Cold War/1950s Test Review — Worksheet Questions (Grade 11)

Which of the following best describes Containment Policy?

• Expanding communism to allied countries

• Keeping communism from spreading

• Eliminating all nuclear weapons worldwide

• Establishing a single world government

What goal did the United States have when implementing the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan?

• To expand communism into Western Europe

• To keep communism from spreading by aiding weaker countries

• To end NATO and withdraw from Europe

• To promote isolationism in the United States

What effect did the Arms Race have on the United States?

• The U.S. dismantled its military

• The U.S. built up an arsenal of weapons to compete with the USSR

• The U.S. focused solely on agricultural production

• The U.S. eliminated all research funding

What is the Space Race?

• A competition to colonize Mars initiated by the United Nations

• A competition between the United States and the USSR to prove technical superiority

• A cooperative program between NATO and the USSR to share satellites and make space neutral

• A domestic U.S. program to help pilots have fewer aviation accidents

What impact did the Space Race have on the United States? Select TWO correct answers

• Creation of the National Defense Education Act supporting math, science and, language

• Development of new technologies and consumer products from space research

• Elimination of foreign language instruction nationwide

• Creation of the National Defense Education Act supporting social studies and PE programs programs

• The creation of larger weapons to compete with the Soviet Union

Which statements correctly describe NATO in the early Cold War? Select all that apply.

• A North Atlantic Treaty Organization formed to prevent future world wars

• Members included the United States, Canada, and Western European nations

• It intensified relations with the Soviet Union

• It was led solely by the USSR

What is McCarthyism?

• A policy of economic aid to Europe

• The practice of making accusations without proper evidence

• A scientific movement to improve education

• A diplomatic treaty ending the Cold War

What was the purpose of the House Un-American Activities Committee?

• To regulate interstate commerce

• To investigate citizens with ties to communism

• To provide veterans’ benefits

• To negotiate trade with the USSR

What was the Cuban Missile Crisis, and how did President Kennedy respond? Select all that apply.

• A confrontation in 1962 over Soviet missile sites in Cuba

• Kennedy established a naval quarantine around Cuba to stop Soviet ships

• The U.S. agreed not to invade Cuba

• The U.S. placed missiles in Turkey as part of the resolution

What was the outcome of the Korean War?

• A defeat as communism spread to South Korea

• A stalemate; considered a Containment policy victory

• Immediate reunification under communist control

• Permanent U.S. occupation of North Korea