Question 1

Identify the opposing sides during the "Cold War" and the group that stood in the middle.

Accepted Answer

Western Allies, Soviet Union, Third World

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Eastern Allies, China, NATO

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Western Allies, Japan, European Union

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Communist Bloc, United States, Warsaw Pact

Question 2

Name three people who passed atomic bomb secrets to the Russians.

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Klaus Fuchs, Julius Rosenberg, Ethel Rosenberg

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Franklin D. Roosevelt, Douglas MacArthur, George Patton

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Joseph Stalin, Mao Zedong, Nikita Khrushchev

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Albert Einstein, Winston Churchill, Harry Truman

Question 3

Name the Eastern European nations dominated by the Soviet Union following World War II.

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Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary

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France, Italy, Germany

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Japan, China, Vietnam

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Canada, Mexico, Brazil

Question 4

What policy declared that the United States would aid any free nation to resist Communist aggression?

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Truman Doctrine

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Eisenhower Doctrine

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Reagan Doctrine

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Nixon Doctrine

Question 5

What plan provided massive economic assistance to rebuild Europe after World War II?

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Marshall Plan

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Bretton Woods Agreement

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Versailles Treaty

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Yalta Agreement

Question 6

In what year was the North Atlantic Treaty signed?

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1949

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1961

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1955

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1973

Question 7

What organization was formed after the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty?

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NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)

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Warsaw Pact

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United Nations

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European Union

Question 8

What organization did Russia form to counter the North Atlantic Treaty?

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Warsaw Pact

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KGB

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COMECON

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CIS

Question 9

Who replaced Stalin as leader of the Soviet Union?

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Nikita Khrushchev

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Vladimir Putin

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Mikhail Gorbachev

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Leonid Brezhnev

Question 10

What became a symbol of Soviet oppression in Eastern Europe?

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Berlin Wall

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Eiffel Tower

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Tower of London

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Great Wall of China

Question 11

Name three Conservative prime ministers in Britain during the 1950s and early 1960s.

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Winston Churchill, Anthony Eden, Harold Macmillan

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Clement Attlee, Harold Wilson, James Callaghan

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Margaret Thatcher, John Major, Theresa May

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Tony Blair, Gordon Brown, David Cameron

Question 12

How did socialism and spiritual coldness hurt Great Britain?

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It led to economic decline and social tension.

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It boosted economic growth and cultural development.

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It promoted political stability and national unity.

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It enhanced social welfare and spiritual well-being.

Question 13

Who helped establish the Fifth French Republic?

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Charles de Gaulle

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Jacques Chirac

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Emmanuel Macron

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François Mitterrand

Question 14

What conservative statesman led Italy to a slow recovery following World War II?

Accepted Answer

Alcide De Gasperi

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Benito Mussolini

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Silvio Berlusconi

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Giulio Andreotti

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