Cold War Trivia - Statistics

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What year did the cold war start? 1947
96%
What year did the cold war end? 1991
95%
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
59%
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
58%
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
46%
In 1946 Winston Churchill popularized what term used to describe Soviet relations with Western powers? Iron Curtain
46%
Which theory stated one country’s “fall” into communism would precipitate neighboring countries to do the same? Domino Theory
45%
A direct “hotline” from the White House to the Kremlin was established as a result of which of these events? Cuban Missile
43%
At which country did Stalin, Churchill, and Roosevelt first agree to divide Germany into zones of occupation after its defeat? Yalta
28%
Some of the conflict occurred over the independence of Namibia. How many years did it occur 23
27%
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
24%
What was the name of the most produced tank series in the World by the end of the Cold War? T-54
10%
Who said "There is no substitute for victory" Douglas MacArthur
4%
After WWII, what vital area of intelligence were soviet spies most interested in? Nuclear Secrets
2%
What was Julius Rosenberg's profession? Electrical Engineer
1%
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