WorksheetsSS Standard 39b
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 32mins
The Korean War was a part of what larger conflict involving the United States?
the Cold War
the Persian Gulf War
the Bosnian War
the Yom Kippur War
The nations that formed the North Atlantic Treaty Organization agreed to
prohibit trade with and travel to any communist nation.
come to the aid of any other member nation if it were attacked.
build weapons of mass destruction to stop the spread of communism.
ban communism and imprison people convicted of being communists.
Which of these countries was never a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization?
Turkey
Greece
Great Britain
East Germany
At the beginning of the Cold War, the Soviet Union and the United States were in an race to build
a space station
a stealth aircraft
a hydrogen bomb
a torpedo gunboat
Which of these countries was never a member of the Warsaw Pact?
Hungary
Belgium
Romania
Bulgaria
What was the initial purpose of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization?
to promote decolonization and provide loans to newly independent democratic nations
to promote international economic development and provide loans for developing nations
to promote defensive cooperation and guard against potential aggressive actions of Nazi Germany
to promote defensive cooperation and guard against potential aggressive actions of the Soviet Union
Which of the following quotes BEST explains why the United States dropped food to the Western-occupied sections of Berlin during the Berlin Airlift?
“If we withdraw from Berlin, we will make an enemy of all of Western Europe for life.”
“The Soviet Union is responsible for its section of Berlin. We are responsible for our section.”
“If we withdraw, our position in Europe is threatened, and Communism will run rampant.”
“The people of Germany suffered terribly during the war. We cannot desert the people of Germany now."
Which three of these countries were members of the Warsaw Pact during the Cold War?
Belgium
Bulgaria
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Netherlands
In response to the expansion of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the Soviet Union
launched Sputnik I
invaded Afghanistan.
formed the Warsaw Pact.
constructed the Berlin Wall.
Why is the Korean War considered to have been mainly a “proxy war”?
because no ground troops were involved in the conflict, as a US-led strategic bombing campaign forced North Korean leaders to surrender
because it was part of a larger conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union in which the two sides did not directly fight one another
because no actual fighting ever took place as the two sides signed a peace agreement before any battles commenced
because the United States was acting on orders from the United Nations to prevent the further spread of communism
The United States believed that if one country fell to communism, other countries would fall, too. This idea was known as
realism
Marxism.
the domino theory.
the containment principle.
Which of these events, associated with the occupation of Germany after World War II, happened last?
Berlin was divided into four sections.
The Soviet Union built the Berlin Wall.
Several countries started the Berlin Airlift.
The Soviet Union began the Berlin Blockade.
Which statement accurately describes a result of the Korean War?
The Korean Peninsula was united under the rule of a single autocratic government.
The Korean Peninsula was united under the rule of a single democratic government.
The Korean Peninsula was divided into two countries, democratic North Korea and autocratic South Korea.
The Korean Peninsula was divided into two countries, autocratic North Korea and democratic South Korea.
What goal motivated US leaders to become involved in the conflict in Korea in the 1950s?
acquiring territory in Asia
preventing nuclear proliferation
eliminating terrorist threats
containing the spread of communism
The Warsaw Pact was formed primarily in reaction to
the formation of the United Nations.
United Nations intervention in the Korean War.
the formation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
West Germany joining the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
Which three of these nations were members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization throughout the Cold War?
Bulgaria
Great Britain
Greece
Hungary
Turkey
