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The Cold War Era

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In what years did the Berlin Airlift take place

a)

1948 - 1949

b)

1947- 1948

c)

1949 - 1950

d)

1948 - 1951

2.

In what year did China become a communist country?

a)

1948

b)

1949

c)

1950

d)

1951

3.

In what year did the Korean War start?

a)

1948

b)

1949

c)

1950

d)

1951

4.

Generally speaking the arms race began in what year?

a)

1948

b)

1949

c)

1950

d)

1951

5.

The space race heats up in what year?

a)

1957

b)

1958

c)

1959

d)

1960

6.

In what year did Cuba turn communist?

a)

1957

b)

1958

c)

1959

d)

1960

7.

Gary Powers and his U2 plane were shot down in what year?

a)

1958

b)

1959

c)

1960

d)

1961

8.

The Berlin wall was built in what year

a)

1959

b)

1960

c)

1961

d)

1962

9.

The Tet offensive happened in what year

a)

1965

b)

1966

c)

1967

d)

1968

10.

In what year did the Berlin wall fall?

a)

1989

b)

1990

c)

1987

d)

1986

11.

The collapse of the USSR happen in what year

a)

1990

b)

1989

c)

1993

d)

1991

12.

The leaders of the two superpowers during the start of the cold war were?

a)

Eisenhower and Stalin

b)

Eisenhower and Khrushchev

c)

Truman and Khrushchev

d)

Truman and Stalin

13.

Germany and Berlin were each separated into how many zones?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

14.

Who coined the term Iron Curtain?

a)

Franklin Roosevelt

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

Harry Truman

d)

Winston Churchill

15.
This "figurative" wall divided communist countries from democratic counties--
a)
Great Wall of China
b)
Berlin Wall
c)
Iron Curtain
d)
Wall of Democracy
16.
These were the opposing superpowers during the Cold War years
a)
China and Russia
b)
Cuba and Russia
c)
USA and Russia
d)
Iran and Russia
17.
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
18.
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
19.
Which foreign policy promised to aid countries resisting Communist takeover?
a)
Marshall Plan
b)
Iron Curtain
c)
Truman Doctrine
d)
Massive Retaliation
20.
Which foreign policy aimed at preventing Communism from spreading?
a)
Containment
b)
NATO
c)
Cuban Missile Crisis
d)
Berlin Airlift
21.
Which of the following organizations supports Democratic ideals and self governance?
a)
Warsaw Pact
b)
Satellite Nations
c)
NATO
d)
Domino Theory
22.
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
23.
The ideology that if one country in Southeast Asia fell to Communism, others would follow--
a)
Domino Theory
b)
Berlin Arilift
c)
Eisenhower Doctrine
d)
Warsaw Pact
24.
The organization whose members agreed to mutually defend other Communist nations is called--
a)
Korean Pact
b)
Warsaw Pact
c)
NATO
d)
Satellite Nations
25.
If the Truman Doctrine were applied to the Middle East, it'd be known as--
a)
Eisenhower Doctrine
b)
Monroe Doctrine
c)
Berlin Doctrine
d)
Marshall Plan
26.
Which of the following was a failed invasion by the United States under Kennedy in an attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro?
a)
Invasion of Moscow
b)
Cuban Missile Crisis
c)
Bay of Pigs Invasion
d)
Korean Invasion
27.
Because of a Soviet blockade of West Germany to West Berlin--
a)
the US bombed the Soviets until they retreated
b)
the Soviets flew supplies into East Germany
c)
the US flew supplies into East Germany
d)
the US flew supplies into West Germany
28.
During the Cold War, the fear of Communism infiltrating the US and McCarthyism both contributed to the--
a)
Red Fever
b)
Domino Theory
c)
Red Scare
d)
Red Army
29.
Which event is the newspaper headline describing?
a)
Bay of Pigs Invasion
b)
Fall of the Soviet Union
c)
Cuban Missile Crisis
d)
Vietnam War
30.
Where was Korea divided?
a)
18 parallel
b)
34 parallel
c)
38 parallel
d)
15 parallel
31.
Where was Vietnam divided? 
a)
17th Parellel
b)
20thParellel
c)
38th Parellel
d)
34th Parellel
32.
How did the US respond to finding out that the Soviets had missiles in Cuba?
a)
They sent the Air Force to bomb Cuba
b)
They began placing missiles in the Soviet Union.
c)
They placed a naval blockade around Cuba.
d)
They invaded Cuba and the Soviet Union.
33.
What was the name of the first satellite in space launched by the Soviet Union?
a)
Gagarin
b)
Apollo 11
c)
Sputnik
d)
Apollo 13
34.
What was the mutual defense alliance of non communist nations?
a)
NATO
b)
Warsaw Pact
c)
Truman Doctrine
d)
Open Skies
35.
What was the name for the 1955 alliance of Soviet-dominated countries of Eastern Europe  that were the counterpart to the western alliance?
a)
NATO
b)
Warsaw Pact
c)
European Alliance
d)
Iron Curtain
36.
Leader of communism in China
a)
Mao Zedong
b)
Hirohito Showa
c)
Xi Jinping
d)
Pu Yi
37.
Ordinary people & businesses control the production of goods and services is called _________________________.
a)
capitalism
b)
free trade
c)
marketing
d)
communism
38.
A competition between nations to build powerful weapons is called ___________.
a)
Arms Race
b)
Blockade
c)
Space Race
d)
Atomic Bomb
39.
What organization was created by Congress to hunt for communist spies?
a)
Federal Civil Defense Administration (FCDA)
b)
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
c)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
d)
House Un-American Activites Commitee (HUAC)
40.
Which country was the aggressor that started the Korean War?
a)
North Korea
b)
South Korea
c)
Neither - they were forced into war by Germany
d)
Japan
41.
Who was the first man to set foot on the moon?
a)
Louis Armstrong
b)
Neil Armstrong
c)
Yuri Gagarin
d)
Charles Lindbergh
42.
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
43.
Who was  the United States Senator who went on a hunt in the U.S. for communist.
a)
Nikita Khrushchev
b)
Joseph McCarthy
c)
Joseph Stalin
d)
JFK
44.

Which of the following is not a characteristic of Communism

a)

one party dictatorship

b)

command economy

c)

free-market economy

d)

demand complete obedience

45.

Area separating North and South Korea where no military vehicles can pass through

a)

38th parallel

b)

DMZ

c)

MAD

d)

Tet Offensive

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