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SOL 13

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who were the U.S. citizens that were suspected of being spies for the Soviet Union

a)

Alger Hiss

b)

Julius and Ethel Daisyburg

c)

Julius and Ethel Rosenberg

d)

Snake Hiss

2.

What three countires controlled West Germany?

a)

America, England, and France

b)

America, England, and Soviet Union

c)

England, China, and America

d)

Soviet Union, Vietnam, and Korea

3.

What was the goal of "massive retaliation" ?

a)

fight with the Soviet Union

b)

become allies with the Soviet Union

c)

deter any nuclear attack by the Soviet Union

4.

Which country "won" the Cold War?

a)

U.S.S.R

b)

America

c)

Cuba

d)

Vietnam

5.

What were the changes in Japan that occured while it was occupied by the U.S. ?

a)

democratic form of government

b)

have the same president as the U.S.

c)

trade between the U.S. and Japan

d)

become allies with the U.S.

e)

resumed self-government

6.

In what other large country was there a communist takeover following World War 2?

a)

China

b)

England

c)

Canada

d)

Mexico

7.

Where did many Cubans go?

a)

Hawaii

b)

Florida

c)

New York

d)

they stayed in Cuba

8.

What was the name of the crisis that resulted from America finding missiles in Cuba?

a)

Cuban War

b)

what crisis?

c)

Missile Crisis

d)

Cuban Missile Crisis

9.

What did American citizens build in their backyards or basements to protect against a possible nuclear attack?

a)

bomb shelters

b)

sheds

c)

underground passageways

d)

bombs

10.

How did the Korean war end?

a)

it never ended

b)

it ended in a stalemate

c)

South Korea won

d)

North Korea won

11.

What was the name of the communist leader in Cuba?

a)

Fidel Catto

b)

Fidel Castro

c)

Alger Hiss

d)

Mikhail Gorbachev

12.

Who was the president that was assassinated and where was he assassinated?

a)

John F. Kennedy Dallas, Texas

b)

Dwight D. Eisenhower Dallas, Texas

c)

John F. Kennedy Austin, Texas

d)

Ronald Reagan Norfolk, Virginia

13.

What did American schools do to help protect the students in case of a nuclear attack?

a)

flood drills

b)

fire drills

c)

nuclear drills

d)

tornado drills

14.

Who said, " Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country." ?

a)

Richard NIxon

b)

Ronald Reagan

c)

Joseph McCarthy

d)

John F. Kennedy

15.

Who emphasized democracy, individual freedom, and a market economy?

a)

America

b)

Soviet Union

16.

True or False: Veterans of the Vietnam War were treated like those from World War 2?

a)

True

b)

False

17.

True or False: Dwight D. Eisenhower was president during 1953-1961.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Who ended the Korean War?

a)

Ronald Reagan

b)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

c)

Lyndon Johnson

d)

Harry Truman

19.

John F. Kennedy saw what in Europe, Southeast Asia, Latin America, and other regions?

a)

diplomatic

b)

military

c)

agricultural

d)

educational

20.

Who was president when the idea of "massive retaliation" became known?

a)

John F. Kennedy

b)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

c)

Ronald Reagan

21.

Why was president Nixon forced from office?

a)

The Vietnam War

b)

The Korean War

c)

The Watergate Scandal

d)

The start of the Cold War

22.

Where is the Pentagon located?

a)

Washington D.C.

b)

Virginia

c)

Philadelphia

d)

New York City

23.

Which country emphasized building a totalitarian state and socialism?

a)

America

b)

Soviet Union

c)

Germany

d)

England

24.

Give three examples of countries that were in NATO.

a)

Hungary

b)

France

c)

England

d)

Turkey

e)

Poland

25.

Give three examples of countries who believed in the Warsaw Pact.

a)

Czechoslovakia

b)

Norway

c)

Romania

d)

Bulgaria

e)

Portugal