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WorksheetsPost-1945 History Review
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which of the following countries was NOT occupied by the Allies in the aftermath of World War II?
a)
Japan
b)
Germany
c)
Korea
d)
Russia
2.
Which of the following was one of the accomplishments of General Douglas MacArthur in reconstructing Japan?
a)
Passed a new constitution based off British government
b)
Demilitarized the Japanese Army and established Japanese dependence on United States military aid
c)
Redistributed land from rich aristocrats and put it back in the hands of peasants
d)
All of the above
3.
What meeting between Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin saw the Allies agree to divide Germany after the war and establish free elections in Eastern Europe?
a)
Yalta Conference
b)
Berlin Conference
c)
Nuremberg Conference
d)
Potsdam Conference
4.
What multinational alliance was established in June of 1945 to try and prevent future world conflicts through peaceful international mediation?
a)
League of Nations
b)
International Money Fund
c)
United Nations
d)
NATO
5.
What was the United States foreign policy that promised military and financial aid to any countries that attempted to resist Communism?
a)
Truman Doctrine
b)
Marshall Pla
c)
Roosevelt Corrolary
d)
Stalin Declaration
6.
The plan by the United States to provide financial aid and loans to European countries to rebuild the continent and prevent another Great Depression was called the:
a)
Truman Doctrine
b)
Marshall Plan
c)
Roosevelt Corollary
d)
Stalin Declaration
7.
How did the Allies overcome the Soviet blockade of Berlin from aid?
a)
Airlifted supplies over the East German border into Berlin
b)
Bombed key Soviet positions in Germany to force them to surrender the city
c)
Abandoned Berlin to the Soviets in the name of peace
d)
Passed a U.N. Resolution condemning the Soviets and instituting trade sanctions
8.
What multinational alliance, dominated by the Soviets, was created to opposed the North Atlantic Treaty Organization?
a)
Warsaw Pact
b)
United Nations
c)
Soviet-Chinese Alliance
d)
South Atlantic Treaty Organization
9.
Which of the following weapons was NOT developed as a specific part of the arms race of the Cold War?
a)
Aircraft Carriers
b)
Thermonuclear Bombs
c)
Stealth Planes (ex. U-2)
d)
Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
10.
What nation was created by Nationalists who fled from China after losing the Civil War to the Communists?
a)
Taiwan
b)
Hong Kong
c)
Singapore
d)
Thailand
11.
What was the Cultural Revolution?
a)
The rise of R&B, pop, and rock music in the United States and Europe in the late 1970s
b)
A treaty between China and the Soviet Union that saw China adopt more Soviet-esque Communist policies
c)
A series of economic reforms that centered around large communal farms
d)
A purging of intellectuals from China following the failure of the Great Leap Forward
12.
Who fought in the Korean War?
a)
North Korea vs. North Vietnam
b)
Japan, Korea, & China vs. United States
c)
China vs. South Korea
d)
China & North Korea vs. South Korea & a United Nations coalition
13.
Why was Douglas MacArthur fired from his position of lead general in Korea?
a)
His disastrous Inchon Landings had resulted in the deaths of many American soldiers
b)
He defected to the Chinese government and sold a multitude of state and military secrets
c)
He went over President Truman's head to tell Congress to drop nuclear bombs on North Korea and China
d)
He was a bad general and military tactician
14.
What was the end result of the Korean War?
a)
It escalated into a larger war between Russia, China, and the USA
b)
South Korea was reunited with North Korea in one Communist nation
c)
North Korea's communist regime collapsed
d)
Little territorial change, but South Korea remained democratic
15.
What battle saw the Vietnamese under Ho Chi Minh overthrow the French colonial government in Vietnam?
a)
Inchon Landings
b)
Tet Offensive
c)
Gulf of Tonkin
d)
Dien Bien Phu
16.
What was the result of the Tet Offensive?
a)
Nuclear bombs were dropped on Viet Cong encampments to minimize damage to South Vietnamese civilian populaces
b)
China became more involved in the war and began sending in Chinese troops to capture the South Vietnamese capital of Saigon
c)
American and South Vietnamese military victory, but a political and social defeat as Americans turned against the war
d)
Crushing military defeat for the United States
17.
After the withdrawal of the United States and collapse of the South Vietnamese government, what other nation fell to communism?
a)
Japan
b)
Cambodia
c)
Thailand
d)
Australia
18.
What dictator rose to power in Cuba after a communist revolution in 1959?
a)
Fidel Castro
b)
Jean Baptiste
c)
Reza Pahlavi
d)
Che Gueverra
19.
How was the Cuban Missile Crisis resolved?
a)
American troops invaded the Bay of Pigs
b)
President Kennedy and Premier Khrushchev were both assassinated and the situation resolved
c)
American U-2 planes dropped bombs on the Soviet missiles to disarm them
d)
The Soviets agreed to withdraw their missiles in exchange for American promises to not invade Cuba
20.
What nation was invaded by the Soviet Union, but successfully fought off the invaders under the Mujahadeen warriors?
a)
Afghanistan
b)
Iran
c)
Iraq
d)
Israel
21.
What Eastern European nation attempted to break off from the Soviet Union under the leadership of Imre Nagy, but was viciously put down by Soviet soldiers?
a)
Hungary
b)
Romania
c)
Lithuania
d)
Bulgaria
22.
What treaty saw the United States and Soviet Union agree to limit the proliferation of nuclear weapons?
a)
Geneva Convention
b)
SALT Treaty
c)
Brezhnev Doctrine
d)
Potsdam Declaration
23.
The foreign policy used by Richard Nixon to attempt to ease tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union was:
a)
Detente
b)
Mutually Assured Destruction
c)
Escalation
d)
Brinkmanship
24.
How did Ronald Reagan attempt to end the threat of the Soviet Union?
a)
Encourage rebellions against the Soviets in satellite states
b)
Force the Soviets to outspend themselves with "Star Wars"
c)
Nuclear bombardment of Moscow
d)
Pursue further SALT treaties
25.
What leader replaced Mikhail Gorbachev after the August 18 Coup attempt?
a)
Nikita Khrushchev
b)
Leonid Brezhnev
c)
Boris Yeltsin
d)
Vladimir Putin
26.
Which of the following groups fought for control of India after independence?
a)
Muslims
b)
Sikhs
c)
Hindus
d)
All of the above
27.
How was Pakistan formed?
a)
Combined several portions of British and French Mandates to create a Sunni State in India
b)
Communist Mujahadeen from Afghanistan created a new nation for themselves
c)
Refugees from Nepal created an anti-Chinese state
d)
British created a state in Northern India for Muslims to avoid conflict
28.
What is Pan-Africanism?
a)
Peace treaty signed between Egypt and Morocco to bring together the two most powerful African armies
b)
Desire to unite African nations under a single king of Islamic descent
c)
Belief that Africans are best served by imperialism
d)
Concept that African nations should unite together to preserve African political and social integrity
29.
What two nations were created out of the Palestine Mandate?
a)
Iran and Iraq
b)
Syria and the Levant
c)
Israel and Palestine
d)
Israel and Jordan
30.
What is apartheid?
a)
Jailing of former Nazi war criminals for their crimes against humanity
b)
Terrorist supporters of the Taliban regime in Afghanistan
c)
Proponents of Pan-Africanism
d)
Racial division between whites and blacks in South Africa
31.
What happened at Tiananmen Square?
a)
Invasion of Iran by Saddam Hussein
b)
Starting point of the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan
c)
South African leader Nelson Mandela was freed from prison
d)
Chinese government executed democratic protestors
32.
What is NAFTA?
a)
Environmental congress that dictates emission levels and waste protocols
b)
Reorganized congress of the united Germany
c)
Nuclear disarmament treaty
d)
Free trade agreement between North American countries
33.
What terrorist group was behind the 9/11 attacks on the United States?
a)
Al-Qaeda
b)
ISIS
c)
Boko Haram
d)
Hamas
34.
What is globalization?
a)
The desire to rule the entire world through economic, political, or social unification
b)
The growing space programs and manned flights to other planets
c)
The increasing economic, political, and social interconnectivity of the nations of the world
d)
The study of globe-making
35.
What symbol of the Iron Curtaindivide between Eastern and Western Europe was destroyed in 1989?
a)
Berlin Wall
b)
Soviet statues of Joseph Stalin
c)
Russian Iron Curtain
d)
Chinese Tiananmen Square
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