Cold War, Korean War, Cuban Missile Crisis, Vietnam War, and More Quiz

What doctrine committed the U.S. to supporting nations threatened by authoritarian forces, particularly Communists?

Truman Doctrine

The "Domino Theory" was used to justify U.S. involvement in which conflict?

Vietnam War

What triggered U.S. military involvement in Korea in 1950?

North Korea's invasion of South Korea

What was the ultimate result of the Korean War?

Continued division along the 38th parallel

The Bay of Pigs invasion was:

A failed attempt by the U.S. to overthrow Castro

What was the U.S. response to the discovery of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba?

Create a naval blockade

What agreement ended the Cuban Missile Crisis?

USSR would remove missiles if U.S. didn’t invade Cuba

What chemical was used by U.S. forces in Vietnam to destroy jungle cover?

Agent Orange

What was the significance of the Tet Offensive in 1968?

It decreased American public support for the war

What major event occurred in Vietnam in 1975?

Saigon fell and Vietnam unified under communism

The Viet Cong were:

South Vietnamese rebels supporting the North

What caused the Partition of India in 1947?

Hindu-Muslim tensions over governance

What were the two nations formed from British India?

India and Pakistan

The National Liberation Front (FLN) in Algeria was known for:

Guerrilla warfare against France

What European power resisted Algerian independence until 1962?

France

Which African country became a “controlled democracy” under the FLN after independence?

Algeria

Zimbabwe’s first free election took place in:

1980

Mobutu Sese Seko came to power in the Democratic Republic of Congo through:

A military coup

What was apartheid in South Africa?

Policy of racial segregation

What happened in South Africa in 1994?

First democratic election held

What happened at Tiananmen Square in 1989?

Peaceful protest met with deadly force

The Berlin Wall symbolized:

The division of Europe during the Cold War

When was the Berlin Wall constructed?

1961

What Cold War event nearly resulted in nuclear war between the U.S. and the USSR?

Cuban Missile Crisis

What was the main goal of the U.S. in the Cold War?

Contain communism

What was Sputnik?

First satellite in space, launched by USSR

What is “Mutually Assured Destruction”?

Idea that nuclear war would destroy both sides

The collapse of the Soviet Union occurred in:

1991

What economic system did the USSR promote?

Communism

What was one reason why France was reluctant to give up Algeria?

France had discovered oil there

What kind of war was the Cold War?

A war of ideology and indirect conflict

Which of the following was a U.S. strategy in Vietnam?

Agent Orange

Which country supported North Korea during the Korean War?

USSR and China

Why was the U.S. concerned about revolutions in Africa and Asia during the Cold War?

Possibility of communist influence

What African leader became South Africa’s first Black president?

Nelson Mandela