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Cold War (First 1/2)

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Why was the Cold War called the "Cold" War?
a)
It occurred during a very cold time period in history
b)
There was no direct fighting between the US and the Soviet Union
c)
All of the fighting between the US and Soviet Union was done in cold places
d)
Because everyone who got involved was cold
2.
The countries in blue on this map were members of which alliance during the Cold War?
a)
NATO
b)
Warsaw Pact
c)
SEATO
d)
Axis Powers
3.
The countries in red on this map were members of which alliance during the Cold War?
a)
Warsaw Pact
b)
NATO
c)
SEATO
d)
Axis Powers
4.
The countries in this picture were members of which alliance?
a)
SEATO
b)
NATO
c)
Warsaw Pact
d)
Allies
5.
Who gave the Iron Curtain speech that is pictured here?
a)
President FDR
b)
President Truman
c)
Winston Churchill
d)
Lincoln Steffense
6.
The dividing line between the democracies in blue and the Communist in red was referred to as what?
a)
The line of demarkation
b)
The DeMilitarized Zone
c)
The Iron Curtain
d)
The 38th Parallel
7.
Which of the following ways of promoting democracy describes the Truman Doctrine?
a)
Containing Communism so that it cannot spread any farther
b)
Giving money to countries so they do not become Communist
c)
Finding ways other than nuclear missiles to stop Communism
d)
Fighting wars by using other countries to stop Communism
8.

Which of the following ways of promoting democracy describes the Marshall Plan?

a)

Containing Communism so that it cannot spread any farther

b)

Giving money to countries so they do not become Communist

c)

Finding ways other than nuclear missiles to stop Communism

d)

Fighting wars by using other countries to stop Communism

9.
Which of the following ways of promoting democracy describes Flexible Response?
a)
Containing Communism so that it cannot spread any farther
b)
Giving money to countries so they do not become Communist
c)
Finding ways other than nuclear missiles to stop Communism
d)
Fighting wars by using other countries to stop Communism
10.
Images like this one refer to what theory about the spread of Communism?
a)
The Mar$hall Plan
b)
The Domino Theory
c)
Proxy Wars
d)
Flexible Response
11.

Which two Wars was a Proxy War that was fought by the United States during the Cold War?

a)

Korean War

b)

Vietnam War

c)

Desert Storm

d)

World War II

12.
What were the Rosenbergs accused of doing during the Cold War that led to their execution?
a)
Espionage
b)
They were recruiting soldiers for the Soviet Union
c)
They were the leaders of anti-democracy protests
d)
They were accused of nothing, they were American heroes
13.
What is an Arms Race?
a)
A race between countries to build the most atomic bombs
b)
A race among countries for who could build the most submarines
c)
A race among countries as to who could build the most efficient military
d)
A race between countries to see who could have the biggest biceps
14.
Which of the following is not true about MAD?
a)
It stands for Mutually Assured Destruction
b)
It meant that if nuclear war ever broke out both the Soviet Union and the US would be destroyed
c)
Fear of the idea of MAD kept countries from launching nuclear attacks 
d)
It meant that nuclear war was going to drive people mad from the radition
15.
Which of the following defines Brinkmanship?
a)
Using the threat of nuclear war to stop the spread of Communism
b)
Providing money to stop the spread of Communism
c)
Containing Communism so that it cannot spread
d)
Finding ways other than nuclear weapons to stop the spread of Communism
16.
Which country launched the satellite Sputnik during the Cold War?
a)
Soviet Union
b)
United States
c)
Canada
d)
China
17.
Why were Americans so scared of Sputnik when it was launched?
a)
They feared that the Soviet Union was more technologically advanced than we were
b)
They were scared it would launch nuclear weapons
c)
They were scared it would fall out of orbit and crash into America
d)
Americans were not scared of Sputnik because it was our satellite
18.
Pictures like this illustrate fear from what in America during the Cold War?
a)
Nuclear Attack
b)
Dirty floors
c)
The Hydrogen Bomb
d)
Loud Noises
19.

What line is in the middle of Korea that split the Communist and Democratic countries?

a)

Equator

b)

38th Parallel

c)

Iron Curtain

d)

42 Parallel

20.

Which of the following is not true about the Alger Hiss Trial during the Cold War?

a)

Alger Hiss was accused of being a Communist spy

b)

Alger Hiss was sent to the electric chair just like the Rosenbers

c)

Alger Hiss was accused by Whitaker Chambers

d)

Alger Hiss' trial is what caused Richard Nixon to become famous

21.

Which two things did the McCarran Internal Security Act do to help the government locate Communists?

a)

Communist organizations must register with the government

b)

Communist organizations must publish their records

c)

Communist organizations were made illegal

d)

Communist organizations were not harassed by the government because of freedom of speech

22.

Who was the primary leader of the hunting down of Communist during the Red Scare?

a)

Joseph McCarthy

b)

J Edgar Hoover

c)

Douglas MacArthur

d)

Richard Nixon

23.

Which world leader led a Communist Revolution in the country pictured here?

a)

Mao Zedong

b)

Fidel Castro

c)

Nikita Khrushchev

d)

Vladimir Lenin

24.

Which country pictured here was divided into four sections during the Cold War?

a)

Germany

b)

China

c)

Korea

d)

Vietnam

25.

What caused the Soviet Union to become upset at the US and blockade all of the roads leading into Berlin?

a)

The US installed nuclear missiles in Germany

b)

The US France and Britain had combined their zones

c)

The US had sent spies to steal information from the Soviet Union

d)

The US had torn down the Berlin Wall

26.

Which American President that is pictured here gave the Military Industrial Complex Speech?

a)

J Edgar Hoover

b)

Franklin D Roosevelt

c)

Calvin Coolidge

d)

Douglas MacArthur

e)

Dwight D Eisenhower

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