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WorksheetsThe Cold War
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 20mins
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Class
Date
1.
What was the "Iron Curtain"?
a)
The Berlin Wall
b)
Boundary to block off Soviet contact to other nations
c)
A military defense system
d)
The imaginary boundary dividing Europe into two separate areas
2.
What was a major reason for Cold War?
a)
Ideological differences between USA and USSR
b)
The weather was too low
c)
Insufficient money for war reparations
d)
Inability of the UN to maintain peace
3.
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
4.
The dividing line between the Non-Communist in blue and the Communist in red was referred to as what?
a)
The line of demarkation
b)
The DeMilitarized Zone
c)
The Iron Curtain
d)
The 38th Parallel
5.
Which leader declared that an "iron Curtain" was diving Europe into two parts?
a)
Winston Churchill
b)
Joseph Stalin
c)
Franklin Roosevelt
d)
Harry Truman
6.
The iron curtain was a real curtain.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
Which country was split in two by the Iron Curtain?
a)
Poland
b)
Germany
c)
Hungary
d)
Soviet Union
8.
Although the Cold War never involved any actual fighting, it was a state of tension between the U.S. and _____________.
a)
the Soviet Union
b)
the Middle East
c)
Germany
d)
China
9.
In the capitalistic American system, ________________________ controlled almost all economic activity.
a)
private citizens
b)
the government
c)
the dictator
10.
Under Soviet communism, the __________ controlled all property and economic activity.
a)
state/government
b)
people
c)
private businesses
11.
Germany eventually divides into two parts: West Germany aligned with the Soviet Union and East Germany aligned with the United States.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
What is the name of the new international organization formed after WWII? The purpose was to settle disputes and prevents future wars.
a)
United Nations
b)
United States
c)
Yalta Nations
d)
Peace Corps
13.
When East and West Germany decided to become whole again as one Germany, we call that _________________.
a)
alliances
b)
reunification
c)
Iron Curtain
14.
Name the structure separating East and West Berlin built by East Germany in 1961 to keep citizens from escaping to the West.
a)
Berlin Wall
b)
The Deutche Wall
c)
Iron Curtain
d)
Communist Bloc
15.
Which part of Germany was controlled by the Soviet Union and became communist and socialist following WWII?
a)
North Germany
b)
South Germany
c)
East Germany
d)
West Germany
16.
What happened to Germany after WWII?
a)
It was divided up by Britain, France, Russia, and US after WW2
b)
It became communist after WWII
c)
It was split up between France and the Soviet Union
d)
It held democratic elections and became socialist
17.
What type of government did the Soviet Union (USSR) have during the Cold War?
a)
capitalism
b)
democracy
c)
communism
d)
theocracy
18.
What type of government did the United States have during the Cold War?
a)
totalitarianism
b)
communism
c)
capitalism
d)
democracy
19.
The Cold War was a war of ideas between
a)
Communism and Fascism
b)
Communism and Totalitarianism
c)
Democracy and Fascism
d)
Communism and Democracy
20.
After _____________ came to power in the Soviet Union, there was a dramatic end to the Cold War.
a)
Nikita Khrushchev
b)
Vladimir Putin
c)
Mikhail Gorbachev
d)
Leonid Brezhnev
21.
What happened to East and West Germany after the Fall of the Berlin Wall?
a)
They kept the same political system
b)
They unified into one democratic country
c)
They unified into one communist country
d)
They rebuilt the wall.
22.
During the Cold War, which event happened last?
a)
Launching of SPUTNIK
b)
Cuban Missile Crisis
c)
Berlin Airlift
d)
Destruction of Berlin Wall
23.
What was the Space Race?
a)
The US and the USSR competed economically
b)
The US and the USSR competed by building nuclear weapons
c)
The US and the USSR competed to be the first person in space and to have a superior space program
d)
The race for supremacy in space by the USSR and Germany
24.
The struggle between the United States and the Soviet Union to gain weapons superiority was called the _________________.
a)
Arms Race
b)
Berlin Airlift
c)
Iron Curtain
d)
deterrence
25.
This was a military operation in the late 1940s that brought food and other needed goods into West Berlin by air after the government of East Germany, which surrounded West Berlin, had cutoff its supply routes.
a)
The Berlin Convoy
b)
Operation Market Garden
c)
Operation Schildkrote
d)
The Berlin Airlift
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