WorksheetsCold War Vocabulary
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Competition between two or more countries to have the best armed forces.
a)
Domino Theory
b)
arms race
c)
NATO
d)
Warsaw Pact
2.
A plan a government creates to deal with other countries.
a)
Domino Theory
b)
Diplomacy
c)
foreign policy
d)
arms race
3.
Representatives of different governments negotiating solutions.
a)
diplomacy
b)
Domino Theory
c)
NATO
d)
Warsaw Pact
4.
Economic system based on private ownership and a free market.
a)
Warsaw Pact
b)
capitalism
c)
arms race
d)
communism
5.
An economic and social system in which property is owned equally and controlled by the government.
a)
Warsaw Pact
b)
capitalism
c)
arms race
d)
communism
6.
The idea that if one country becomes communist, neighboring countries will also become communist.
a)
NATO
b)
Warsaw Pact
c)
Domino Theory
d)
diplomacy
7.
Alliance that was formed to contain communism and Soviet influence in Europe.
a)
NATO
b)
Warsaw Pact
c)
diplomacy
d)
Domino Theory
8.
Alliance that was formed to unite communist countries in Eastern Europe.
a)
NATO
b)
diplomacy
c)
Warsaw Pact
d)
Domino Theory
9.
Secretary of Defense during the Cuban Missile Crisis and at the beginning of the Vietnam War.
a)
Lyndon B. Johnson
b)
John F. Kennedy
c)
Harry S. Truman
d)
Robert McNamara
10.
President who was in office during the Cuban Missile Crisis and during the beginning of the Vietnam War.
a)
Douglas MacArthur
b)
John F. Kennedy
c)
Harry S. Truman
d)
Robert McNamara
11.
President whose policy of containment was used throughout the Cold War, over the course of many different president's administrations. Was president during the Korean War.
a)
Douglas MacArthur
b)
John F. Kennedy
c)
Harry S. Truman
d)
Robert McNamara
12.
Vice President who became president after an assassination. Escalated United States involvement in the Vietnam War.
a)
John F. Kennedy
b)
Harry S. Truman
c)
Lyndon B. Johnson
d)
Robert McNamara
13.
General that led the United Nations forces during the Korean war who was removed from his post due to an argument with the president.
a)
Douglas MacArthur
b)
John F. Kennedy
c)
Harry S. Truman
d)
Robert McNamara
14.
Leader of Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
a)
Fidel Castro
b)
Ho Chi Minh
c)
Kim Il-Sung
d)
Nikita Khrushchev
15.
Leader of the North Vietnamese during the Vietnam War.
a)
Fidel Castro
b)
Ho Chi Minh
c)
Kim Il-Sung
d)
Nikita Khrushchev
16.
Leader of North Korea during the Korean War.
a)
Fidel Castro
b)
Ho Chi Minh
c)
Kim Il-Sung
d)
Nikita Khrushchev
17.
Soviet Premier during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
a)
Fidel Castro
b)
Ho Chi Minh
c)
Kim Il-Sung
d)
Nikita Khrushchev
18.
What is the name of the war where the U.S. got involved to try to stop communist North Vietnam from taking over South Vietnam?
a)
Vietnam War
b)
Cuban Missile Crisis
c)
Korean War
d)
World War II
19.
What is the name of the war where America joined South Korea in fighting against communist North Korea leaving the country separated at the 38th parallel?
a)
Vietnam War
b)
Cuban Missile Crisis
c)
Korean War
d)
World War II
20.
What is the name of the event where the Soviet Union tried to install nuclear missiles in Cuba?
a)
Vietnam War
b)
Cuban Missile Crisis
c)
Korean War
d)
World War II
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