The Cold War

1. After World War II, a new type of conflict developed between the Soviet Union and the United States that involved competition between the two countries in everything they did. What was this conflict known as?

• the Cold War

• the Civil War

• the World War

• the Economic War

2. After World War II, the United States signed several treaties with foreign countries. These treaties called for the nations that signed them to protect each other, even if an enemy attacked only one of them. Which factor caused the United States to sign the treaties?

• A. the outbreak of many revolutions in South America and Latin America

• B. the growing threat of the former Soviet Union and world communism

• C. the failure of United States troops to fight effectively in World War II

• D. the growing sense of trust between China and Soviet Union

3. In 1950, the United States became involved in the Korean War. Why did the United States become involved in this war?

• A. to prevent the collapse of the government of North Korea

• B. to stop the spread of communism to South Korea

• C. to stop North Korea from taking over Hong Kong

• D. to prevent attacks against United States shipping

4. In 1950, the United States and other countries from the United Nations became involved in the Korean War. What was the cause of this war?

• A. North Korea attacked South Korea to spread communism.

• B. South Korea wanted to drive out troops from Vietnam.

• C. North Korea attacked China to spread communism.

• D. South Korea attacked North Korea to spread democracy.

5. In 1946, the British Prime Minister said in a speech that an “Iron Curtain” had fallen across the European continent. This “Iron Curtain” was ____.

• A. another name for the Alps, which protected it from the USSR during the Cold War.

• B. a wall built between countries controlled by Nazi Germany and ones that weren’t.

• C. another name for the English Channel, which protects England from invasion.

• D. An imaginary line separating Europe’s communist and non-communist countries.

6. Why did the United States conduct the Berlin Airlift in 1948?

• A. to keep the Soviets away from Berlin

• B. to help people escape from East Berlin

• C. to help get supplies into West Berlin

• D. to drop bombs on the city of Berlin

7. Senator Joseph McCarthy was involved in which Cold War event?

• A. The Red Scare

• B. The Bay of Pigs

• C. The Korean War

• D. The Berlin Airlift

8. Who became the First Secretary of the Communist Party after Joseph Stalin died?

• Vladimir Lenin

• Joseph Stalin

• C. Nikita Khrushchev

• D. Mikhail Gorbachev

9.Why was the Cuban Missile Crisis so significant in the Cold War?

• A. It was the first conflict between the US and the USSR.

• B. It was the closest the world had ever come to nuclear war.

• C. It led to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

• D. It was the end of the conflict between the USSR and the US.

10. How did the US respond to finding out that the Soviets had missiles in Cuba?

• A. They sent the Air Force to bomb Cuba.

• B. They placed a naval blockade around Cuba.

• C. They invaded Cuba and the Soviet Union.

• D. They began placing missiles in the Soviet Union.