Class 12 "The Cold War Era":

 

1. **Which two superpowers emerged after World War II?**

   - a) USA and UK

   - b) USSR and USA

   - c) France and Germany

   - d) China and Japan

2. **What was the primary ideological conflict during the Cold War?**

   - a) Democracy vs. Communism

   - b) Capitalism vs. Socialism

   - c) Fascism vs. Liberalism

   - d) Nationalism vs. Imperialism

3. **The Cold War was characterized by:**

   - a) Direct military confrontation between the USA and the USSR

   - b) Nuclear arms race and ideological rivalry

   - c) Trade war between European countries

   - d) Cooperation in space exploration

4. **Which organization was formed in 1949 as a military alliance against the Soviet Union?**

   - a) United Nations (UN)

   - b) Warsaw Pact

   - c) North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

   - d) European Union (EU)

5. **What event marked the beginning of the Cold War?**

   - a) The Cuban Missile Crisis

   - b) The Korean War

   - c) The Yalta Conference

   - d) The Iron Curtain speech by Winston Churchill

6. **Which of the following doctrines aimed to contain the spread of communism?**

   - a) Truman Doctrine

   - b) Marshall Plan

   - c) Monroe Doctrine

   - d) Brezhnev Doctrine

7. **What was the significance of the Berlin Wall?**

   - a) It divided North and South Korea

   - b) It symbolized the division between East and West Germany

   - c) It marked the boundary of the Soviet Union

   - d) It separated China and Taiwan

8. **Which crisis brought the world to the brink of nuclear war in 1962?**

   - a) Korean War

   - b) Vietnam War

   - c) Cuban Missile Crisis

   - d) Berlin Blockade

9. **The policy of détente refers to:**

   - a) Increased hostilities between the superpowers

   - b) Relaxation of tensions and improved relations

   - c) Economic sanctions against the USSR

   - d) Arms race acceleration

10. **Which agreement was signed in 1972 to limit the number of nuclear weapons?**

    - a) SALT I (Strategic Arms Limitation Talks)

    - b) START (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty)

    - c) INF Treaty (Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty)

    - d) NPT (Non-Proliferation Treaty)

Answers:

1. b) USSR and USA

2. b) Capitalism vs. Socialism

3. b) Nuclear arms race and ideological rivalry

4. c) North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

5. d) The Iron Curtain speech by Winston Churchill

6. a) Truman Doctrine

7. b) It symbolized the division between East and West Germany

8. c) Cuban Missile Crisis

9. b) Relaxation of tensions and improved relations

10. a) SALT I (Strategic Arms Limitation Talks)