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WorksheetsThe Cold War - Civics
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
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Class
Date
1.
What is the goal of US Foreign policy?
a)
To stop other countries from getting too powerful
b)
To stop other countries from getting nuclear weapons.
c)
To protect the lives and freedoms of Americans.
d)
To encourage cooperation between other countries.
2.
What is isolationism?
a)
To NOT interfere in the affairs of other countries.
b)
To interfere in the affairs of other countries.
3.
What did George Washington warn against.
a)
Temporary alliances with other countries.
b)
Not telling the truth.
c)
Permanent alliances with other countries.
d)
Putting his picture on the One dollar bill.
4.
What did the Monroe Doctrine warn?
a)
European countries to stay out of the Western hemisphere.
b)
To eat healthy or you will get sick.
c)
To buy low and sell high.
d)
Russia to stay out of the Ukraine.
5.
What did the Louisiana Purchase mean to America?
a)
It meant that France was now part of the USA.
b)
It meant that Thomas Jefferson was now vice President.
c)
It cut the size of America in half.
d)
It doubled the size of America.
6.
What is the idea of "manifest destiny?"
a)
That it's God's will for America to be kind.
b)
That it's god's will for America to NOT take land.
c)
That it's God's will that America take the land it wants.
d)
That the Sun should never set on the English Empire.
7.
How did the US become a first class power?
a)
By winning WW1
b)
By winning WW2
c)
By winning WW3
d)
By winning the Vietnam war
8.
What is the Roosevelt Corollary?
a)
An addition to the Monroe Doctrine.
b)
A clarification of NAFTA.
c)
The 13th Amendment to the US Constitution.
d)
The first Constitution of the United States.
9.
What did the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine warn?
a)
That the US would interfere if any Latin American countries invaded Europe.
b)
That the US would interfere in any European countries invaded Latin America.
10.
Which President really changed the relationship between America and China for the better?
a)
Nixon
b)
Ford
c)
Carter
d)
Bush
11.
What event ended WW2?
a)
The capture of Adolf Hitler.
b)
Atomic bombs dropped on Japan
c)
The death of Albert Einstein.
d)
The Japanese attack of Pearl Harbor
12.
What is it called when there is a war between two countries without any physical fighting?
a)
A coldcut.
b)
A cold war.
c)
A cold fight.
d)
A hot freeze.
13.
What was it called when Russia got caught sneaking missiles into Cuba?
a)
The Russian Missile Crisis.
b)
The Cuban Missile Crisis.
c)
The American Missile Crisis.
d)
The Havana Missile Crisis.
14.
What was the original purpose of the U.N.?
a)
To form a world government.
b)
To prevent future World Wars.
c)
To help the United States dominate the world.
d)
To help Russia dominate the world.
15.
What did Nixon do that made him famous for foreign policy?
a)
Visited Cuba.
b)
Visited China.
c)
Visited Russia.
d)
Visited the Moon.
16.
How did the U.S. become a major world power?
a)
By building up arms.
b)
By winning major wars.
c)
By developing superior technology.
d)
All of the above.
17.
What is Deterrence?
a)
To persuade to do.
b)
To persuade not to do.
18.
What ended WW2 for America?
a)
Dropping atomic bombs on Germany.
b)
Beating Japan in a land war.
c)
Dropping atomic bombs on Japan.
d)
Dropping atomic bombs on Russia.
19.
What is an "Open Door Policy?"
a)
Allowing a country to trade with everyone.
b)
Controlling who another country trades.
c)
Keeping the doors to the White House open for all journalists.
d)
None of the above.
20.
Which is red is the symbolic color of?
a)
Democracy
b)
Communism
21.
Approximately how many US personnel were killed in the Korean and Vietnam War combined?
a)
25,000
b)
50,000
c)
100,000
d)
1,000,000
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