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WorksheetsH5- The Cold War
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 5mins
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1.
At the end of of World War II, conflict arose between the United States and the Soviet Union. This was because the two countries wanted to promote their forms of government. This conflict was called:
a)
isolationism
b)
Cold War
c)
Iron Curtain
d)
conflict
2.
In 1946, the British Prime Minister said in a speech that an "Iron Curtain" had fallen across the European continent. This "Iron Curtain" was
a)
another name for the English Channel which separated Great Britain from attack.
b)
a wall built between two countries controlled by Nazi Germany and France.
c)
another name for the Alps which protected Eastern Europe from the Soviet Union.
d)
an imaginary line that separates Eastern Europe's communist countries from Western Europe's democratic countries.
3.
In 1950, the United States and other countries from the United Nations became involved in the Korean War. What was the cause of this war?
a)
North Korea attacked South Korea to spread communism.
b)
South Korea wanted to drive out troops from Vietnam.
c)
North Korea attacked China to spread communism.
d)
South Korea attacked North Korea to spread democracy.
4.
The United States carried out the Berlin Airlift in 1948. Which is not a reason the United States decided to conduct the Berlin Airlift?
a)
To get supplies into West Berlin so that the people would not starve
b)
To keep the Soviets out of West Berlin and to keep it democratic
c)
To drop bombs on the city of West Berlin
d)
To provide people from East Berlin with a way to escape to the west.
5.
The United States and other nations joined together to form NATO or the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. What is NOT a reason that NATO was formed?
a)
To stop the spread of communism around the world
b)
To support new democracies with money and military support
c)
To help Joseph Stalin rebuild the Soviet Union at the end of World War II
d)
The United States became afraid of the growing power of the Soviet Union.
6.
Which Cold War leader is being described?
- He became leader of the Soviet Union when Stalin died.
- He wanted to establish bases for nuclear missiles in Cuba.
-He withdrew missiles from Cuba after he reached an agreement with John F. Kennedy
- He became leader of the Soviet Union when Stalin died.
- He wanted to establish bases for nuclear missiles in Cuba.
-He withdrew missiles from Cuba after he reached an agreement with John F. Kennedy
a)
Joseph McCarthy
b)
Winston Churchill
c)
Lyndon B. Johnson
d)
Nikita Khrushchev
7.
Under which form of government is the means of production and the nation and capital resources owned by the government?
a)
McCarthyism
b)
Imperialism
c)
Communism
d)
Capitalism
8.
Under this economic system, ordinary people and businesses control the means of production.
a)
McCarthyism
b)
Imperialism
c)
Communism
d)
Capitalism
9.
Senator Joseph McCarthy was involved in what Cold War event?
a)
The Bay of Pigs
b)
The Korean War
c)
The Red Scare
d)
The Berlin Airlift
10.
What was the result of the Korean War?
a)
Neither side won the Korean War.
b)
North Korea won and joined with South Korea.
c)
South Korea won and joined with North Korea.
d)
Communist China won the Korean War.
11.
In what way were the Berlin Airlift, the creation of NATO, and Cuban Missile Crisis alike?
a)
They were events in the Cold War.
b)
They were a part of the end of World War II.
c)
Americans were not involved in these world events.
d)
Americans did not support the president's decisions related to these events.
12.
Which was a way that World War II was like the Cold War?
a)
Great Britain and the United States were on the same side.
b)
The U.S.S.R. and the United States were on the same side.
c)
Millions of people were killed by Hitler and the Nazis of Germany.
d)
Millions of people were killed by atomic bombs used against the cities.
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