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WorksheetsCold War Test 2
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What started the Korean War?
a)
South Korea invaded North Korea to create one democratic country in Korea
b)
North Korea invaded South Korea to create one communist country in Korea
c)
North Korea fired long range missiles at the United States and South Korea
d)
The Soviet Union invaded Korea to promote communism
2.
How was the United States involved in the Korean War?
a)
The United States sent money and supplies to South Korea
b)
The United States sent troops to help South Korea
c)
The United States sent money and supplies to North Korea
d)
The United States sent to troops to support North Korea
3.
What was the result of the Korean War?
a)
North and South Korea became one Korea with a communist government
b)
North and South Korea became one Korea with a democratic government
c)
A cease-fire was signed and Korea remains divided as two countries, North Korea and South Korea
d)
China invaded Korea during the Korean War and made it part of communist China
4.
Why were many citizens defecting from communist countries of Eastern Europe?
a)
People in communist Eastern Europe experienced a lower standard of living with less consumer goods
b)
Western Europe had better athletic opportunities than Eastern Europe
c)
People were tired of living in the cold weather of Eastern Europe
d)
Communist countries of Western Europe were better than democratic Eastern Europe
5.
Why was the Berlin Wall built between East Berlin and West Berlin?
a)
To keep people of West Berlin from moving into East Berlin
b)
To contain communism in East Berlin
c)
East Berlin felt threatened by the United States presence in West Berlin
d)
To stop East Berlin people from leaving and moving to West Berlin
6.
The Berlin Wall became a symbol of the _____________.
a)
Demilitarized Zone
b)
Ho Chi Minh Trail
c)
Iron Curtain
d)
English Channel
7.
How was Vietnam split after it gained independence from France?
a)
North Vietnam- noncommunist
South Vietnam- Communist
South Vietnam- Communist
b)
North Vietnam- Absolute Monarchy
South Vietnam- Constitutional Monarchy
South Vietnam- Constitutional Monarchy
c)
North Vietnam- Oligarchy
South Vietnam- Republic
South Vietnam- Republic
d)
North Vietnam- Communist
South Vietnam- Noncommunist
South Vietnam- Noncommunist
8.
Why did the United States send troops to help South Vietnam during the Vietnam War?
a)
North Vietnam invaded South Vietnam to unite Vietnam as one communist country
b)
The Viet Cong overthrew the democratic government of South Vietnam
c)
The Soviet Union was supplying South Vietnam with money and weapons
d)
China invaded South Vietnam
9.
Why were the Viet Cong and North Vietnam military successful in fighting the United States?
a)
They had superior weapons
b)
They used nuclear missles
c)
They used guerrilla warfare
d)
They were trained in tae kwon do
10.
What was the result of the Vietnam War?
a)
The United States defeated the Viet Cong and North Vietnam keeping Vietnam divided North and South
b)
The United States withdrew from Vietnam and the country of Vietnam became communist
c)
Vietnam became a satellite state of the Soviet Union
d)
China took over Vietnam and made it part of their communist empire in Asia
11.
Which choice best describes the Cuban Missile Crisis?
a)
United States military threatened to launch nuclear missiles as Cuba
b)
Cuba's government successfully launched a long range missile
c)
The Soviet Union placed nuclear missiles on the island of Cuba
d)
The United States put missiles on Puerto Rico aimed at Cuba
12.
What was the result of the Cuban Missile Crisis?
a)
The Soviet Union removed their missiles from Cuba, and the United States removed missiles from Turkey
b)
The United States launched missiles at Cuba and overthrew the Fidel Castro's communist government
c)
The Soviet Union launched missiles at the United States, but the U.S. intercepted the missiles in mid-air
d)
Cuba refused the Soviet Union from placing missiles on their island
13.
What was Sputnik?
a)
The first ever satellite launched into space by the United States
b)
The first ever satellite launched in space by the Soviet Union
c)
The nuclear bomb developed by the United States that could destroy a 100 mile radius
d)
The nuclear bomb developed by the Soviet that could destroy a 100 mile radius
14.
What was the United States achievement during the Space Race?
a)
The United States launched the first satellite into orbit
b)
The United States put the first person in orbit
c)
The United States developed the first space shuttle
d)
The United States put the first man on the Moon
15.
Why did citizens in Soviet Union satellite states begin protesting their governments?
a)
A desire for political rights and saw better economies in democratic Western European countries
b)
The Soviet Union would not allow elections in their countries
c)
The citizens wanted better working conditions and wages
d)
The satellite states were raising taxes without representation
16.
Solidarity labor union, free elections in 1989, and Lech Walesa was elected president
a)
East Germany
b)
Poland
c)
Czechoslovakia
d)
Hungary
17.
Citizens began fleeing the country through a hole in a fence, and communist party was overthrown in 1989.
a)
Poland
b)
East Germany
c)
Czechoslovakia
d)
Hungary
18.
Demands and protests intensified in 1980s, revolutions in Poland and Hungary were models of change, Berlin Wall was torn down in 1989
a)
East Germany
b)
Poland
c)
Hungary
d)
Yugoslavia
19.
Citizens demanded reform in political rights and economic success, communist government suppressed citizens feelings, communist rule collapsed in 1993, Czechs and Slovaks agreed to seperate
a)
Poland
b)
Hungary
c)
Czechoslovakia
d)
Yugoslavia
20.
Made up of six republics, communist ruler was Marshall Tito, communist government began to collapse after Tito's death.
a)
Yugoslavia
b)
Hungary
c)
Poland
d)
East Germany
21.
What caused the economic collapse of the Soviet Union?
a)
Reparations from World War II
b)
Cold War spending
c)
Extravagant spending by the rulers
d)
Its refusal to tax the people
22.
Which Soviet Union leader moved away from totalitarianism, introduced glasnost and perestroika, improved relations with the U.S., and limited nuclear weapons?
a)
Josef Stalin
b)
Nikita Khrushchev
c)
Boris Yeltsin
d)
Mikhail Gorbachev
23.
When did the Soviet Union collapse?
a)
December 25, 1991
b)
July 24, 1986
c)
June 6, 1944
d)
July 4, 1976
24.
Who was elected president of the Russian Federation in 1991?
a)
Boris Yeltsin
b)
Mikhail Gorbachev
c)
Josef Stalin
d)
Vladimir Putin
25.
What struggles did Russia face from Boris Yeltsin's "shock therapy"?
a)
Electricity became to expensive
b)
Nuclear power plants melted down
c)
Russia's military became weak and almost collapsed
d)
Outrageous inflation and hardships
26.
Allowing for more decision making and private ownership of businesses in the Soviet Union
a)
Perestroika
b)
Glasnost
27.
More public participation and greater individual rights in the Soviet Union
a)
Perestroika
b)
Glasnost
28.
The mass expulsion or killing of members of an unwanted ethnic or religious group in a society.
a)
Ethnic-cleansing
b)
Annihilation
29.
Complete destruction
a)
Annihilation
b)
Ethnic-cleansing
30.
A competition between nations for superior weapons, and an accumulation of weapons
a)
Arms Race
b)
Guerrilla Warfare
31.
To abandon your country in favor of another country.
a)
Demilitarized
b)
Defecting
32.
A member of the communist movement in Vietnam that fought the South Vietnamese and U.S. government forces.
a)
Viet Cong
b)
Guerrilla Warfare
33.
Using hit and run and surprise tactics when fighting your opponent in war
a)
Guerilla Warfare
b)
Defecting
34.
To remove all military from an area
a)
Demilitarized
b)
Defecting
35.
What does this map show?
a)
Europe before and after World War II
b)
Europe before and after the Cold War
c)
Europe before and after World War I
d)
Europe before and after Napoleon's empire
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