WorksheetsCold War Section 12.1
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
After the formation of the NATO alliance the Soviets formed a rival military alliance called what?
a)
The Marshall Plan
b)
The Iron Curtain
c)
The Truman Doctrine
d)
The Warsaw Pact
2.
The two superpowers that dominated the world after World War II were the
a)
USSR & Great Britain
b)
US & USSR
c)
USSR & China
d)
US & China
3.
The United States and its allies had a policy called "containment." This means that they wanted to ...
a)
stop the spread of Fascism.
b)
stop the spread of slavery.
c)
stop other countries from building up their military power.
d)
stop the spread of Communism.
4.
The dividing line between the democracies in blue and the Communist in red was referred to as what?
a)
The line of demarkation
b)
The DeMilitarized Zone
c)
The Iron Curtain
d)
The 38th Parallel
5.
Which country was split in two by the Iron Curtain?
a)
Poland
b)
Germany
c)
Hungary
d)
Soviet Union
6.
What was the main idea of The Truman Doctrine?
a)
The Truman Doctrine was the American policy in 1947 of providing economic and military aid to Greece and Turkey
b)
To show how everyone in the U.S. care about other countries in the world.
c)
He tried to get the government to leave.
d)
I didnt even listen to you
7.
Which statement describes the Marshall Plan?
a)
An alliance designed to combine the forces of all democratic nations in Western Europe
b)
An economic plan to spend 12.5 billion dollars on reconstructing Western Europe
c)
A failed military plan to cripple communist influence in Western Europe
d)
A peace treaty with the Soviet Union that was ultimately rejected
8.
Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin met at the Yalta Conference to ....
a)
discuss their strategy to win WWII
b)
discuss their goals for a post-WWII Europe
c)
discuss how to spread communism all over the globe
d)
discuss their goals for spreading democracy and capitalism all over the globe
9.
What prompted the Berlin Airlift?
a)
West Berlin was attacked
b)
Soviets wanted supplies
c)
West Berlin was becoming polluted
d)
The Soviets cut off access to Berlin
10.
What was the main goal of the Truman Doctrine?
a)
prevent Communism in free nations
b)
Provide weapons to communist countries
c)
Help North Korea
d)
Provide collective security
11.
Which of these is linked to Communism?
a)
Business and property privately owned
b)
All Industry is run by the state
12.
Which of these is linked to Communism?
a)
It is a democracy
b)
It is a dictatorship
13.
What was the United States policy put in place in 1947 that would provide political, military and economic assistance to all democratic nations under threat from external or internal authoritarian forces?
a)
Appeasement
b)
Blitzkrieg
c)
Truman Doctrine
d)
The Monroe Doctrine
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