Cold War NDA Questions

Cold War MCQ Questions

7.
The policy of β€œcontainment” was first articulated by _________.
A.
Harry S. Truman
B.
George Kennan
C.
Dwight D. Eisenhower
D.
Richard Nixon
ANSWER :
B. George Kennan
8.
Which organization was founded in 1949 to provide collective security against the Soviet Union?
A.
UN Security Council
B.
Warsaw Pact
C.
NATO
D.
The League of Nations
ANSWER :
C. NATO
9.
The Berlin Airlift took place in the year _________.
A.
1961-1962
B.
1955-1956
C.
1948-1949
D.
1945-1946
ANSWER :
C. 1948-1949
10.
The Korean War ended with a ceasefire in ________.
A.
1949
B.
1965
C.
1945
D.
1953
ANSWER :
D. 1953
11.
The Soviet Union successfully tested its first atomic bomb in which year?
A.
1945
B.
1955
C.
1961
D.
1949
ANSWER :
D. 1949
12.
Which event marked the start of the Vietnam War?
A.
The Tet Offensive
B.
The Battle of Dien Bien Phu
C.
The signing of the Paris Peace Accords
D.
The Gulf of Tonkin Incident
ANSWER :
D. The Gulf of Tonkin Incident