of 25

8. What treaty was signed by Great Britain, Belgium, The Netherlands, etc. to check the spread of communism in 1948?

Answer: (City near Waterloo)

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Question 9 of 25

9. When did Greece and Turkey become full NATO members? Hint

1956

1952

1950

1949

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Question 10 of 25

10. What name was given to Eastern Germany under Soviet control? Hint

Socialist Republic of Germany

Republic of East Germany

German Democratic Republic

Federal Republic of Germany

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Question 11 of 25

11. The Korean War ended in 1953. On what date was the armistice signed? Hint

7 February

24 October

12 March

27 July

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Question 12 of 25

12. By what conference was Vietnam divided into North and South? Hint

Prague

Vienna

Geneva

Paris

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Question 13 of 25

13. The drafting of _______ Constitution led to the creation of West Germany.

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 14 of 25

14. EEMAP is the other name for which military bloc? Hint

NATO

The Warsaw Pact

SEATO

CENTO

15. The __________ Peace Treaty was the first major international treaty on which the four erstwhile allies had been able to agree after years of an unbroken record of dissension and tension, sometimes threatening to lead to the brink of war. Hint

Austria

Hungary

Paris

Turkey

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Question 16 of 25

16. Which doctrine was an extension of the Truman Doctrine in the Middle East? Hint

Reagan Doctrine

Marshall Plan

Eisenhower Doctrine

Carter Doctrine

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Question 17 of 25

17. Which UN Secretary General prevailed upon the US to suspend the blockade of Cuba and asked Khrushchev to withdraw the missiles from there?

Answer: (1 or 2 words)

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Question 18 of 25

18. At which place did Khrushchev and Eisenhower meet and agree to resume talks on the Berlin question? Hint

Geneva

Paris

Camp David

St. Moritz

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Question 19 of 25

19. Which US President signed the SALT-II treaty? Hint

Richard Nixon

Ronald Reagan

Gerald Ford

Jimmy Carter

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Question 20 of 25

20. What treaty was signed in 1987 as part of the nuclear arms liquidation between Russia and USA? Hint

The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty

Strategic Arms Reduction Talks (START)

Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT)

Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Treaty

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Question 21 of 25

21. What agreement was signed by Soviet Union, USA, UK and France in 1971?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 22 of 25

22. The Basic Treaty was signed between which two countries? Hint

East Germany and West Germany

North Vietnam and South Vietnam

USSR and USA

North Korea and South Korea

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Question 23 of 25

23. East and West Germany were admitted to the United Nations in ______. Hint

1971

1974

1973

1972

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Question 24 of 25

24. Under the IRNF Treaty the Soviet Union had to eliminate certain rockets and missiles. Which of them did she not eliminate? Hint

SS-20 missiles

Pershing II missiles

Silo based SS-4 rockets

Scud-B missiles

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Question 25 of 25

25. What was the length of the Berlin Wall which was erected between East and West Germany in 1961? Hint

28 miles

25 miles

20 miles

22 miles

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who used the term 'Cold War' for the first time?

Answer: Bernard Baruch

The term 'Cold War' had an American origin and was used for the first time by Bernard Baruch who observed thus on 16 April 1947, 'Let us not be deceived today. We are in the midst of a Cold War.' The term was picked up by Walter Lippmann who through his book on the Cold War, popularised it.

2. Which US President described the Cold War as 'hard and bitter peace'?

Answer: John F. Kennedy

No need to give any introduction about JFK I guess.

3. Who called the Cold War 'hot peace'?

Answer: R. Barnet

4. Why the 'Cold War' is called so?

Answer: It was short of a 'hot' or armed war.

5. Which of the following events best describes the formal start of the Cold War?

Answer: The 'Iron Curtain' speech of Churchill of 1946.

The rest of the options are partly responsible for the birth of Cold War. But for many the 'Iron Curtain' speech of Churchill which he delivered at Fulton was the formal start of the Cold War. Churchill in his speech observed: "If the Western democracies stand together in strict adherence to the principle of United Nations Charter, their influence for furthering those principles will be immense and no one is likely to molest them. If, however, they become divided or falter in their duty and if these all important years are allowed to slip away, then indeed catastrophe may overwhelm us all."

6. What were the reasons for Cold War?

Answer: All of these

7. Under the Truman Doctrine of 1947, the Congress was ordered to sanction funds to help Greece and Turkey for eliminating communism. How much funding was sanctioned?

Answer: 400 million dollars

In May 1947, the American Congress authorised aid to Greece and Turkey. It was found in 1950 that American policy had completelty changed the state of affairs in Greece and Turkey. The guerillas were completely eliminated from the Greek soil and peace was restored. The same was the case in Turkey. The danger from Communism was successfully checked by American action.

8. What treaty was signed by Great Britain, Belgium, The Netherlands, etc. to check the spread of communism in 1948?

Answer: Brussels Treaty

The signatories to the treaty expressed their complete reliance on the Charter of the United Nations and pledged mutual military, economic and political cooperation. This treaty played a vital role in strengthening the unity and security of the Western democracies.

9. When did Greece and Turkey become full NATO members?

Answer: 1952

The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) was signed on 4 April 1949 by the United States, Canada, Belgium, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal and the United Kingdom. West Germany joined it in May 1955.

10. What name was given to Eastern Germany under Soviet control?

Answer: German Democratic Republic

11. The Korean War ended in 1953. On what date was the armistice signed?

Answer: 27 July

The Korean War started on 25 June 1950 when North Korea attacked South Korea.

12. By what conference was Vietnam divided into North and South?

Answer: Geneva

13. The drafting of _______ Constitution led to the creation of West Germany.

Answer: Bonn

14. EEMAP is the other name for which military bloc?

Answer: The Warsaw Pact

Eastern European Mutual Assistance Pact (EEMAP) or the Warsaw Pact was signed on 4 May 1955 by the Soviet Union, Poland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, Albania and East Germany. The signatory states agreed to resist the attacks of the imperialists and capitalist states upon any member state.

The Warsaw Pact, in its essential features, was a carbon copy of the NATO. Its only object was to meet the challenge from the NATO powers.

Answer: Austria

The Austrian Peace Treaty was signed at the Summit Conference of July 1955 where Presidents Eisenhower and Bulganin exchanged assurances that neither of them would start a nucear war.

16. Which doctrine was an extension of the Truman Doctrine in the Middle East?

Answer: Eisenhower Doctrine

The Eisenhower Doctrine was proclaimed on 5 March 1957. Its main objective was to check the spread of communism in the Middle East.

17. Which UN Secretary General prevailed upon the US to suspend the blockade of Cuba and asked Khrushchev to withdraw the missiles from there?

Answer: U. Thant

18. At which place did Khrushchev and Eisenhower meet and agree to resume talks on the Berlin question?

Answer: Camp David

Originally named Shangri-la by F D Roosevelt, it was renamed Camp David by Eisenhower.

19. Which US President signed the SALT-II treaty?

Answer: Jimmy Carter

20. What treaty was signed in 1987 as part of the nuclear arms liquidation between Russia and USA?

Answer: Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Treaty

The IRNF Treaty was signed on 8 December between the US and Soviet Union for the destruction of European based missiles.

21. What agreement was signed by Soviet Union, USA, UK and France in 1971?

Answer: Berlin Accord

22. The Basic Treaty was signed between which two countries?

Answer: East Germany and West Germany

23. East and West Germany were admitted to the United Nations in ______.

Answer: 1973

24. Under the IRNF Treaty the Soviet Union had to eliminate certain rockets and missiles. Which of them did she not eliminate?

Answer: SS-20 missiles

Pershing II missiles were liquidated by the US under the same treaty.

25. What was the length of the Berlin Wall which was erected between East and West Germany in 1961?

Answer: 25 miles

The Berlin Wall was brought down on On 9 Nov 1989.

Source: Author swashbuckler

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