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WorksheetsUnit 11: Cold War
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 34mins
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Class
Date
1.
This "figurative" wall divided communist countries from democratic counties--
a)
Great Wall of China
b)
Berlin Wall
c)
Iron Curtain
d)
Wall of Democracy
2.
The purpose of "containment" was to--
a)
stop the spread of democracy
b)
stop the spread of hate
c)
stop global warming
d)
stop the spread of communism
3.
In this economic system, the government owns all property and means of production.
a)
communism
b)
capitalism
c)
socialism
d)
democracy
4.
Which of the following foreign policies gave financial aid to European nations to rebuild after WWII?
a)
Truman Doctrine
b)
Marshall Plan
c)
Warsaw Pact
d)
Domino Theory
5.
Which foreign policy promised to aid countries resisting Communist takeover?
a)
Marshall Plan
b)
Iron Curtain
c)
Truman Doctrine
d)
Massive Retaliation
6.
Which foreign policy aimed at preventing Communism from spreading?
a)
Containment
b)
NATO
c)
Cuban Missile Crisis
d)
Berlin Airlift
7.
Which of the following organizations supports Democratic ideals and self governance?
a)
Warsaw Pact
b)
Satellite Nations
c)
NATO
d)
Domino Theory
8.
The physical barrier separating Communist East Berlin and Democratic West Berlin--
a)
Berlin Bloackade
b)
Berlin Base
c)
Berlin Wall
d)
Berlin Barrier
9.
Nations that were aligned with, but also under the influence and pressure of, the Soviet Union were called--
a)
European Nations
b)
NATO
c)
Warsaw Pact
d)
Satellite Nations
10.
The ideology that if one country in Southeast Asia fell to Communism, others would follow--
a)
Domino Theory
b)
Berlin Arilift
c)
Eisenhower Doctrine
d)
Warsaw Pact
11.
The organization whose members agreed to mutually defend other Communist nations is called--
a)
Korean Pact
b)
Warsaw Pact
c)
NATO
d)
Satellite Nations
12.
The Space Race, Arms Race and McCarthyism are characteristics of which era?
a)
Conservative 1980s
b)
Roaring 20s
c)
Cold War
d)
World War II
13.
What event happened in 1949 to strengthen the threat of Communism spreading in Asia?
a)
Russia falls to Communism
b)
China falls to Communism
c)
The Arms Race begins
d)
Sputnik is launched
14.
Which event lead to the creation of the NDEA, increasing educational funding in math and science--
a)
the launch of a Soviet nuclear missile
b)
the launch of the Soviet satellite Sputnik
c)
the passage of the Space Race Act
d)
the Soviet mission to the moon
15.
The fall of the Berlin Wall directly led to the--
a)
dissolving of the Soviet Union
b)
the reuniting of the United Kingdom
c)
the overthrow of Joseph Stalin
d)
McCarthyism
16.
Which of the following was a failed invasion by the United States under Kennedy in an attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro?
a)
Invasion of Moscow
b)
Cuban Missile Crisis
c)
Bay of Pigs Invasion
d)
Korean Invasion
17.
Because of a Soviet blockade of West Germany to West Berlin--
a)
the US bombed the Soviets until they retreated
b)
the Soviets flew supplies into East Germany
c)
the US flew supplies into East Germany
d)
the US flew supplies into West Germany
18.
Which event is the newspaper headline describing?
a)
Bay of Pigs Invasion
b)
Fall of the Soviet Union
c)
Cuban Missile Crisis
d)
Vietnam War
19.
Line dividing North and South Korea
a)
38th Parallel
b)
47th Parallel
c)
17th Parallel
d)
48th Parallel
20.
What country was the head of the Warsaw Pact?
a)
Germany
b)
Soviet Union
c)
China
d)
North Korea
21.
Who was the communist leader of North Vietnam?
a)
Ho Chi Minh
b)
Mao Zedong
c)
Ngo Dien Diem
d)
Hideki Tojo
22.
What style of warfare did the Vietcong use?
a)
Guerilla
b)
Trench
c)
Aerial
d)
Traditional
23.
What resolution passed that gave Lyndon Johnson broad powers to defend South Vietnam from communism?
a)
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
b)
Gulf of Maddox Resolution
c)
USS Tonkin Resolution
d)
Gulf of Vietnam Resolution
24.
What was the chemical used to kill the vegetation in Vietnam?
a)
Agent Orange
b)
Agent Yellow
c)
Agent Napalm
d)
Agent Magenta
25.
This was the surprise attack by the Vietcong on US troops in South Vietnam
a)
Tet Offensive
b)
Gulf of Tonkin Offensive
c)
Maddox Offensive
d)
Operation Rolling Thunder
26.
Where was Vietnam divided?
a)
17th Parellel
b)
20thParellel
c)
38th Parellel
d)
34th Parellel
27.
How did the US respond to finding out that the Soviets had missiles in Cuba?
a)
They sent the Air Force to bomb Cuba
b)
They began placing missiles in the Soviet Union.
c)
They placed a naval blockade around Cuba.
d)
They invaded Cuba and the Soviet Union.
28.
Who were the two participants in the Space Race?
a)
The US and Cuba
b)
China and US
c)
The USSR and US
d)
US and North Vietnam
29.
What was the name of the first satellite in space launched by the Soviet Union?
a)
Gagarin
b)
Apollo 11
c)
Sputnik
d)
Apollo 13
30.
What were the huge collective farms formed during the Great Leap Forward called?
a)
Agribusiness
b)
Communes
c)
Dalai Lama
d)
China
31.
Which side in China's civil war-the Communist or Nationalists - had more support from the peasants?
a)
Communist
b)
Nationalists
32.
Leader of the communist party of China
a)
Mao Zedong
b)
Jiang Jieshi
c)
Stalin
d)
Mussolini
33.
New name for China under Mao Zedong
a)
People's Republic of China
b)
Mao
c)
Soviet Union
d)
Republic of China
34.
Who led the independence movement in India?
a)
Nelson Mandela
b)
Mahatma Gandhi
c)
Kwame Nkrumah
d)
Jomo Kenyatta
35.
What is NOT a strategy that Gandhi used to gain independence from England?
a)
violence
b)
civil disobedience
c)
fasting
d)
Salt March
36.
As a result of giving India its independence, what did the British do to the Indian Subcontinent?
a)
Split it into two countries
b)
Dropped a bomb on it
c)
Shut down all European trade
d)
Declared war
37.
What state was created, by the British, for the Muslims in India?
a)
Bangladesh
b)
Pakistan
c)
Thailand
d)
South Africa
38.
Who led Kenya to getting their Independence and who did they win it from?
a)
Jomo Kenyatta, British
b)
Nelson Mandela, British
c)
Kwame Nkrumah, France
d)
Jomo Kenyatta, France
39.
What type of tactics did Kenya use to get their independence?
a)
Salt March
b)
civil disobedience
c)
guerrilla warfare
d)
boycotts
40.
What conflicts did the Congo deal with after it received independence?
a)
colonial wars
b)
tax cuts
c)
Colonialism
d)
Civil War
41.
Who led South Africa to its Independence by using peaceful civil disobedience?
a)
Mahatma Gandhi
b)
Jomo Kenyatta
c)
Kwame Nkrumah
d)
Nelson Mandela
42.
Which American activist was inspired by the teachings of Gandhi?
a)
MLK
b)
Malcom X
c)
Rosa Parks
d)
Harriet Tubman
43.
Pride in one's country is known as ____.
a)
apartheid
b)
imperialism
c)
nationalism
d)
communism
44.
What was apartheid?
a)
equality for all
b)
western-style democracy
c)
constitutional monarcy
d)
segregation of races
45.
Who was the first democratically elected president of South Africa?
a)
Jawaharlal Nehru
b)
Nelson Mandela
c)
Mohammad Jinnah
d)
Jomo Kenyatta
46.
Nelson Mandela's goal for South Africa was ?
a)
increase technology
b)
make rugby more popular than soccer
c)
achieve racial harmony after apartheid
d)
force all Europeans to leave
47.
What did F.W. de Klerk do for South Africa?
a)
He started apartheid.
b)
He put Nelson Mandella in jail.
c)
He fought for South Africa's independence.
d)
He helped to end apartheid.
48.
The Red Gaurd were ______ who wanted to rid China of any capitalists.
a)
old men
b)
doctors
c)
lawyers
d)
students
49.
What were student protesters seeking when they gathered in Tiananmen Square in 1989?
a)
Economic Growth
b)
Democratic Reforms
c)
Restoring the Qing Dynasty
d)
Freedom for Tibet
50.
What was the result of the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989?
a)
Military was sent in; hundreds were killed.
b)
Military was sent in to maintain peace.
c)
China became a democracy.
d)
China's government leaders were kicked out of office.
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