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WorksheetsCold War and Life in the 50s
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
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Class
Date
1.
NATO and the Warsaw Pact are both examples of:
a)
treaties
b)
mutual defense organizations
c)
constitutions
d)
weapons
2.
The Korean War was part of the Cold War struggle between the U.S. and (the):
a)
UK
b)
France
c)
USSR
d)
Mexico
3.
The soviet action of blockading Berlin caused the U.S. and G.B. to start (the)
a)
Operation Berlin
b)
World War III
c)
Oscars
d)
Berlin Airlift
4.
The man who tried to confirm American's fears of wide spread Communist infiltration was:
a)
Joseph McCarthy
b)
Harry Truman
c)
Joseph Stalin
d)
Jim Donovan
5.
The U.S.'s response to the launch of the Soviet satellite Sputnik was:
a)
to reduce defense spending
b)
built a joint space station with the USSR
c)
build anti-missile defense systems
d)
provide new funding for science and math education
6.
General MacArthur was relieved of his command in the Korean war because he-
a)
nuked China
b)
publicly criticized Truman
c)
escaped to the USSR
d)
wanted to live a quiet life
7.
When an armistace was signed ending the Korean war:
a)
N. and S. Korea were still divided along the 38th parallel
b)
S. Korea became Communist
c)
Communist fears were lifted in the U.S.
d)
China gained control of entire peninsula
8.
The primary goal of the containment policy was to:
a)
limit the use of atomic bombs
b)
bring war criminals to justice
c)
stop the spread of Soviet influence
d)
end colonialism in Africa and Asia
9.
The term Iron Curtain refers to the:
a)
heavily fortified border btw Poland and the USSR
b)
boundary btw W. Europe and Communist E. Europe
c)
border btw E. Europe and the USSR
d)
boundary separating E. Europe from E. Germany
10.
The United States gave billions of dollars in aid to Western Europe-
a)
to counteract containment
b)
in violation of the Berlin Airlift
c)
as part of the Marshall Plan
d)
to protest the creation of NATO
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