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Total questions: 78
Worksheet time: 59mins
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Class
Date
1.
What did the 38th parallel separate?
a)
Korea
b)
Vietnam
c)
Berlin
d)
Hungary
2.
Which of the following resulted from McCarthyism during the 1950s?
a)
Membership in the US Communist Party increased
b)
US Citizens were arrested for being suspected communists
c)
Recruitment procedures for the US military branches were reformed
d)
US diplomats began to express dissenting political viewpoints more freely
3.
Where was the Truman Doctrine first used?
a)
Berlin
b)
Hungary
c)
Czechoslovakia
d)
Greece
4.
What program aided the rebuilding of Western Europe?
a)
Truman Doctrine
b)
NATO
c)
Warsaw Pact
d)
Marshall Plan
5.
What was the mutual defense alliance of non-communist nations?
a)
NATO
b)
Warsaw Pact
c)
Truman Doctrine
d)
Open Skies
6.
Post World War II tensions increased between these two nations?
a)
United States and United Kingdom
b)
Japan and the Soviet Union
c)
United States and the Soviet Union
d)
Germany and Japan
7.
The Truman Doctrine's main goal was to:
a)
Contain communism
b)
Provide weapons to democratic countries
c)
Destroy communism
d)
Provide collective security
8.
What organization was created by Congress to hunt for communist spies?
a)
Federal Civil Defense Administration (FCDA)
b)
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
c)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
d)
House Un-American Activites Commitee (HUAC)
9.
What did the 38th parallel separate?
a)
Korea
b)
Vietnam
c)
Berlin
d)
Hungary
10.
How did the United States respond to the Soviet Union’s Berlin blockade?
a)
airlifted supplies to the people of Berlin
b)
withdrew its troops from Germany
c)
sent troops into the Soviet zone of Germany
d)
built a wall between East Berlin and West Berlin
11.
What does NATO stand for?
a)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
b)
North American Trade Organization
c)
Northern Alliance Trade Origins
d)
Native American Tribal Organization
12.
Why is the Cold War called a "cold" war?
a)
The areas affected were in the polar regions of the world
b)
The war was fought during winter months only
c)
Leaders of the superpowers were sick with coughs and fevers
d)
There was never direct fighting between the two superpowers
13.
What country was the head of the Warsaw Pact?
a)
Germany
b)
Soviet Union
c)
China
d)
North Korea
14.
What was the Eisenhower Doctrine?
a)
The United States would immediately try to liberate all of the countries behind the iron curtain.
b)
The United States would nationalize the Suez Canal.
c)
The United States would use force to help Middle Eastern nations threatened by communism.
d)
The United States would recognize the People’s Republic of China.
15.
What was the Eisenhower Doctrine?
a)
The United States would immediately try to liberate all of the countries behind the iron curtain.
b)
The United States would nationalize the Suez Canal.
c)
The United States would use force to help Middle Eastern nations threatened by communism.
d)
The United States would recognize the People’s Republic of China.
16.
What war ended in a stalemate?
a)
Vietnam War
b)
Korean War
c)
Civil War
d)
World War II
17.
The Cold War was mainly focused on the U.S and their fight against ___.
a)
Socialism
b)
Fascism
c)
Communism
d)
Exorcisms
18.
Who was the commander of the UN and South Korean forces at the start of the war?
a)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
b)
George Patton
c)
Erwin Rommel
d)
Douglas MacArthur
19.
For what crime were Julius and Ethel Rosenberg found guilty and put to death?
a)
perjury
b)
murder
c)
espionage
d)
embezzlement
20.
What vaccine, developed by Dr. Jonas Salk, would have kept FDR out of his wheelchair?
a)
Polio
b)
Multiple Sclerosis
c)
Rickets
d)
HIV/AIDS
21.
What linked major cities together & allowed for the movement of missiles?
a)
Highway Act of 1956
b)
National Defense Education Act
c)
G.I. Bill of Rights
d)
National Aeronautics and Space Act
22.
One of the benefits that the GI Bill of Rights offered to returning veterans was ___.
a)
counseling
b)
low-interest loans
c)
free homes
d)
government jobs
23.
Truman ordered the desegregation of this, known as Executive Order 9981?
a)
armed forces
b)
public schools
c)
public transportation
d)
automobile factories
24.
All of the following were members of the Axis powers EXCEPT:
a)
Germany
b)
Italy
c)
Japan
d)
Soviet Union
25.
What was the code name for the development of the Atomic Bomb?
a)
Captain Connery
b)
Manhattan Project
c)
Fat Boy
d)
Eye in the Sky
26.
What happened to Japanese Americans during World War II?
a)
They were executed
b)
They were placed in internment camps
c)
They were forced to serve in the military
d)
They were deported from the U.S.
27.
Who was the leader of the the Soviet Union during WWII?
a)
Adolf Hitler
b)
Benito Mussolini
c)
Mikhail Gorbachev
d)
Joseph Stalin
28.
What policy did other European nations adopt when dealing with Germany before WWII?
a)
Totalitarianism
b)
Isolationism
c)
Appeasement
d)
Aggressionism
29.
Which Axis Power conquered Manchuria, the Philippines and other territories in the Pacific?
a)
Japan
b)
Italy
c)
Germany
d)
USSR
30.
Germany used what type of strategy to quickly overwhelm their opponents?
a)
Sitzkrieg
b)
Total War
c)
Blitzkrieg
d)
Appeasment
31.
Which man was elected President 4 times, and served during the Great Depression and WWII?
a)
Franklin Roosevelt
b)
Harry Truman
c)
Dwight Eisenhower
d)
John F Kennedy
32.
How did the U.S. convince Japan to surrender?
a)
Through diplomatic negotiations
b)
By capturing their capital city
c)
By dropping two atomic bombs on them
d)
By surrounding Japan and allowing no one to leave
33.
What happened to Germany after the war?
a)
The country was completely overtaken by the Russians.
b)
The U.S. occupied the entire country.
c)
The country was divided up into 4 zones
d)
The Nazis reclaimed power
34.
Why was the United Nations founded?
a)
To ensure that Germany would never become powerful again
b)
To ensure that another Holocaust could never happen
c)
To try and preserve peace throughout the World
d)
To protect Europe against Russia
35.
What was this poster promoting?
a)
war production
b)
voting rights for women
c)
equality in pay
d)
sexism
36.
How did war bonds, victory gardens, & scrap drives impact the war effort?
a)
they provided needed supplies for the troops
b)
they convinced people to work in war factories
c)
they caused anti-war rallys
d)
they had no impact
37.
What were the Tuskegee Airmen known for?
a)
escorting bombers over Europe
b)
bombing Tokyo after Pearl Harbor
c)
Volunteering to fight in China
d)
bombing the beaches on D-Day
38.
The Nuremberg Laws & Kristallnacht were the early stages of what?
a)
The Holocaust
b)
Anschluss
c)
Lebensraum
d)
Third Reich
39.
The United States joined World War II because:
a)
They wanted to fight back after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.
b)
They feared Germany.
c)
They wanted to help the Axis powers.
d)
They wanted to fight Germany after they invaded Poland.
40.
Where was the FIRST atomic bomb dropped?
a)
Poland
b)
Hiroshima
c)
Hamamatsu
d)
Yamagata
41.
Allied soldiers invaded northern France on the beaches of Normandy. This is known as:
a)
VJ-Day
b)
VE-Day
c)
D-Day
d)
E-Day
42.
The day Japan surrendered was known as:
a)
VE Day
b)
VJ Day
c)
D-Day
d)
Surrender day
43.
The Prime Minister of Great Britain during World War II was:
a)
Adolph Hitler
b)
Benito Mussolini
c)
Josef Stalin
d)
Winston Churchill
44.
Benito Mussolini was a leader of one of the Axis powers. Which country was he a leader of?
a)
Germany
b)
Italy
c)
Japan
d)
Poland
45.
Who was the dictator of the Soviet Union during World War II?
a)
Josef Stalin
b)
Winston Churchill
c)
Adolph Hitler
d)
Benito Mussolini
46.
Adolph Hitler was the dictator of what country?
a)
Germany
b)
Soviet Union
c)
Japan
d)
Italy
47.
Women began working where during World War II?
a)
home
b)
factories
c)
schools
d)
offices
48.
People realized that women could do factory work during which war?
a)
World War I
b)
The Civil War
c)
World War II
d)
The Cold War
49.
The President supported the United Nations, while the senate did not.
a)
True
b)
False
50.
Who was the Emperor of Japan?
a)
Hirohito
b)
Mussolini
c)
Stalin
d)
Churchill
51.
The Emperor of Japan, Hirohito, thought he would destroy most of the U.S Navy when he ordered the Japanese navy to:
a)
bomb Pear Harbor
b)
invaded France
c)
bomb Poland
d)
capture Hitler
52.
What symbol encouraged women to enter the workforce?
a)
Tuskegee Airmen
b)
Rosie the Riveter
c)
The Iron Curtain
d)
None of the above
53.
What threat convinced the United States to sign several treaties with foreign countries to protect each other if an enemy attacked
a)
world communism and the threat of the Soviet Union
b)
outbreak of revolutions in the Soviet Union
c)
world democracy and the threat of Japan
d)
fear of democracy
54.
The Korean war occurred when North Korea attacked:
a)
China to spread democracy
b)
The United States of America to spread communism
c)
South Korea to spread communism
d)
Japan to spread democracy
55.
The Berlin airlift allowed:
a)
The United States to get supplies across Soviet lines
b)
bombs to be spread over Berlin
c)
Stalin to control the airways
d)
enemies to attack Berlin
56.
Joseph McCarthy was a U.S senator that:
a)
helped the U.S win World War II
b)
became convinced that democracy was trying to be spread in the U.S government
c)
became convinced that communists were trying to gain control of the U.S government
d)
helped the U.S win the Cold War
57.
How did World War II begin in Europe?
a)
Germany's invasion of Poland
b)
the sinking of the Lusitania
c)
the Japanese attack on Pear Harbor
d)
the assassination of an Austrian Archduke
58.
Which of these is guaranteed by the Bill of Rights?
a)
the right to vote
b)
the right to own land
c)
the right to travel between states
d)
the right to petition the government
59.
Which of these was an accomplishment of the Tennessee Valley Authority?
a)
It improved tourism by building hotels.
b)
It brought electricity to thousands of people.
c)
It taught workers how to organize unions.
d)
It provided a police force for large urban areas.
60.
World War II began in Europe when:
a)
Germany invaded Poland
b)
Japan attacked
c)
Germany invaded Japan
d)
Poland invaded Germany
61.
In 1946, Winston Churchill used the term "Iron Curtain" when describing conditions in Europe. What did he mean by this term?
a)
European nations needed to build more factories
b)
Peace had finally spread throughout the countries of Europe
c)
The militaries of Western Europe were becoming too powerful
d)
There was a division between communist Eastern Europe and Western Europe.
62.
Which of these is described below? *signed at the end of WWI *required Germany to pay Allies for damages caused by the war*required Germany to reduce the of its miliary
a)
the New Deal
b)
the United Nations
c)
the Treaty of Versailles
d)
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
63.
What happened to Japanese Americans during World War II?
a)
They were executed
b)
They were placed in internment camps
c)
They were forced to serve in the military
d)
They were deported from the U.S.
64.
This was the policy adopted by the US, in which all communists threats could be intervened by the US?
a)
Containment
b)
Truman Doctrine
c)
Warsaw Pact
d)
Marshall Plan
65.
This was the policy, in which the US would provide financial aid to help Greece and Turkey stop communism, along with help Europe rebuild?
a)
Containment
b)
Truman Doctrine
c)
Warsaw Pact
d)
Marshall Plan
66.
The US saw this person as a threat after World War II?
a)
Harry S. Truman
b)
Franklin Roosevelt
c)
Joseph Stalin
d)
Adolf Hitler
67.
The US, Canada, and 10 other countries formed _______ in the interest of collective security in Western Europe.
a)
NATO
b)
United Nations
c)
League of Nations
d)
The Jonas Brothers
68.
This country fell to communism in 1949, making 25 percent of the world communist:
a)
The Soviet Union
b)
China
c)
Vietnam
d)
France
69.
This was the name of the first man-made satellite, launched by the Soviets in 1957?
a)
Lil Wayne
b)
Sputnik
c)
Enola Gay
d)
Fat Man
70.
What was the name of the Soviet Alliance, which countered NATO?
a)
Straight out of compton
b)
Warsaw Pact
c)
NATO
d)
United Nations
71.
What event hardened western leaders against the newly formed USSR?
a)
Treaty of Versailles
b)
Treaty of Brest Litovsk?
c)
Berlin Blockade
d)
building of Iron Curtain
72.
What diplomatic meeting is often credited with being the beginning of the Cold War?
a)
Potsdam
b)
Berlin Meeting
c)
Atlantic Charter
d)
Yalta
73.
In what Cold War event did the United States side with the USSR?
a)
Berlin Crisis
b)
Sputnik
c)
U-2 Crisis
d)
Suez Cirsis
74.
What event caused a canceling of Ike's invitation to visit the USSR?
a)
Suez Crisis
b)
U-2 incident
c)
Berlin Blockade
d)
building of Berlin Wall
75.
Who led the Committee on American Activities questions about Commiunist influence in the United States?
a)
Joseph McCarthy
b)
Richard Nixon
c)
Ike
d)
Edward R. Murrow
76.
After what event was the failed Vienna Summit between Kennedy and Krushchev?
a)
Berlin Blockade
b)
building of Berlin Wall
c)
U-2 incident
d)
Bay of Pigs invasion
77.
Which of the following was a result of the Cuban missile crisis?
a)
Cuban exiles attempted to invade Cuba.
b)
The United States and the Soviet Union reached a compromise about Cuba.
c)
The government of Cuba no longer accepted Soviet aid.
d)
The Soviet Union completed its missile bases in Cuba.
78.
How did the United States respond to the Soviet Union’s Berlin blockade?
a)
airlifted supplies to the people of Berlin
b)
withdrew its troops from Germany
c)
sent troops into the Soviet zone of Germany
d)
built a wall between East Berlin and West Berlin
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