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WorksheetsThe Nation Faces A Cold War
Total questions: 62
Worksheet time: 31mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Winston Churchill, former Prime Minister of Britain, said "An _____________ has descended across the continent."
a)
Bamboo Curtain
b)
Stained Glass
c)
Glass Ceiling
d)
Iron Curtain
2.
Winston Churchill urged Americans to stand firm against the Soviet dictator ______________.
a)
Vladimir Lenin
b)
Joseph Stalin
c)
Georgy malenkov
d)
Nikita Khrushchev
3.
Winston Churchill urged Americans to stand firm against the Soviet dictator ______________.
a)
Vladimir Lenin
b)
Joseph Stalin
c)
Georgy malenkov
d)
Nikita Khrushchev
4.
During the Cold War the United States and the Soviet Union ___________ each other directly in battle.
a)
will face
b)
will not face
5.
The long bitter rivalry between the Soviet Union and the United States became known as the _____________.
a)
Hot War
b)
World War III
c)
Cold War
d)
Korean War
6.
The United States and its allies were considered to be the ____________.
a)
North
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West
7.
The Soviet Union and its allies were considered to be the ___________.
a)
North
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West
8.
The West ________ communist.
a)
was
b)
was not
9.
The East ____________ communist.
a)
was
b)
was not
10.
The Soviets trusted the West.
a)
False
b)
True
11.
Many Soviets believed the threat from the West of an invasion was still a deadly threat.
a)
False
b)
True
12.
After WWII, the Soviets had occupied much of Eastern Europe. Stalin said, ________________ elections in Soviet controlled eastern Europe.
a)
he would allow free
b)
he would not allow free
13.
Stalin allowed "free elections" in Soviet controlled eastern Europe after WWII.
a)
False
b)
True
14.
Soviet occupied nations of eastern Europe became "____________ Nation" of the USSR.
a)
Orbit
b)
Sputnik
c)
Atomic
d)
Satellite
15.
A ________________ nation is one that is dominated politically and economically by a more powerful nation.
a)
Orbit
b)
Containment
c)
Satellite
d)
Sputnik
16.
President Truman of the United States believed that Communism must be _______________.
a)
eliminated
b)
contained
17.
President Truman's Cold War policy of keeping Soviet and communist influence contained within their existing boundaries was known as _______________.
a)
The Domino Principle
b)
The Domino Theory
c)
The Policy of Containment
d)
The Marshall Plan
18.
President Truman's Cold War policy of Containment became known as "The ______________ ."
a)
Marshall Plan
b)
Domino Theory
c)
NATO
d)
Truman Doctrine
19.
In 1947, The United States provided $400 million dollars in military and economic aid to ________________ who were being threatened by communists.
a)
Cuba and Canada
b)
North Korea and South Korea
c)
North Vietnam and South Vietnam
d)
Greece and Turkey
20.
President Truman's program of helping nations threatened by communist expansion became known as the " ______________."
a)
Domino Theory
b)
Domino Principle
c)
Marshall Plan
d)
Truman Doctrine
21.
Why did US leaders believe the US needed to help nations around the world who were being threatened by communism.
a)
The Marshall Plan
b)
The Domino Theory
c)
The Truman Doctrine
d)
The Iron Curtain
22.
Later the idea of keeping one nation from falling to communism to prevent another nation from falling to communism would be known as the "____________."
a)
Marshall Plan
b)
Truman Doctrine
c)
Domino Theory
d)
The Warsaw Pact
23.
In 1947, a large scale plan to help European nations rebuild their economies would become known as the "______________."
a)
Marshall Plan
b)
Domino Theory
c)
Domino Principle
d)
Truman Doctrine
24.
Joseph Stalin ____________ of the Marshall Plan.
a)
approved
b)
did not approve
25.
The Marshall Plan ______________ the chance of communist revolutions in Western Europe and the risk of them turning to communism for help.
a)
increased
b)
lessened (reduced)
26.
By 1948, the US, Britain and France ____________ to allow Germany to reunite into a single nation.
a)
were still not ready
b)
were ready
27.
Stalin, the dictator of the Soviet Union, ________ in 1948 to allow the reunification of Germany into a single nation.
a)
was ready
b)
was not ready
28.
In June 1948, the British, French and US allowed the reunification of their zones into the ________________ or West Germany.
a)
German Democratic Republic
b)
German Federal Republic
29.
Joseph Stalin ____________ with the reunification of Germany by the British, French and US.
a)
was okay
b)
was furious
30.
The Soviet blockade of West Berlin will lead to what would become known as the "Berlin Blockade" or the "Berlin ___________."
a)
Sputnik
b)
Crisis
c)
Doctrine
d)
Theory
31.
To break the Berlin Blockade by the Soviets . . . Truman will order/direct
a)
an attack to open the blocked roads into West Berlin
b)
begin an airlift of supplies into West Berlin
32.
The Berlin Airlift was code named "Operation ____________."
a)
Airlift
b)
Sputnik
c)
Vittles
d)
Overlord
33.
1LT Gail Halvorsen began dropping gum, chocolates, candy, etc for the children of West Berlin . . . this became known as "Operation ____________."
a)
Christmas in July
b)
Christmas in Berlin
c)
Little Vittles
d)
Candy Bomber
34.
The Cold War put the __________ against the East.
a)
North
b)
South
c)
West
d)
East
35.
Stalin as a result of the reunification of West Germany ordered _________________ of West Berlin.
a)
an attack on West Berlin
b)
a blockade of West Berlin
c)
an attack on West Germany
d)
a blockade of West Germany
36.
1LT Gail Halvorsen earned the following nickname during "Operation Vittles" and "Operation Little Vittles."
a)
Mr. Christmas
b)
Candy Bomber
c)
The Candy Man
d)
The Parachute Bomber
37.
Which of the following is not correct?
1LT Gail Halvorsen was known as ______________.
1LT Gail Halvorsen was known as ______________.
a)
The Candy Bomber
b)
The Chocolate Flier
c)
Uncle Wiggly Wings
d)
The Parachute Bomber
38.
How did the children of West Berlin know which American plane would be dropping the parachutes of candy, gum and chocolates?
1LT Halvorsen__________.
1LT Halvorsen__________.
a)
painted a large candy bar on his plane
b)
painted his name in large letters on his plane
c)
dipped his wings as a signal
d)
put a rotating light on his plane as a signal
39.
The Soviets in 1955 created the ______________ Alliance to counter the West's NATO Alliance.
a)
Poland Treaty
b)
SEATO (Southeast Asia Treaty)
c)
Warsaw Pact
d)
North Korea Treaty
40.
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization was created by the non communist West to ___________.
a)
combat (fight against) Communism.
b)
to help spread Communism to Europe
41.
Truman's plan to keep West Berlin from falling into Soviet control was to create a _______________ to get food, fuel, and other supplies to 2.5 million West Berliners.
a)
system of tunnels under the blockade
b)
parachute supplies into West Berlin
c)
pipeline
d)
use airplanes to land in West Berlin
42.
From 1949 to 1961 over 3 million East Germans fled communist controlled East Germany for West Berlin and West Germany. This was called the "___________."
a)
Exodus
b)
Emigrants
c)
Brain Drain
d)
Professional Flight
43.
"Operation Vittles" _________
a)
was not successful
b)
was successful
44.
"Operation Little Vittles" ____________.
a)
was not successful
b)
was successful
45.
West Germany or The German Federal Republic _______________.
a)
did not prosper even with U.S. help.
b)
prospered with U.S.help.
46.
East Germany or The German Democratic Republic _______________.
a)
did not prosper with Soviet help.
b)
prospered with Soviet help.
47.
The flight of over 3 million East Germans to West Berlin and West Germany ______________ the Soviets.
a)
had little effect on
b)
embarrassed
48.
The Berlin Wall was built to ______________.
a)
blockade supplies to West Berlin
b)
stop the "brain drain"
c)
to keep West Berliners from entering East Berlin
d)
None of these are correct
49.
The Berlin Wall will separate East and West Berlin from _____________.
a)
1950-1953
b)
1945-1989
c)
1945-1991
d)
1961-1989
50.
In 1949 . . . the American people and people around the world were shocked by two major events. These two events were ____________ and the Communist takeover of China.
a)
Soviets successful detonation of an atomic bomb.
b)
Soviet launching of a satellite into orbit around the earth
c)
Soviets gaining control of South Korea
d)
Soviets launching an atomic submarine
51.
The __________________ came into being (creation) in October 1945.
a)
League of Nations
b)
Warsaw Pact
c)
NATO
d)
United Nations
52.
The main purpose of the United Nations was to settle disputes between nations to prevent wars.
a)
False
b)
True
53.
The United Nations (UN) has been tremendously successful in preventing disputes and wars between nations.
a)
False
b)
True
54.
Which of the following has not been a success of the United Nations (UN)?
a)
reducing world hunger
b)
reducing world disease
c)
improving education
d)
preventing disputes and wars
55.
On March 5, 1946, ___________ during a speech in Fulton, Missouri warned of the growing power of the Soviet Union in Europe.
a)
Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain
b)
Prime Minister Winston Churchill
c)
Sir Robert Walpole
d)
David Lloyd George
56.
U.S. spy agency which conducts covert operations.
a)
NATO
b)
Sputnik
c)
CIA
d)
Warsaw Pact
57.
hidden or secret actions/activities
a)
covert
b)
overt
c)
compromise
58.
activities/events/actions conducted out in the open for public view.
a)
covert
b)
overt
c)
compromise
59.
Joseph Stalin's blockade of West Berlin was a huge success for East Germany and the Soviet Union.
a)
False
b)
True
60.
Britain and the United States "Operation Vittles" to supply almost 21/2 million West Berliners with needed supplies was _______.
a)
a success
b)
a failure
61.
U.S. pilot 1LT Gail Halvorsen's "Operation Little Vittles" was a total failure.
a)
False
b)
True
62.
The US opposed this nation (and allies) during the Cold War.
a)
USSR
b)
NATO
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