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WorksheetsPacket #6: The Cold War Expands
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The Berlin Airlift was a response to what Cold War conflict?
a)
Unification of West Germany
b)
Berlin Blockade
c)
Hungarian Revolution
d)
Creation of the Warsaw Pact
2.
How did the U.S. respond to Mao Zedong's new government in China?
a)
The US used nuclear weapons to destroy China
b)
The US started a war with China
c)
The US attempted a coup d'etat in China
d)
The US cut diplomatic ties with China
3.
The main goal of NATO was which of the following?
a)
Prevent another world war
b)
Collective security
c)
Containment
d)
Unification of Germany
4.
Truman fired General MacArthur for which of the following?
a)
Failing to take all of Korea
b)
Suggesting to use nuclear weapons against North Korea
c)
Losing the war against North Korea and China
d)
Publicly criticizing President Truman
5.
What was the primary reason for U.S. involvement in East Asia during the early 1950s?
a)
North Korean attempts to unify the peninsula challenged the U.S. policy of containment.
b)
Communities in Korea needed humanitarian aid due to a famine.
c)
International groups needed help investigating North Korean officials charged with corruption.
d)
Democratic reformers sought help from the U.S. military to overthrow dictatorial regimes in Korea.
6.
The launching of the Soviet Sputnik in 1957 was significant due in the fact that-
a)
it ushered in a new age of
the space exploration and started a “space race
b)
disarmament discussions began between the Superpowers
c)
The American government started new programs in science education
d)
was a result of China’ s development of the hydrogen bomb
7.
As a result of the Berlin Airlift, the United States was able to -
a)
bypass a Soviet blockade without provoking a military conflict
b)
transport Polish refugees to safety
c)
prevent the Nazi Party from reorganizing
d)
intimidate Soviet leaders by demonstrating superior military power
8.
Who overthrew China during the Cold War and created a Communist government there?
a)
Miguel Gorbachev
b)
Fidel Castro
c)
Mao Zedong
d)
Ho Chi Minh
9.
Who was put in charge of the American forces in Korea and even wanted to use the atomic bomb against China?
a)
John Bassilone
b)
Douglas MacArthur
c)
Harry Truman
d)
Richard Nixon
10.
What did Churchill mean that an "Iron Curtain" had descended on Europe?
a)
Steel production would be a key in the Cold War
b)
World War II was a fight, whereas the Cold War would be more like a play
c)
The Cold War should be fought with iron weapons
d)
The world was becoming increasingly divided between democratic & communist nations
11.
How did the Soviet Union respond to the formation of NATO?
a)
started the Cold War
b)
created the Warsaw Pact
c)
ended the Cold War
d)
launched Sputnik
12.
This was an attempt to keep food and supplies from reaching West Berlin
a)
Berlin Resistance
b)
Berlin Blockade
c)
Great Depression
d)
Cold War
13.
What was the goal of the Korean War?
a)
To conquer China
b)
To Stop the spread of communism.
c)
To blockade the USSR
d)
To rebuild Japan
14.
A concept associated with the defensive alliances created in the post war era. The concept was a mutual defensive treaty which called for member nations to view an attack on one as an attack on all.
a)
Secret Alliances
b)
Collective Security
c)
United Nations
d)
Warsaw Pact
15.
The US and USSR built so many nuclear weapons that they could destroy each other...what is this called?
a)
Mutually Assured Destruction
b)
Appeasement
c)
Brinkmanship
d)
Red Scare
16.
US spy plane shot down in Soviet airspace in 1960.
a)
Satellite Nation
b)
Iron Curtain
c)
Policy of Containment
d)
U-2 Incident
17.
Nations that were aligned with, but also under the influence and pressure of, the Soviet Union.
a)
38th parallel
b)
Hollywood Ten
c)
NATO
d)
Satellite Nation
18.
A strategy that involves countries getting to the verge of war without actually going to war.
a)
Marshall Plan
b)
Containment
c)
Massive Retaliation
d)
Brinkmanship
19.
What were the results of the Korean War?
a)
The two sections of Korea reunited
b)
North Korea & South Korea remained divided
c)
The Soviet Union took control of both sections of Korea
d)
China set up a communist government
20.
Competition between the Soviet Union and U.S. to build more power weapons was referred to as.
a)
Arms Race
b)
NASA
c)
Space Race
d)
Rat Race
21.
The policy of brinkmanship hopes to
a)
provoke an attack from the enemy to avoid responsibility
b)
avoid war by threatening war
c)
prevent hostilities with overtures of peace
d)
take the enemy by surprise with a preemptive strike
22.
During the Cold War, the Third World was made up of the
a)
United States and its Western European allies
b)
Soviet Union and its Eastern European allies
c)
less developed nations of Africa, Asia and Latin America
d)
members of the United Nation
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