WorksheetsMajor Events of the Cold War
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The Cold War was fought between the United States and
a)
China
b)
France
c)
Soviet Union
d)
Germany
2.
The Cold War
was a war of
ideas between
was a war of
ideas between
a)
Communism and Fascism
b)
Communism and Totalitarianism
c)
Democracy and Fascism
d)
Communism and Democracy
3.
The main goal of the Soviet Union during the Cold War was to
a)
Spread Communism
b)
Make friends with the United States
c)
Contain Communism
d)
Take over the world
4.
The Cold War began after ______ ended.
a)
the Korean War
b)
the Vietnam War
c)
World War I
d)
World War II
5.
The Cold War was
a)
an actual war which was fought in the Soviet Union
b)
an actual war which was fought in the United States
c)
a term used to describe the tension between the Soviet Union and the United States
d)
a term used to describe the struggle between the Russian farmers and the cold weather.
6.
The single most important reason the U.S. engaged in the Cold War was to
a)
prevent the communist takeover of East Berlin
b)
stop the spread of terrorism
c)
limit the development of nuclear weapons
d)
stop the spread of communism
7.
The United States
and the Soviet Union
came closest to nuclear war during the
and the Soviet Union
came closest to nuclear war during the
a)
Korean War
b)
Vietnam War
c)
Cuban Missile Crisis
d)
Space Race
8.
During the Cold War,
all of these were split
into communist
and non-communist countries except
all of these were split
into communist
and non-communist countries except
a)
Soviet Union
b)
Korea
c)
Germany
d)
Vietnam
9.
Until 1989,
the Berlin Wall separated
the Berlin Wall separated
a)
North and South Korea
b)
North and South Vietnam
c)
East and West Germany
d)
United States and the Soviet Union
10.
Who was NOT
a United States President during
the Cold War?
a United States President during
the Cold War?
a)
Theodore Roosevelt
b)
Harry S.Truman
c)
Lyndon B. Johnson
d)
John F. Kennedy
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