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WorksheetsThe Cold War Heats Up
Total questions: 76
Worksheet time: 38mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
North Korea ________ the Korean War.
a)
won
b)
did not win
2.
The Korean War ended up with both the North Koreans and South Koreans basically located where they started at the beginning of the war.
a)
False
b)
True
3.
The U.S. sided with _____________ during the Korean War.
a)
North Korea
b)
South Korea
4.
Communist China sided with __________ during the Korean War.
a)
North Korea
b)
South Korea
5.
After World War II, the Japanese colony of Korea was divided at the ___________ parallel.
a)
18th
b)
20th
c)
38th
d)
40th
6.
What river separates North Korea from China?
a)
Nile
b)
Yangtze
c)
Mekong
d)
Yalu
7.
General Douglas MacArthur was fired by this U.S. President.
a)
Eisenhower
b)
Roosevelt
c)
Truman
d)
Kennedy
8.
What made the landing at Inchon so risky and dangerous?
a)
enormous cliffs
b)
quick sand traps
c)
extreme high tide
d)
enemy forces expected a landing there
9.
General Douglas MacArthur's Inchon landing ________________.
a)
was not a success costing many American lives
b)
was very successful catching the enemy by surprise.
10.
South Korean and U.S. forces were almost driven into the ocean before they were finally able to hold at he ____________ Perimeter.
a)
Wonju
b)
Busan
c)
Seoul
d)
Pusan
11.
The capital of South Korea.
a)
Wonju
b)
Inchon
c)
Seoul
d)
Pusan
12.
The capital of North Korea.
a)
Wonju
b)
Pyongyang
c)
Busan
d)
Pusan
13.
Who was the U.S. Senator that led a "Witch Hunt" for communists in the U.S. government and especially in the movie and television industry?
a)
Joseph McCarthy
b)
Douglas MacArthur
c)
John F. Kennedy
d)
David Greenglass
14.
Who of the following was not a communist spy?
a)
David Greenglass
b)
Ethel Rosenberg
c)
Julius Rosenberg
d)
Joseph McCarthy
15.
Who of the following Soviet spies was executed by the U.S. government?
a)
David Greenglass
b)
Klaus Fuchs
c)
Julius Rosenberg
d)
Harry Gold
16.
By 1954 Senator ______________ will go from American hero to a "bully" and villain in the eyes of many American people for the way he conducted investigations to "find" communists in American government and other places.
a)
Robert F. Wagner
b)
Tom Connally
c)
Claude Pepper
d)
Joseph McCarthy
17.
The Soviets caused much alarm in the U.S. in 1957 when they successfully _____________.
a)
conquered communist China
b)
lead a naval invasion of French Indo-China
c)
launched an artificial satellite into space
d)
successfully detonated their first atomic bomb
18.
The Soviet's successful launching of the first artificial satellite into orbit around the earth would lead to the _________ between the U.S. and the Soviet Union.
a)
Arms Race
b)
The Cold War
c)
Berlin Blockade
d)
Space Race
19.
The name of the Soviet artificial satellite launched into space in 1957 was _______________.
a)
Luna 1
b)
Venera
c)
Sputnik
d)
Luna 9
20.
The U.S. and the Soviet Union became involved in two major races (goals) during the Cold War. These two races (goals) were . . .
a)
land and air
b)
arms and space
c)
Sea and Space
d)
Under the Sea and on the land
21.
The U.S. or the Soviet Union will be able to launch and get an artificial satellite in orbit around the earth first?
a)
Soviet Union
b)
United States
22.
The use of indiscriminate, often unfounded, accusations, sensationalism, inquisitorial investigation methods became known as . . .
a)
McCarthyism
b)
Communism
c)
Marksism
d)
Stalinism
23.
By 1957 the worst of the "Red Scare" was over.
a)
False
b)
True
24.
The __________ Race . . . where nations tried to build up their supply of weapons to match or exceed their opponents (enemies).
a)
Space
b)
Bomb
c)
Supply
d)
Arms
25.
Many people suspected of being a communist were placed on a "___________ list" which often barred them from employment (jobs) and even got them fired.
a)
Red
b)
Black
c)
Blue
d)
Green
26.
In December 1954, the U.S. senate passed a resolution to censure, or officially condemn, Senator Joseph McCarthy for conduct unbecoming a senator.
a)
False
b)
True
27.
______________ will replace Joseph Stalin as the leader of the Soviet Union upon Stalin's death in 1953.
a)
V. I. Lenin
b)
Leon Trotsky
c)
Nikita Khrushchev
d)
Mikhail Gorbachev
28.
In response to the Soviet's Sputnik the U.S. created the ________________.
a)
International Space Station (ISS)
b)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
c)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
d)
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
29.
The purpose of NASA was to establish an American space program to compete with the Soviets in the "_____________."
a)
exploration of the oceans
b)
establishment of colonies on the ocean floor.
c)
space race
d)
ocean race
30.
By the 1960s, the U.S. and the ____________ were the two only "Superpowers."
a)
China
b)
England
c)
Soviet Union
d)
Japan
31.
In 1959, ____________ led a revolution that set up a socialist state in Cuba.
a)
Joseph Stalin
b)
Mikhail Gorbachev
c)
Fidel Castro
d)
Che Guevara
32.
The Soviets began to help Fidel Castro and Cuba with large amounts of economic aid. (Throwing them a rope)
a)
False
b)
True
33.
President ________________ approved a secret plan to train an army of exile Cubans to invade Castro's Cuba.
a)
Truman
b)
Eisenhower
c)
Kennedy
d)
Johnson
34.
_________ are people who have been forced to leave their own country.
a)
immigrants
b)
emigrants
c)
exiles
d)
zenophobism
35.
In 1961, President ________________ allowed the CIA's plan to invade Cuba with 1200 Cuban exiles.
a)
Franklin Roosevelt
b)
Harry S. Truman
c)
John F. Kennedy
d)
Lyndon B. Johnson
36.
The 1961 Cuban exile invasion of Cuba by CIA trained and financed Cuban exiles landed at ____________ on Cuba.
a)
Havana Harbor
b)
Santiago de Cuba
c)
the Bay of Pigs
d)
Pinar del Rio
37.
The Bay of Pigs Invasion was _________________.
a)
an absolute success
b)
an absolute failure
38.
The Bay of Pigs Invasion of Cuba was a failure mainly because President Kennedy
. . .
. . .
a)
did not allow U.S. marines and army personnel to participate in the invasion.
b)
pulled the promised air support at the last minute.
39.
General Douglas MacArthur made a risky and dangerous decision in the Korean War to make an amphibious landing at ____________.
a)
Seoul
b)
Pyongyang
c)
Inchon
d)
Wonju
40.
General Douglas MacArthur ____________ China to win the Korean War.
a)
did not want to bomb
b)
wanted to bomb
41.
The U.S. government and the CIA (Central Intelligence Agency) ___________.
a)
was not involved in the failed Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba.
b)
was involved in the failed Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba.
42.
The Alabama Air National Guard had an important role in the Failed CIA Bay of Pigs Invasion of Cuba in 1961.
a)
False
b)
True
43.
The Alabama Air National Guard had four air crewman to be killed in the Failed CIA sponsored Bay of Pigs Invasion.
a)
False
b)
True
44.
Fidel Castro the leader of Cuba _________
a)
knew about the upcoming Cuban exile army (Brigade 2506) invasion of Cuba.
b)
did not have a clue as to when Brigade 2506 (the Cuban exile army) was going to invade Cuba.
45.
The CIA sponsored failed Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba would lead Fidel Castro, the leader of Cuba to ______________.
a)
blockade Florida
b)
ask the Soviet Union for help with Cuba's defenses with missiles.
c)
invade the U.S. in retaliation for the Bay of Pigs invasion.
d)
use U-2 Spy planes over the U.S.
46.
How did the U.S. discover/learn about the missile bases in Cuba in 1961?
a)
local U.S. spies told the CIA.
b)
Fidel Castro told President Kennedy.
c)
A U.S. U-2 spy plane made photographs and discovery was made.
d)
a U.S. satellite made pictures and sent them back to our CIA.
47.
The U.S. blockade (Quarantine) of Cuba led the Soviets to remove the missiles from Cuba.
a)
False
b)
True
48.
The Cuban Missile Crisis of 1961 came to an end when President Kennedy and Fidel Castro agreed to a compromise.
a)
False
b)
True
49.
The Cuban Missile Crisis came to an end when President Kennedy and the Soviet leader Khrushchev compromised with each agreeing to removed missiles in Turkey and Cuba.
a)
False
b)
True
50.
The Korean War was fought between ____________ and allies.
a)
North Korea and China
b)
North Korea and Japan
c)
South Korea and Japan
d)
North Korea and South Korea
51.
In 1962 the Cuban Missile Crisis brought the U.S. and the Soviet Union on the brink (edge) of war.
a)
False
b)
True
52.
Compromise means ________________.
a)
to disagree on something
b)
to agree on something.
53.
South Korea
a)
Non-communist
b)
communist
54.
West Berlin
a)
Non-communist
b)
Communist
55.
China after 1949
a)
Non-communist
b)
communist
56.
NATO (North American Treaty Organization)
a)
Non Communist alliance
b)
communist alliance
57.
Warsaw Pact
a)
Non-communist alliance
b)
communist alliance
58.
East Berlin
a)
Non-communist
b)
communist
59.
North Korea
a)
Non-communist
b)
communist
60.
Cuba after 1959
a)
Non-communist
b)
communist
61.
The 38th Parallel separated ___________.
a)
North Vietnam and South Vietnam
b)
North Korea and South Korea
c)
West Berlin and East Berlin
62.
The Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba by Brigade 2506 was a huge success and Fidel Castro's communist government was overthrown.
a)
False
b)
True
63.
Brigade 2506 __________ made up of approximately 1400 Cuban exiles to invade Cuba in 1961.
a)
was
b)
was not
64.
Brigade 2506 lost approximately 114 KIA and 1100 POWs in their failed invasion of Cuba in 1961.
a)
False
b)
True
65.
The Cuban Missile Crisis was a result of _________________ placing missiles in Cuba and discovered in October of 1962.
a)
China
b)
the Soviet Union
c)
North Korea
d)
North Vietnam
66.
The Cuban Missile Crisis in October 1962 ended with a compromise between the USSR and USA. The USSR would remove their missiles from Cuba and the USA would remove their missiles from Turkey.
a)
False
b)
True
67.
Nikita Khrushchev
a)
Leader of the USSR and a communist
b)
Leader of North Korea and a communist
c)
Leader of the Peoples Republic of China and a communist
68.
Chang Kai Shek
a)
Leader of China before 1949 and non-communist
b)
Leader of South Korea and a Non-communist
c)
Leader of West Germany and a non-communist
69.
Mao Zedong
a)
Leader of the Peoples Republic of China and Communist after 1949
b)
Leader of North Korea and Communist
c)
Leader of East Germany and a Communist
70.
The Yalu River separated
a)
North Korea and South Korea
b)
China and North Korea
c)
North Vietnam and South Vietnam
d)
East and West Berlin
71.
The UN
a)
United Nations
b)
Ultra Nationalists
c)
Union of Nations
d)
Unified Nationalists
72.
The Korean War was won by the Communist Chinese and North Koreans.
a)
False
b)
True
73.
Joseph Stalin leader of the Soviet Union
a)
Non-communist
b)
communist
74.
In the 1950s, Senator __________________ from Wisconsin led often a "witch hunt" for communists in the U.S.
a)
Harry Truman
b)
Joseph McCarthy
c)
Joe Biden
d)
Paul Ryan
75.
Upon discovering missile sites being prepared in Cuba in October of 1962 the President John F. Kennedy decided to
a)
bomb and invade Cuba
b)
drop an atomic bomb on Cuba
c)
Quarantine or blockade Cuba
d)
bomb the USSR
76.
The Cuban Missile Crisis of Otober 1962
a)
brought the USA and the USSR to the brink/edge of war
b)
was not a major concern or problem between the US and the USSR
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