How Much Do You Know About The Cold War?

Spanning nearly half a century, the Cold War defined two generations of Americans. Fear of new, catastrophically destructive weapons led to paranoia. Wars across the globe were framed as a faceoff between good and evil. Any one of these conflicts had the potential to lead to world domination or annihilation. Antiwar movements encouraged a new counterculture of hippies, musicians, and revolutionaries. And in the end, the Cold War left one power on top of the world. How much do you know about the Cold War? Let's find out.

This quiz was expert written by Regina Munch. Regina has a master's degree in European history and the history of American foreign policy from Boston College. She loves learning and writing about history because it's never dead – things from the past always have relevance to today, and we're discovering things about the past all the time.