WorksheetsCold War part 2
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The Soviet action of blockading West Berlin caused the U.S. and Great Britain to start (the)
a)
Operation Berlin
b)
World War III
c)
Truman Doctrine
d)
Berlin Airlift
2.
How did the United States respond to the Berlin Blockade in 1948?
a)
by airlifting food and supplies into Berlin
b)
by surrendering control of Berlin to the Soviets
c)
by bombing Berlin until the Soviets surrendered
d)
by sending troops to Berlin to break the blockade
3.
Which statement best describes the outcome of the Korean War?
a)
North and South Korea were annexed by China.
b)
North and South Korea remained divided into two countries along the 38th parallel.
c)
North and South Koreans were reunited under a communist government.
d)
North and South Koreans were reunited under a democratic government.
4.
Which of these characteristics best describes a capitalist economy?
a)
Everything is shared equally among the citizens
b)
Factories, equipment, and other means of production are all privately owned
c)
The middle class must work in agriculture or industry
d)
The government redistributes all of the resources to the citizens
5.
The statement below was made by British Prime Minister Winston Churchill in 1946. "From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an iron curtain has descended across the continent." What was he referring to in this statement?
a)
the expanding influence of communists in Western Europe
b)
the desperate economic conditions in Eastern Europe
c)
the spread of hunger and disease in Western Europe
d)
the growing Soviet domination of Eastern Europe
6.
The Truman Doctrine provided $400 million in aid to which two countries?
a)
Germany and The Soviet Union
b)
The US and The Soviet Union
c)
Turkey and Greece
d)
Greece and Japan
7.
What was the outcome of the Chinese Revolution?
a)
The United States backed the Communist Party lead by Mao Zedong
b)
Mao Zedong of the Communist party defeated the Nationalists
c)
Chiang Kai-Shek of the Nationalists party defeated the Communists
d)
Containment was a success
8.
In a Communist society, who owns all the means of production (land, machinery, buildings, resources?)
a)
The People
b)
The State
c)
Mother Nature
d)
The Pandas
9.
What would you have found in Eastern Europe during the Cold War?
a)
Democracy
b)
Capitalism
c)
Communism
d)
Anarchy
10.
Which of the following is an example of the Marshall Plan at work?
a)
The Soviet Union blockaded the city of Berlin.
b)
The United Nations sent military forces to Korea.
c)
The United States helped France rebuild its economy.
d)
The United States set up the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
11.
The Truman Doctrine's main goal was to:
a)
Contain communism
b)
Provide weapons to democratic countries
c)
Help north Korea
d)
Provide collective security
12.
What war ended in a stalemate?
a)
Vietnam War
b)
Korean War
c)
Civil War
d)
World War II
13.
Which event at the conclusion of Second World War initiated the Cold War?
a)
The United States used atomic weapons against Japanese cities.
b)
Germany was reorganized into two separate nations with differing political systems.
c)
European democracies formed the North Atlantic Treaty Organization with the United States.
d)
The Soviet Union refused to permit self-determination in nations liberated from German control.
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