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The Cold War

Total questions: 78

Worksheet time: 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What type of economy did the Soviet Union have?
a)
socialist
b)
capitalist
c)
mercantile
d)
feudal
2.
What type of government did Churchill and Roosevelt represent?
a)
limited
b)
communist
c)
unlimited
d)
totalitarian
3.
What two nations were in competition with each other during the Cold War?
a)
Spain and Portugal
b)
England and France
c)
Germany and Italy
d)
United States and Soviet Union
4.
What was the term 'iron curtain' used  to describe the division of?
a)
North and South Vietnam
b)
East and West Asia
c)
North and South Korea
d)
East and West Europr
5.
President Truman adopted a new foreign policy during the Cold War know as the Truman Doctrine. What was the main goal of the Truman Doctrine?
a)
To expand trade with Europe
b)
To limit the build up of nuclear weapons
c)
To stop the spread of communism
d)
to send financial aid to Europe
6.
The United States got involved in conflicts like Korea and Vietnam because they were afraid of the domino theory. What is the domino theory?
a)
If one country fell to democracy, others would follow
b)
If one country fell to communism, others would follow
7.
How did the Marshall plan try to stop the spread of communism in Western Europe after WWII?
a)
by providing government housing for refugees
b)
by providing military assistance to Vietnam
c)
by providing money to stop poverty
8.
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
9.
Why did the United States become involved in the Korean War?
a)
to contain communism
b)
to colonize Korea
c)
to spread communism
d)
to Christianize Koreans
10.
Where was Korea divided?
a)
18 parallel
b)
34 parallel
c)
38 parallel
d)
15 parallel
11.
In 1950, Korea fought a civil war over the spread of communism.  Communists from the north tried to take over the south.  What role did he US play in this war?
a)
The US and its allies went to Vietnam to fight Korean Communists.
b)
The US and its allies join the fight to keep communism from spreading.
c)
The US and its allies did not join the Korean War.
d)
The US and its allies fought to defend the North.
12.
In the 1950s, the United States became involved in the Vietnam War. Why did the United States become involved in this war?
a)
to prevent the collapse of the government of North Vietnam
b)
to stop Vietnam from taking over Hong Kong
c)
to stop the spread of communism to South Vietnam
d)
to prevent attacks against United States shipping
13.
Where was Vietnam divided? 
a)
17th Parellel
b)
20thParellel
c)
38th Parellel
d)
34th Parellel
14.
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.
15.
Who were the two participants in the Space Race?
a)
The US and Cuba
b)
China and US
c)
The USSR and US
d)
US and North Vietnam
16.
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
17.
Who made the statement "An Iron Curtain has descended across the continent"?
a)
President Roosevelt
b)
Joseph Stalin
c)
Winston Churchill
d)
President Harry Truman
18.
Who was the leader of Russia when the phrase "Iron Curtain" was phrased?
a)
President Roosevelt
b)
President Truman
c)
Joseph Stalin
d)
Joseph McCarthy
19.
What major country was behind the "Iron Curtain"?
a)
Germany
b)
Japan
c)
United States
d)
Soviet Union
20.
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)
21.
In what country is the city of Berlin located?
a)
France
b)
Germany
c)
England
d)
Soviet Union
22.
Why did Joseph Stalin block the city of Berlin from getting supplies after WWII?
a)
He wanted to make the people dependent on communist Germany for their needs
b)
He hated Berlin
c)
The railroads were broken and still needed to be fixed after the war
d)
The people of Berlin were very wealthy and did not need his help
23.
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
24.
Which country did the U.S. send military aid to during the Korean War?
a)
North Korea
b)
South Korea
c)
Germany
d)
Japan
25.
Why did the U.S. want the Soviet Union to remove its nuclear weapons from Cuba?
a)
It wanted to protect Cuba from communism
b)
Cuba is close to the U.S. border
c)
It was protecting nearby countries in Central America
d)
The U.S. did not have any missiles of its own
26.
What symbolizes the end of the Cold War?
a)
U.S. President Bush worked toward easing tensions
b)
The Soviet Union broke up into 15 independent republics
c)
People in Easter Europe were gaining more freedom
d)
The Berlin Wall was built
27.
Who was the leader of the communist government in North Vietnam?
a)
Ho Chi Minh
b)
Joseph Stalin
c)
Mao Zedong
d)
Nikita Khrushchev
28.
Who was the first man to set foot on the moon?
a)
Louis Armstrong
b)
Neil Armstrong
c)
Yuri Gagarin
d)
Charles Lindbergh
29.
Which U.S. President challenged America to be the first to put a man on the moon?
a)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
b)
Joseph Stalin
c)
John F. Kennedy
d)
Harry S. Truman
30.
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
32.
In this economic system, the government owns all property and means of production.
a)
communism
b)
capitalism
c)
socialism
d)
democracy
32.
In this economic system, the government owns all property and means of production.
a)
communism
b)
capitalism
c)
socialism
d)
democracy
33.
Who was the U.S. President who made the decision to drop the atomic bombs? 
a)
Eisenhower
b)
JFK
c)
Truman
d)
FDR
34.
The physical barrier separating Communist East Berlin and Democratic West Berlin--
a)
Berlin Bloackade
b)
Berlin Base
c)
Berlin Wall
d)
Berlin Barrier
35.
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
36.
The organization whose members agreed to mutually defend other Communist nations is called--
a)
Korean Pact
b)
Warsaw Pact
c)
NATO
d)
Satellite Nations
37.
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
38.
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
39.
President Truman’s pledge to provide economic and military aid to countries threatened by the Soviet Union in an effort to check the spread of communism is called?
a)
Containment
b)
Marshall Plan
c)
Truman Dogma
d)
Truman Doctrine
40.
Leader of communism in China
a)
Mao Zedong
b)
Hirohito Showa
c)
Xi Jinping
d)
Pu Yi
41.
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.
42.
Ordinary people & businesses control the production of goods and services is called _________________________.
a)
capitalism
b)
free trade
c)
marketing
d)
communism
43.
A competition between nations to build powerful weapons is called ___________.
a)
Arms Race
b)
Blockade
c)
Space Race
d)
Atomic Bomb
44.
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
45.
This type of government is ran by the people.
a)
Socialism
b)
Communism
c)
Democracy
d)
Government
46.
How long did the Cold War last?
a)
10 years
b)
20 years
c)
30 years
d)
40 years
47.

Who was the leader of the Northern Communist forces during the Vietnam War?

a)

Ho Chi Minh

b)

Mao Zedong

c)

Mikhail Gorbachev

d)

Osama Bin Laden

48.

This is a map of which country?

a)

Vietnam

b)

China

c)

Laos

d)

Korea

49.

Who is this man that became the leader of the Soviet Union in 1985?

a)

Joseph Stalin

b)

Ronald Reagan

c)

Mikhail Gorbachev

d)

Mao Zedong

50.

What policy is Gorbachev calling for in this statement? "Without glasnost there is not, and there cannot be, democratism, the political creativity of the masses and their participation in management."

a)

greater openness

b)

restructuring the economy

c)

lessening the restraints on emigration

d)

resisting political oppression

51.

what was the purpose of the Truman Doctrine?

a)

To raise funds for communist activities in Europe

b)

to create a communist party in the Untied States

c)

To judge political parties that favored communism

d)

to support countries that rejected communism

52.

What was the name of the alliance established by European Communist nations in response to NATO?

a)

Iron Curtain

b)

Warsaw pact

c)

Second World

d)

Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics

53.

When did Chinese troops enter the war in Korea?

a)

When the UN voted to intervene

b)

When the fighting neared China's boarder

c)

When MacArthur's troops landed in Inchon

d)

When North Korean troops crossed the 38th parallel

54.

Which groups fought a civil war in China both before and after World War Two?

a)

the peasants and the middle class

b)

the warlords and the emperor

c)

the nationalists and the communists

d)

the socialists and the nationalists

55.

What was the major justification for US foreign policy during the Cold War era?

a)

Vietnamization

b)

domino theory

c)

nonaligned nations

d)

Khmer Rogue

56.

What led the Soviets to block West Berlin?

a)

the formation of NATO

b)

a reunification of the three Western zones of Germany

c)

Marshall Plan aide to West Germany

d)

the crash of a U2 spy flight over Soviet territory

57.

who were most of the Vietcong?

a)

pro-communist South Vietnamese

b)

pro-communists north Vietnamese

c)

anti-communist south Vietnamese

d)

any-communist north Vietnamese

58.

Which of the following is considered to be a cause of the cold war? Choose all that apply

a)

Free elections being held in all German zones of ocuupation

b)

Stalin keeping his troops in Eastern Europe

c)

canceling elections

d)

setting up communist governments

59.

Please select all countries that occupied zones in Western Germany after the end of World War II

a)

Italy

b)

United Kingdom

c)

The United States

d)

Canada

e)

France

60.

In 1959 there was a coup that overthrew the United States backed leader of Cuba and replaced him with who?

a)

Fidel Castro

b)

Fulgencio Batista

c)

Ho Chi Minh

d)

Mao Zedong

61.

This U2 spy plane was shot down, while taking pictures, over which country where the Soviet Union was installing missile bases?

a)

Afghanistan

b)

North Korea

c)

China

d)

Cuba

62.

Who is this man? He is the first director of NASA and the father of the United States space program.

a)

Albert Einstein

b)

John Dalton

c)

Wernher von Braun

d)

Albert Speir

63.

Kennedy made a deal with Khrushchev in order to remove missiles from Cuba. Please select all parts of the deal from the list below.

a)

Soviets remove all missiles from Cuba

b)

Soviets stop sending more missiles to Cuba

c)

US guarantees not to invade Cuba

d)

US removes missiles from Italy and Turkey

64.

On ______ the Soviet Union launched the first artifical satellite, Sputnik, into orbit

a)

December 25, 1991

b)

November 3, 1953

c)

March 9, 1969

d)

October 4, 1957

65.

The first human into space was __________

a)

Yuri Gagarin

b)

Tim Collins

c)

Neil Armstrong

d)

Joan Jett

66.

On which day did Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong take "one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind", on the moon?

a)

July 20, 1969

b)

June 4, 1978

c)

December 25, 1991

d)

October 17, 1953

67.

Which leader did the United States support during the Chinese Revolution in the 1940s?

a)

Ho Chi Minh

b)

Chaing Kai Shek

c)

Mao Zedong

68.

Which proxy war began on June 25, 1953?

a)

World War II

b)

Soviet-Afghan War

c)

Vietnam War

d)

Korean War

69.

As the United States and South Korean forces approached ________ boarders during the Korean War, they sent 300,000 troops pouring into North Korea.

a)

China

b)

India

c)

Vietnam

d)

Laos

70.

Vietnam had previously been a colony belonging to which country?

a)

United Kingdom

b)

Untied States

c)

Germany

d)

France

71.

In the Vietnam War, the United States supported_______

a)

North Vietnam

b)

South Vietnam

c)

Neither

d)

Both

72.

The idea that if one country would fall to communism, all countries around would also fall is called_______

a)

Containment

b)

Marshall Plan

c)

Domino theory

d)

Unification theory

73.

Which US president started to pull troops out of Vietnam in 1973?

a)

John F. Kennedy

b)

Richard Nixon

c)

Gerald Ford

d)

Ronald Reagan

74.

What fraction of the Afghan population was either killed or fled to other countries due to the Soviet-Afghan War?

a)

1/10

b)

1/4

c)

1/6

d)

1/3

75.

When the Soviet-Afghan War ended in 1989, the different tribes returned to their original divisions and fought each other until the _____________ established rule in 1991.

a)

Mujahedeen

b)

Taliban

c)

CIA

d)

Soviet military forces

76.

Please select all the moves Ronald Reagan made to combat the Soviet aggression when he came into office in 1980.

a)

Referred to the Soviet Union as an "evil empire"

b)

Spent two trillion dollars to increase the size of the military

c)

restricted the freedom of speech and did not allow alternatives to communism

d)

gave up the nuclear arms race

77.

Which date does the world see the Soviet Union come to an end?

a)

January 31, 1991 at midnight

b)

October 19, 1989

c)

December 25, 1991

d)

January 4, 1990

78.

when did the Berlin wall come down?

a)

November 1989

b)

January 1991

c)

March 1978

d)

October 1986

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