The Cold War quizzes
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Explore more than 190 Cold War quizzes made by over 120 GoConqr users, spanning conferences, the Iron Curtain and the Cuban Missile Crisis. They give school students practice in History and teachers ready-made questions for revision. Pick a quiz and see what you know.
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- Wartime Conferences172
- Origins of the Cold War605
- Soviet Control of Eastern Europe87
- Containment and Cold War Alliances126
- Berlin Crises and the Division of Germany188
- Korean War126
- Red Scare and McCarthyism35
- Arms Race and Space Race36
- Eastern European Uprisings107
- Cuba and the Cuban Missile Crisis275
- Vietnam War and Sino-Soviet Relations72
- Peaceful Coexistence and Détente109
- End of Détente and the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan27
- End of the Cold War130
Quizzes
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38 questionsPart 6 US History EOC In 1957, the Eisenhower Doctrine expanded the principles of the Truman Doctrine by extending Middle East mi...
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10 questionsThe Failure of Detente Define Detente in the Cold War
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12 questionsThe Berlin Crisis 1961 - Cause and Consequence The USSR realised it could not win a nuclear war
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18 questionsThe Formation Of Two Germanys 1945 - 1949 After the unconditional surrender of Germany on the 8th May 1945, WWII was over. How much of Berlin had bee...
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33 questionsThe Cold War Quiz The Cold War was referred to as "cold" because
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20 questionsCold War: Europe Which of the following is presented in correct chronological order?
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74 questionsCold War Dates Quiz When was the Tehran Conference?
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20 questionsIron Curtain What form of protection did Stalin want at the beginning of the Cold War?
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18 questionsConferences in Cold War Quiz Who was at the Yalta Conference?
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22 questionsKorean War - True or False The Korean War occurred between 1950 and 1953
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15 questionsThe Yalta Conference When was the Yalta Conference?
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16 questionsCold War Dates Tehran War Conference
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15 questionsThe Marshall Plan Stalin was angry when Yugoslavia accepted Marshall Aid
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12 questionsThe Potsdam Conference When was the Potsdam Conference?
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15 questionsThe Truman Doctrine Which of the following was called ‘the second half of the walnut’?
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15 questionsNuclear Arms Race Quiz When was the first atom bomb for USA made?
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8 questionsIron Curtain Quiz Which of the following was a subject NOT taught in the schools behind the Iron Curtain?
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11 questionsYalta and Potsdam Who was at Yalta
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17 questionsHistory IGCSE quiz on WW2 and the cold war What were the three aims of Hitler's foreign policy aims?
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17 questionsNATO & Warsaw Pact The Berlin Blockade was the convincing factor that encouraged the setting up of NATO
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7 questionsComecon & Cominform Comecon and Cominform were Stalin's response to Marshall Aid
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3 questionsCuban Missile Crisis Who led a revolution to overthrow Batista and his regime in Cuba?
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56 questionsCold War When was the Grand Alliance
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35 questionsKorean War In what year was Korea liberated from Japanese control?
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6 questionsCauses of the Cold War Quiz What was the nickname given to the plan to help recover Europe from falling to Communism according to the USA?
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8 questionsTopic 1 - The Berlin Blockade What was the name of the two German zones run by the UK and US
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5 questionsCold War Definitions and Facts Quiz What is the definition of a superpower?
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5 questionsCuban Missile Crisis- GCSE History Which of the following countries were involved in the Cuban Missile Crisis?
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5 questionsCold War Why was the Cold War called the Cold war?
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7 questionsThe Cold War What year was the Tehran Confrence
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117 questionsCold War Revision- General When was the Monroe Doctrine established?
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41 questionsThe Cold War part 1 Which common enemy had the USA and the USSR allied against during WW2?
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30 questionsThe Cold War-1960 The four major aspects of President Harry Truman's foreign policy during his second term included all of th...
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36 questionsQuiz5
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33 questionsBaruch Plan
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83 questionsExam 3 Brown vs Board of Education was in
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25 questionsIR - Exam 2 - True or False Part 2 Once World War II ended, the Soviets complied with the Yalta agreements of 1945, allowing for free election...
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50 questionsCold War World History 10 The United States and the Soviet Union became rivals after World War II because *
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50 questionsSuspicious 18.1 - 19.2 Quiz The United States and the Soviet Union became rivals after World War II because
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50 questionsHistory Multiple Choice The United States and the Soviet Union became rivals after World War II because
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The quizzes on this page range from broad revision to individual events and policies. The Cold War Quiz asks about the meaning of the term and the main rivals. For a narrower focus, try Iron Curtain Quiz, The Marshall Plan or NATO & Warsaw Pact.
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Which quiz can I use for broad Cold War revision?
The Cold War Quiz is a starting point for broad revision. Its questions include why the conflict was called “cold” and who the main rivals were. Cold War Revision- General is another option to look at before choosing a more specific topic.
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