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WorksheetsThe Cold War
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 11mins
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1.
The primary goal of the United States foreign policy of containment was to
a)
return to noninvolvement in world affairs
b)
stop communist influence from spreading
c)
gain territories in Africa and Latin America
d)
overthrow existing dictatorships
2.
Which foreign policy decision by President Harry Truman is an example of the policy of containment?
a)
relieving General MacArthur of his Korean command
b)
recognizing the new nation of Israel
c)
supporting the trials of war criminals in Germany and Japan
d)
providing military aid to Greece and Turkey
3.
Which statement about the Marshall Plan is most accurate?
a)
It was used to finance rearmament after World War II.
b)
It was denied to all former World War II enemies.
c)
It was used to rebuild European nations after World War II.
d)
It was given to all African and Asian allies during the Cold War.
4.
The primary reason for the formation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in 1949 was to
a)
maintain peace in the Middle East
b)
block the German Nazi threat in Europe
c)
protect Western Europe from the Soviet Union
d)
increase United States influence in Asia
5.
The major reason the United States became involved in the Korean War was the
a)
threat of communism spreading throughout Asia
b)
need to prevent war between China and the Soviet Union
c)
demand by the United States for Korean natural resources
d)
desire to limit Japanese expansion
6.
What was a major outcome of the Korean War (1950–1953)?
a)
Korea continued to be a divided nation.
b)
North Korea became an ally of the United States.
c)
South Korea became a communist nation.
d)
Control of Korea was turned over to the United Nations.
7.
The Eisenhower Doctrine (1957) was an effort by the United States to
a)
gain control of the Suez Canal
b)
take possession of Middle East oil wells
c)
find a homeland for Palestinian refugees
d)
counter the influence of the Soviet Union in the Middle East
8.
“. . . Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend,oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty. . . .”
a)
isolationism
b)
appeasement
c)
containment
d)
imperialism
9.
The 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion and the 1962 missile crisis are conflicts directly related to United States relations with which two nations?
a)
the Dominican Republic and Haiti
b)
Cuba and the Soviet Union
c)
China and Japan
d)
North Korea and South Korea
10.
What was one outcome of the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962?
a)
Cuba became a communist nation.
b)
The United States seized military control of Cuba.
c)
The Soviet Union withdrew its nuclear missiles from Cuba.
d)
Fidel Castro met with President John F. Kennedy.
11.
The United States began a trade embargo against Cuba in the 1960s to
a)
encourage political change in Cuba
b)
promote domestic industries in Cuba
c)
motivate Cubans to immigrate to the United States
d)
end the domination of the banana industry by Cuba
12.
McCarthyism in the early 1950s resulted from
a)
new commitments to civil rights for African Americans
b)
opposition to the Marshall Plan
c)
charges that Communists had infiltrated the United States government
d)
increased public support for labor unions
13.
During the early 1950s, the tactics of Senator Joseph McCarthy were criticized because he
a)
violated important constitutional liberties
b)
displayed racial prejudice in his questions
c)
opposed the use of loyalty oaths
d)
ignored evidence of Soviet spying
14.
President Harry Truman’s order requiring loyalty checks and the Senate hearings led by Joseph McCarthy were both responses to
a)
excessive spending by the armed forces after World War II
b)
racial discrimination against African Americans
c)
fear of communist influence in government
d)
control of labor unions by known criminals
15.
Controversies involving Alger Hiss and Julius and Ethel Rosenberg reflected the post–World War II concern over
a)
testing nuclear missiles
b)
joining the United Nations
c)
placing weapons in outer space
d)
spying by communists in the United States
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