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Cold War Conflicts

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What major country was behind the "Iron Curtain"?
a)
Germany
b)
Japan
c)
United States
d)
Soviet Union
2.
What is the purpose of N.A.T.O?
a)
Countries joining together to end democracy
b)
Countries joining together to stop trade between the East and West
c)
Countries joining together to fend off attacks by other communist countries
d)
Countries joining together to create one kind of currency (S)
3.

In what country is the city of Berlin located?

a)

France

b)

Germany

c)

England

d)

Soviet Union

4.

Which country did the U.S. send military aid to during the Korean War?

a)

North Korea

b)

South Korea

c)

Germany

d)

Japan

5.
Which 2 superpowers were involved in the Cold War?
a)
Britain and the Soviet Union
b)
France and Germany
c)
Japan and the Soviet Union
d)
The U.S. and the Soviet Union
6.
Why did the U.S. enter the Korean War?
a)
It did not want another country to fall to communists
b)
It did not want another country to be split
c)
It wanted to attack North Korea
d)
It wanted to sell more weapons to its allies
7.
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
8.
In this economic system, the government owns all property and means of production.
a)
communism
b)
capitalism
c)
socialism
d)
democracy
9.
Who was the U.S. President who made the decision to drop the atomic bombs? 
a)
Eisenhower
b)
JFK
c)
Truman
d)
FDR
10.
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
11.
Which foreign policy promised to aid countries resisting Communist takeover?
a)
Marshall Plan
b)
Iron Curtain
c)
Truman Doctrine
d)
Massive Retaliation
12.

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

13.
Select the best cause and effect relationship that describes the Korean War--
a)
Threat of Communism spreading --> Communism is contained to North Korea
b)
Threat of Communism spreading --> Communism infiltrates South Korea
c)
Threat of Democracy spreading --> Communism leaves Korean Peninsula
d)
Threat of Democracy spreading --> Communism spreads to China
14.
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
15.
Why was the United States involved in the Berlin Airlift?
a)
to airlift food to the people of West Berlin
b)
to bomb East Berlin
c)
to demolish the Berlin Wall
d)
to transport people out of East Berlin
16.
In 1946, the British Prime Minister said in a speech that an "Iron Curtain" had fallen across the European continent. This "Iron Curtain" was ______________.
a)
a wall built between countries controlled by Nazi Germany and ones that weren't.
b)
another name for the Alps, which protected it from the USSR during the Cold War. 
c)
an imaginary line separating Europe's communist and non-communist countries.
d)
a divider between the good and the evil.
17.
I was a senator in the 1950s.
I wanted to find Communists in the US.
My work was part of the Red Scare.
My ideas became unpopular.
Who am I?
a)
Henry Ford
b)
Charles Lindbergh
c)
Joseph McCarthy
d)
General Eisenhower
18.
Why is the Cold War called a "cold" war?
a)
The areas affected were in the polar regions of the world
b)
The war was fought during winter months only
c)
Leaders of the superpowers were sick with coughs and fevers
d)
There was never direct fighting between the two superpowers
19.
Who was put in charge of the American forces in Korea and even wanted to use the atomic bomb against China?
a)
John Bassilone
b)
Douglas MacArthur
c)
Harry Truman
d)
Richard Nixon
20.

How many countries shown on the map belonged to the Warsaw Pact?

a)

6

b)

7

c)

8

d)

9

21.

What is the westernmost country shown on the map that was allied with the United States during the Cold War?

a)

Portugal

b)

Ireland

c)

Turkey

d)

Great Britain

22.

Which Warsaw Pact country was isolated from other Warsaw Pact countries?

a)

Portugal

b)

Ireland

c)

Albania

d)

Norway

23.

Which 2 countries received the most aid from the United States under the Marshall Plan?

a)

Italy

b)

France

c)

Great Britain

d)

Germany

24.

In 1950 ____________ invaded _____________ and started the Korean War.

a)

North Korea, South Korea

b)

North Korea, China

c)

South Korea, Soviet Union

d)

South Korea, North Korea

25.

After 3 years of fighting, the Korean War ended in a stalemate dividing North and South Korea at the __________

a)

Great Wall

b)

Berlin Wall

c)

Line of Demarcation

d)

38th Parallel

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