Unit 19: Paper 3 (HL) — History of the Americas
Topic 19.16: The Cold War and the Americas (1945–1981) Questions
Practice 20 exam-style questions for IB History Topic 19.16. Review the question stems below, then unlock the full Question Bank to access markschemes, model answers, and AI grading.
1Choose1 mark
2026• Aimnova original vault - 19.16.1 - Q14
Choose the Latin American country that sent combat troops to fight alongside United Nations forces in the Korean War.
Markscheme and model answer locked
Unlock Question2Choose1 mark
2026• Aimnova original vault - 19.16.2 - Q15
Choose the correct description of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution (1964).
Markscheme and model answer locked
Unlock Question3Choose1 mark
2026• Aimnova original vault - 19.16.2 - Q18
Choose the correct aim of Kennedy's Alliance for Progress (1961).
Markscheme and model answer locked
Unlock Question4Choose1 mark
2026• Aimnova original vault - 19.16.1 - Q11
Choose the correct year in which President Truman announced the doctrine committing the United States to aid any nation resisting communist takeover.
Markscheme and model answer locked
Unlock Question5Choose1 mark
2026• Aimnova original vault - 19.16.1 - Q15
Choose the name of the CIA covert operation that led to the overthrow of President Jacobo Arbenz in Guatemala in 1954.
Markscheme and model answer locked
Unlock Question6Choose1 mark
2026• Aimnova original vault - 19.16.2 - Q19
Choose the correct description of NORAD, joined by Canada in 1958.
Markscheme and model answer locked
Unlock Question7Choose1 mark
2026• Aimnova original vault - 19.16.2 - Q17
Choose the event that most severely damaged US domestic public trust in the military during the Vietnam War.
Markscheme and model answer locked
Unlock Question8Choose1 mark
2026• Aimnova original vault - 19.16.1 - Q12
Choose the US-led regional body, established in 1948, used to coordinate anti-communist policy across the Americas.
Markscheme and model answer locked
Unlock Question9Analyse15 marks
2026• Aimnova original vault - 19.16.1 - Q5
Analyse the reasons for the dismissal of General Douglas MacArthur by President Truman in 1951, and its significance for US Cold War policy.
Markscheme and model answer locked
Unlock Question10To what extent15 marks
2026• Aimnova original vault - 19.16.1 - Q9
To what extent was Jacobo Arbenz's land reform programme responsible for his overthrow in 1954?
Markscheme and model answer locked
Unlock Question11Choose1 mark
2026• Aimnova original vault - 19.16.1 - Q13
Choose the senator whose unproven accusations of communist infiltration in the US government, army and Hollywood created a wave of blacklists and hearings from 1950.
Markscheme and model answer locked
Unlock Question12Discuss15 marks
2026• Aimnova original vault - 19.16.2 - Q8
Discuss the reasons for, and nature of, Canada's Cold War foreign and domestic policies between 1949 and 1970.
Markscheme and model answer locked
Unlock Question13To what extent15 marks
2026• Aimnova original vault - 19.16.2 - Q4
To what extent did the Vietnam War damage the United States' relationships with other countries of the Americas?
Markscheme and model answer locked
Unlock Question14Choose1 mark
2026• Aimnova original vault - 19.16.2 - Q16
Choose the leader who was overthrown in the 1973 military coup in Chile.
Markscheme and model answer locked
Unlock Question15Compare and contrast15 marks
2026• Aimnova original vault - 19.16.2 - Q5
Compare and contrast the foreign policy approaches of Kennedy and Nixon towards Latin America.
Markscheme and model answer locked
Unlock Question16Analyse15 marks
2026• Aimnova original vault - 19.16.2 - Q10
Analyse the impact of the Cuban Revolution of 1959 on United States policy towards Latin America in the period 1961 to 1973.
Markscheme and model answer locked
Unlock Question17Examine15 marks
2026• Aimnova original vault - 19.16.2 - Q1
Examine the reasons for United States escalation of its military involvement in Vietnam in the period 1961 to 1968.
Markscheme and model answer locked
Unlock Question18To what extent15 marks
2026• Aimnova original vault - 19.16.2 - Q9
To what extent was Canada an independent actor in the Cold War, rather than simply a satellite of the United States?
Markscheme and model answer locked
Unlock Question19Examine15 marks
2026• Aimnova original vault - 19.16.1 - Q6
Examine the reasons for, and the methods of, the Eisenhower-Dulles 'New Look' strategy in United States Cold War policy.
Markscheme and model answer locked
Unlock Question20Evaluate15 marks
2026• Aimnova original vault - 19.16.1 - Q7
Evaluate the successes and failures of Operation PBSUCCESS in Guatemala in 1954.
Markscheme and model answer locked
Unlock QuestionReady to practice Topic 19.16?
Get instant AI feedback on your answers, view detailed markschemes, and track your progress across all IB History topics.