Cold War Trivia

Can you answer these trivia questions about the Cold War?

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Questions	Answer
What year did the cold war start?	1947
What year did the cold war end?	1991
What was the name of the most produced tank series in the World by the end of the Cold War?	T-54
After WWII, what vital area of intelligence were soviet spies most interested in?	Nuclear Secrets
Some of the conflict occurred over the independence of Namibia. How many years did it occur	23
Who said "There is no substitute for victory"	Douglas MacArthur
What was the pact, signed in 1949, that enabled the US to muster the conventional forces of much of Western Europe under US military leadership?	NATO
At which country did Stalin, Churchill, and Roosevelt first agree to divide Germany into zones of occupation after its defeat?	Yalta

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What was Julius Rosenberg's profession?	Electrical Engineer
In 1946 Winston Churchill popularized what term used to describe Soviet relations with Western powers?	Iron Curtain
Which theory stated one country’s “fall” into communism would precipitate neighboring countries to do the same?	Domino Theory
In a famous 1950s filmstrip shown in classrooms across America, Bert the Turtle offered kids what advice for surviving an atomic blast?	Duck and Cover
Often cited as their first regime change, the CIA deposed the prime minister of what country in 1953 after he nationalized their oil industry?	Iran
In a failed attempt to overthrow communist ruler Fidel Castro, U.S.-funded Cuban exiles used which site to start their invasion?	Bay of Pigs
A direct “hotline” from the White House to the Kremlin was established as a result of which of these events?	Cuban Missile

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