Cold War Era

Q. What do you mean by Cold War?

1. It was a war fought through propaganda and words.
2. It was a war fought in cold blood.
3. It was a war fought in cold weather.
4. It was a war fought with non-violent means.

Q. The rivalry that existed between the USA and the USSR after the Second World War is known as.

1. Cold War
2. Non-Aligned Movement
3. East Vs West
4. Balance of Power

Q. What were the major ideologies that emerged during the Cold War?

1. Equality and state-controlled development by USA
2. Multiparty democracy and a private capitalist-controlled process of development by USSR
3. Equality and state-controlled development by USSR
4. Multiparty democracy and a private capitalist-controlled process of development by USA

Q. Choose the incorrect statement about the Cold War.

1. It was a competition between the US and Soviet Union and their respective allies.
2. The US and USSR were engaged in direct wars.
3. It triggered space race and use of tactics like proxy wars.
4. It was an ideological war between the two superpowers.

Q. Choose the incorrect statement(s).

1. During the Cold War, rival blocs were expected to behave rationally to prevent direct war.
2. The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) started during the Cold War era.
3. Cold War was an ideological conflict with no instances of military escalations between the rival blocs.
4. India followed a negative and passive policy during the Cold War.

Q. What was the main goal of the Truman Doctrine?

1. Containment of communism
2. Assistance to African countries
3. Implementation of the "Domino Theory"
4. Elimination of communism
5. Reconstruction of Western Europe after World War II

Q. What do you mean by Cold War?

1. It was a war fought through propaganda and words.
2. It was a war fought in cold blood.
3. It was a war fought in cold weather.
4. It was a war fought with non-violent means.

Q. After the Second World War, Western Europe
was led by the .

1. USSR
2. USA
3. Japan
4. Germany

Q. The USA promoted ideas of equality and state-controlled development.

1. True
2. False

Q. Which of the following leaders authorised support for anti-communist forces in Greece and Turkey?

1. Churchill of Britain
2. Truman of USA
3. Stalin of USSR
4. Roosevelt of USA

Q. Who acted against the arms race of the superpowers during the Cold War?

1. NAM
2. National Congress
3. American Congress
4. All above

Q. After the Second World War, Western Europe
was led by the .

1. USSR
2. USA
3. Japan
4. Germany

Q. Which of the following symbolised the end of the Cold War?

1. Improved relations between the US and China.
2. Achievement of truce in the Korean War.
3. Tearing down of the Berlin Wall.
4. Improved relations between the US and India.

Q. An American Oswald designed to contain the spread of communism during the Cold War was:

1. The Monroe Doctrine
2. The Rumsfeld Doctrine
3. The Brezhnev Doctrine
4. The Calvo Doctrine
5. The Truman Doctrine

Q. Which of the following countries promoted the ideas of equality and state-controlled development?

1. USA
2. France
3. Italy
4. USSR

Q. Which of the following leaders was/were killed by the American CIA?

1. Patrice Lumumba of Congo
2. S Allende of Chile
3. S Allende of Congo
4. Patrice Lumumba of Chile

Q. The Cold War ended primarily because ________.

1. Germans destroyed the Berlin Wall
2. Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev introduced new policies
3. The United States created a rebel army in Nicaragua
4. The workers of Poland staged a series of strikes
5. The United States defeated communism in Vietnam

Q. Which of the following leaders authorised support for anti-communist forces in Greece and Turkey?

1. Churchill of Britain
2. Truman of USA
3. Stalin of USSR
4. Roosevelt of USA