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WorksheetsCOLD WAR ERA
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Post World War II tensions increased between these two nations?
a)
United States and France
b)
Soviet Union and China
c)
United States and Soviet Union
d)
Germany and Japan
2.
This person helped end Apartheid in South Africa
a)
Martin Luther King Jr.
b)
Malcom X
c)
Nelson Mandela
d)
Bernie Sanders
3.
What program aided the rebuilding of Western Europe?
a)
Truman Doctrine
b)
NATO
c)
Warsaw Pact
d)
Marshall Plan
4.
The Truman Doctrine's main goal was to:
a)
Contain communism
b)
Provide weapons to democratic countries
c)
Destroy communism
d)
Provide collective security
5.
What organization was created by Congress to hunt for communist spies?
a)
Federal Civil Defense Administration (FCDA)
b)
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
c)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
d)
House Un-American Activites Commitee (HUAC)
6.
What did the 38th parallel separate?
a)
Korea
b)
Vietnam
c)
Berlin
d)
Hungary
7.
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
8.
What does NATO stand for?
a)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
b)
North American Trade Organization
c)
Northern Alliance Trade Origins
d)
Native American Tribal Organization
9.
What was the Iron Curtain?
a)
the boundary between Western Europe and communist Eastern Europe
b)
the boundary between the United States and Mexico
c)
the boundary between the United States and Mexico
d)
the wall dividing East and West Berlin
10.
Sputnik 1 was launched by:
a)
US
b)
USSR
11.
The Cold War was mainly focused on the U.S and their fight against ___.
a)
Socialism
b)
Fascism
c)
Communism
d)
Exorcisms
12.
Who was the commander of the UN and South Korean forces at the start of the war?
a)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
b)
George Patton
c)
Erwin Rommel
d)
Douglas MacArthur
13.
During the War in Vietnam, the United States fought in defense of the Republic of _______ Vietnam.
a)
North
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West
14.
Apartheid was a system of institutionalized _______.
a)
racial segregation
b)
rules for rugby
c)
happy way of life
d)
religious segreagation
15.
Who was the communist leader of North Vietnam?
a)
Ho Chi Minh
b)
Mao Zedong
c)
Ngo Dien Diem
d)
Hideki Tojo
16.
What did the United States fear would happen if all of Vietnam became communist?
a)
Domino Theory
b)
Communism would not spread
c)
The Iron Curtain Theory
d)
Soviet Scare
17.
Which Supreme Court case ruled "separate but equal" was legal?
a)
Brown v. Board of Education
b)
Boynton v. Virginia
c)
Plessy v. Ferguson
d)
Miranda v. Arizona
18.
What did Brown v. Board of Education rule?
a)
Outlawed literacy tests for voter registration
b)
Decided segregation is inherently unequal
c)
Boycotts are illegal
d)
Sit-ins are unconstitutional
19.
What did Rosa Parks' incident with the law lead to?
a)
Brown vs. Board of Education
b)
Riots in the streets
c)
Hernandez vs. Texas
d)
Montgomery Bus Boycott
20.
Lyndon Johnson was able to get Congress to pass the ________, which ended segregation.
a)
Civil Rights Act of 1964
b)
Fair Housing Act of 1968
c)
Voting Rights Act of 1965
d)
Social Security Act of 1965
21.
The purpose of the Berlin Wall was to
a)
East Germans from fleeing to East Berlin
b)
West Germans from fleeing to East Berlin
c)
West Germans from fleeing to West Berlin
d)
Prevent East Germans from fleeing to West Berlin
22.
Which event was a CIA-sponsored invasion to overthrow Fidel Castro that failed miserably?
a)
Cuban Missile Crisis
b)
Alliance for Progress
c)
Bay of Pigs
d)
Marshall Plan
23.
HOW DID THE U.S. WIN THE SPACE RACE?
a)
LAUNCHED THEIR OWN SATELLITE
b)
LAUNCHED THEIR FIRST FEMALE ASTRONAUT INTO SPACE
c)
THE 1ST ASTRONAUTS ON THE MOON
d)
JOHN GLENN ORBITING THE EARTH
24.
What was JFK's program to develop economic cooperation between U.S. & Latin America?
a)
Alliance for Progress
b)
Green Peace
c)
Peace Corps
d)
Army Corps of Engineers
25.
How did the Korean War end?
a)
Peace Treaty
b)
South Korea Victory
c)
North Korea Victory
d)
Armistice
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