Thursday, 4 May 2023

OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ON COLD WAR (PART 1)

 




1. When did the Cold War begin?

Answer: The Cold War began after World War II in 1947.


2. What were the two main powers involved in the Cold War?

Answer: The two main powers involved in the Cold War were the United States and the Soviet Union.


3. What was the main cause of the Cold War?

Answer: The main cause of the Cold War was the ideological differences between the capitalist United States and the communist Soviet Union.


4. What was the name of the policy adopted by the United States to contain the spread of communism?

Answer: The policy adopted by the United States to contain the spread of communism was called the "Containment Policy."


5. What was the Marshall Plan?

Answer: The Marshall Plan was a U.S. program to provide economic assistance to Western European countries after World War II.


6. What was the name of the alliance formed by the United States and its allies during the Cold War?

Answer: The alliance formed by the United States and its allies during the Cold War was called NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization).


7. What was the Warsaw Pact?

Answer: The Warsaw Pact was a military alliance formed by the Soviet Union and its allies in response to NATO.


8. What was the Cuban Missile Crisis?

Answer: The Cuban Missile Crisis was a confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union in 1962 over the presence of Soviet missiles in Cuba.


9. What was the name of the policy adopted by the Soviet Union to counter the U.S. policy of containment?

Answer: The policy adopted by the Soviet Union to counter the U.S. policy of containment was called the "Brezhnev Doctrine."


10. What was the name of the Soviet leader who initiated policies of "glasnost" and "perestroika"?

Answer: The Soviet leader who initiated policies of "glasnost" and "perestroika" was Mikhail Gorbachev.


11. What was the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI)?

Answer: The Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) was a proposed U.S. missile defense system during the Reagan administration.


12. What was the name of the treaty signed by the United States and the Soviet Union to limit intermediate-range nuclear missiles?

Answer: The treaty signed by the United States and the Soviet Union to limit intermediate-range nuclear missiles was called the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty.


13. What was the name of the proxy war between the United States and the Soviet Union in Afghanistan?

Answer: The proxy war between the United States and the Soviet Union in Afghanistan was called the Soviet-Afghan War.


14. What was the Berlin Wall?

Answer: The Berlin Wall was a wall built by the Soviet Union to divide East and West Berlin during the Cold War.


15. What was the name of the U.S. policy of providing military and economic assistance to countries threatened by communism?

Answer: The U.S. policy of providing military and economic assistance to countries threatened by communism was called the Truman Doctrine.


16. What was the name of the U.S. Senator who led a witch hunt against alleged communists in the U.S. government?

Answer: The U.S. Senator who led a witch hunt against alleged communists in the U.S. government was Joseph McCarthy.


17. What was the name of the Soviet leader who initiated the policy of de-Stalinization?

Answer: The Soviet leader who initiated the policy of de-Stalinization was Nikita Khrushchev.


18. What was the name of the U.S. spy plane that was shot down over the Soviet Union in 1960?

Answer: The U.S. spy plane that was shot down over the Soviet Union in 1960 was called the U-2.


19. What was the name of the CIA program that covertly intervened in the affairs of other countries during the Cold War?

Answer: The name of the CIA program that covertly intervened in the affairs of other countries during the Cold War was the "Covert Action Program."


20. What was the name of the doctrine that asserted the right of the United States to intervene in the affairs of other countries in the Western Hemisphere?

Answer: The name of the doctrine that asserted the right of the United States to intervene in the affairs of other countries in the Western Hemisphere was the "Monroe Doctrine."


21. What was the name of the policy of the Soviet Union to extend its influence and support communist movements around the world?

Answer: The name of the policy of the Soviet Union to extend its influence and support communist movements around the world was the "Cominform Policy."


22. What was the name of the agency responsible for conducting espionage activities outside the United States during the Cold War?

Answer: The name of the agency responsible for conducting espionage activities outside the United States during the Cold War was the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).


23. What was the name of the military alliance formed by the Soviet Union and its allies in Asia?

Answer: The military alliance formed by the Soviet Union and its allies in Asia was called the Warsaw Pact.


24. What was the name of the Soviet satellite launched into space in 1957?

Answer: The name of the Soviet satellite launched into space in 1957 was Sputnik.


25. What was the name of the U.S. program to send astronauts to the moon?

Answer: The name of the U.S. program to send astronauts to the moon was the Apollo program.


26. What was the name of the U.S. policy of using nuclear weapons as a deterrent to aggression?

Answer: The name of the U.S. policy of using nuclear weapons as a deterrent to aggression was the "Deterrence Policy."


27. What was the name of the U.S. policy of isolating the Soviet Union and its allies economically and politically?

Answer: The name of the U.S. policy of isolating the Soviet Union and its allies economically and politically was the "Containment Policy."


28. What was the name of the Soviet spy who stole U.S. nuclear secrets during the Cold War?

Answer: The name of the Soviet spy who stole U.S. nuclear secrets during the Cold War was Klaus Fuchs.


29. What was the name of the U.S. pilot who flew the U-2 spy plane shot down over the Soviet Union in 1960?

Answer: The name of the U.S. pilot who flew the U-2 spy plane shot down over the Soviet Union in 1960 was Francis Gary Powers.


30. What was the name of the U.S. military alliance formed in the Pacific region during the Cold War?

Answer: The name of the U.S. military alliance formed in the Pacific region during the Cold War was SEATO (Southeast Asia Treaty Organization).


31. What was the name of the U.S. policy to rebuild Europe after World War II?

Answer: The name of the U.S. policy to rebuild Europe after World War II was the Marshall Plan.


32. What was the name of the Soviet leader who succeeded Stalin?

Answer: The Soviet leader who succeeded Stalin was Nikita Khrushchev.


33. What was the name of the U.S. president who implemented the policy of containment?

Answer: The U.S. president who implemented the policy of containment was Harry S. Truman.


34. What was the name of the U.S. president who initiated the policy of détente with the Soviet Union?

Answer: The U.S. president who initiated the policy of détente with the Soviet Union was Richard Nixon 

35. What was the name of the agreement signed by the United States and the Soviet Union to limit nuclear weapons?

Answer: The name of the agreement signed by the United States and the Soviet Union to limit nuclear weapons was the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT).


36. What was the name of the Cuban communist leader who came to power in 1959?

Answer: The name of the Cuban communist leader who came to power in 1959 was Fidel Castro.


37. What was the name of the failed invasion of Cuba by U.S.-backed Cuban exiles in 1961?

Answer: The name of the failed invasion of Cuba by U.S.-backed Cuban exiles in 1961 was the Bay of Pigs Invasion.


38. What was the name of the crisis that occurred in 1962 when the United States and the Soviet Union came close to nuclear war?

Answer: The name of the crisis that occurred in 1962 when the United States and the Soviet Union came close to nuclear war was the Cuban Missile Crisis.


39. What was the name of the Soviet leader who initiated reforms in the Soviet Union in the 1980s?

Answer: The Soviet leader who initiated reforms in the Soviet Union in the 1980s was Mikhail Gorbachev.


40. What was the name of the policy of openness and transparency implemented by the Soviet Union in the 1980s?

Answer: The name of the policy of openness and transparency implemented by the Soviet Union in the 1980s was Glasnost.


41. What was the name of the treaty that marked the end of the Cold War?

Answer: The name of the treaty that marked the end of the Cold War was the Treaty on the Final Settlement with Respect to Germany.


42. What was the name of the U.S. president who oversaw the end of the Cold War?

Answer: The U.S. president who oversaw the end of the Cold War was George H. W. Bush.


43. What was the name of the Soviet leader who oversaw the end of the Cold War?

Answer: The Soviet leader who oversaw the end of the Cold War was Mikhail Gorbachev.


44. What was the name of the policy that allowed Eastern European countries to transition to democracy after the fall of the Soviet Union?

Answer: The name of the policy that allowed Eastern European countries to transition to democracy after the fall of the Soviet Union was the "Democracy Assistance Policy."


45. What was the name of the U.S. president who implemented the democracy assistance policy?

Answer: The U.S. president who implemented the democracy assistance policy was Bill Clinton.


46. What was the name of the Russian leader who succeeded Boris Yeltsin?

Answer: The Russian leader who succeeded Boris Yeltsin was Vladimir Putin.


47. What was the name of the agreement signed by Russia and the United States to reduce strategic nuclear weapons?

Answer: The name of the agreement signed by Russia and the United States to reduce strategic nuclear weapons was the New START Treaty.


48. What was the name of the U.S. president who withdrew from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty?

Answer: The U.S. president who withdrew from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty was Donald Trump.


49. What was the name of the Russian opposition leader who was poisoned in 2020?

Answer: The name of the Russian opposition leader who was poisoned in 2020 was Alexei Navalny.


50. What was the name of the international organization formed after World War II to promote peace and cooperation?

Answer: The name of the international organization formed after World War II to promote peace and cooperation was the United Nations (UN).

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