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WorksheetsCold War #3
Total questions: 48
Worksheet time: 48mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Vietnam had previously been a colony of what nation?
a)
Great Britain
b)
China
c)
Japan
d)
France
2.
Who was the leader of Communist North Vietnam?
a)
Mao Tse-tung
b)
Chou En-lai
c)
Ho Chi Minh
d)
Chain Kai-shek
3.
What did the 38th parallel separate?
a)
Korea
b)
Vietnam
c)
Berlin
d)
Hungary
4.
The western equivalent (mutual defense agreement) to the Warsaw Pact was which of the following?
a)
NATO
b)
Sino-Soviet alliance
c)
Rome-Berlin Axis
d)
SEATO
5.
What was the Truman Doctrine?
a)
stated the United States would provide money to countries threatened by Communism
b)
Rebuild war torn Europe
c)
european recovery program
d)
Funded by Soviet Union to provide money to satellite states
6.
Which of the following is an example of the Marshall Plan at work?
a)
The Soviet Union blockaded the city of Berlin.
b)
The United Nations sent military forces to Korea.
c)
The United States helped France rebuild its economy.
d)
The United States set up the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
7.
Which statement BEST describes results of the Vietnam War in the United States?
a)
The American people were united in their support for the Vietnam War.
b)
The United States government repealed the draft and used a volunteer army in Vietnam.
c)
Many Americans protested against the nation’s involvement in the Vietnam War.
d)
Most Americans supported the government of North Vietnam during the war.
8.
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
9.
What was the mutual defense alliance of non comminist nations?
a)
NATO
b)
Warsaw Pact
c)
Truman Doctrine
d)
Open Skies
10.
What program aided the rebuilding of Western Europe?
a)
Truman Doctrine
b)
NATO
c)
Warsaw Pact
d)
Marshall Plan
11.
Who was the President of the Soviet Union at the beginning of the Cold War?
a)
Joseph Stalin
b)
Nikita Krushev
12.
What was the Imaginary line that separated the West from the Communist Naitons
a)
Marshall Plan
b)
Conatinment
c)
Facism
d)
Iron Curtain
13.
Western Europe and the United States are part of this alliance
a)
U.N.
b)
Warsaw Pact
c)
Nafta
d)
Nato
14.
The Soviet Alliance made to oppose Nato
a)
Central Powers
b)
Warsaw Pact
c)
Nafta
d)
Axis
15.
Korea is Divided here?
a)
Nanzing River
b)
36'30 line
c)
38th Parallel
d)
17th Parallel
16.
The Truman Doctrine's main goal was to:
a)
Contain communism
b)
Provide weapons to democratic countries
c)
Destroy communism
d)
Provide collective security
17.
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
18.
Why did the wartime alliance between the United States and the Soviet Union unravel?
a)
The United States and the Soviet Union disagreed on the future of Eastern Europe.
b)
The United States and the Soviet Union differed in their response to Nazi Germany.
c)
The United States sought control over the satellite states.
d)
The Soviet Union wanted a strong and united Germany.
19.
The United Nations was formed as a ...
a)
New World Power
b)
New form of Dictatorship
c)
International Peace Keeper
d)
Communist Regime
20.
What war ended in a stalemate?
a)
Vietnam War
b)
Korean War
c)
Civil War
d)
World War II
21.
What areas did the 38th parallel separate?
a)
North & South Vietnam
b)
East & West Berlin
c)
North & South Korea
d)
East & West Germany
22.
What type of economy did the United States employ?
a)
Capitalist
b)
Socialist
c)
Marxist
d)
Fuedalist
23.
Which part of American foreign policy directly showed its fear of the spread of communism?
a)
containment
b)
GI Bill
c)
new deal
d)
Marshall Plan
24.
Who was the leader who founded the Peoples' Republic of China after the Chinese Revolution?
a)
Chiang Kai-shek
b)
Deng Xiaoping
c)
Mao Zedong
d)
Jiang Zemin
25.
What two events occurred in 1949 that shifted the balance of power in favor of the USSR?
a)
The Berlin Crisis and creation of NATO
b)
Czechoslovakian Coup and Marshall Plan
c)
USSR gets the atomic bomb and China becomes communist
d)
China became communist and the Korean Conflict
26.
After WWII, North Korea was occupied by ________________ and had a _________________ government
a)
U.S.S.R./communist
b)
U.S.S.R./democratic
c)
U.S.A./communist
d)
U.S.A./democratic
27.
After WWII, South Korea was occupied by ________________ and had a _________________ government
a)
U.S.S.R./communist
b)
U.S.S.R./democratic
c)
U.S.A./communist
d)
U.S.A./democratic
28.
What country sent the most troops into South Korea during the Korean War?
a)
United Kingdom
b)
China
c)
Soviet Union
d)
United states
29.
What U.S. General was Commander of all U.N. troops in Korea?
a)
General George Marshall
b)
General Dwight D. Eisenhower
c)
General George S. Patton
d)
General Douglas MacArthur
30.
What country provided aid to North Korea during the Korean War?
a)
South Korea
b)
China
c)
Japan
d)
France
31.
______________ entered the Korean War when they though their territory was being threatened
a)
China
b)
U.S.S.R.
c)
Japan
32.
After China pushed the US/S Koreans back to 100 miles south of the 38th parallel, MacArthur wanted Truman to order a _____________________ against China.
a)
nuclear strike
b)
total war
c)
trade embargo
33.
Which of the following allowed LBJ to conduct a war without a formal declaration by congress?
a)
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
b)
NSC 68
c)
War Powers Resolution
d)
Nuremberg Trials
34.
Who was the leader of South Vietnam?
a)
Bao Dai
b)
Ngo Dinh Diem
c)
Ho Chi Minh
d)
Chou En lai
35.
Whcih of the following was not a member of the Warsaw Pact?
a)
Poland
b)
Czechoslovakia
c)
West Germany
d)
East Germany
36.
Truman said the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan were essential for
a)
destroying the Soviet threat in Europe
b)
containment
c)
American supremacy in Europe
d)
German military recovery
37.
What color was associated with communism
a)
Orange
b)
Red
c)
Blue
d)
Green
38.
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
39.
What country was the head of the Warsaw Pact?
a)
Germany
b)
Soviet Union
c)
China
d)
North Korea
40.
Who gave the Iron Curtain speech that is pictured here?
a)
President FDR
b)
President Truman
c)
Winston Churchill
d)
Lincoln Steffense
41.
What was the Berlin Airlift?
a)
Supplying food and goods to Berlin
b)
Taking people from East Berlin to West Berlin
c)
Dropping of bombs on Berlin
42.
As a result of the Berlin Airlift, the United States was able to -
a)
bypass a Soviet blockade without provoking a military conflict
b)
transport Polish refugees to safety
c)
prevent the Nazi Party from reorganizing
d)
intimidate Soviet leaders by demonstrating superior military power
43.
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
44.
Following World War II, the two remaining superpowers were ______ & ________.
a)
Great Britain, US
b)
France, US
c)
Soviet Union, Great Britain
d)
US, Soviet Union
45.
The economy of the Soviet Union was based on _____________.
a)
communism
b)
free-market
c)
capitalism
d)
fascism
46.
The economy of the United States is based on ______________.
a)
fascism
b)
socialism
c)
capitalism
d)
Marxism
47.
A satellite state (or nation) during the Cold War was _______________.
a)
a country controlled by the USSR
b)
a country controlled by the US
c)
a country in space
d)
a country controlled by Japan
48.
The Domino Theory was the idea that _______________.
a)
if one country became democratic others would as well
b)
if one country became fascist others would as well
c)
if one country became militaristic others would as well
d)
if one country became communist others would as well
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