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Cold War

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
In this economic system, the government owns all property and means of production.
a)
communism
b)
capitalism
c)
socialism
d)
democracy
3.
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
4.
Which foreign policy promised to aid countries resisting Communist takeover?
a)
Marshall Plan
b)
Iron Curtain
c)
Truman Doctrine
d)
Massive Retaliation
5.
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
6.
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
7.

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

8.
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
9.
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
10.
Leader of communism in China
a)
Mao Zedong
b)
Hirohito Showa
c)
Xi Jinping
d)
Pu Yi
11.
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
12.
What major historical event is represented in this map?
a)
Attack on Pearl Harbor
b)
The Cuban Missile Crisis
c)
The Wright Brother's first flight
d)
The building of the Panama Canel
13.
Which country was Nikita Khrushchev the leader of in the 1950's?
a)
United Stated
b)
France
c)
Soviet Union
d)
Germany
14.
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
15.
Who leads a Communist revolution in Cuba?
a)
Fidel Castro
b)
Mao Zedong
c)
Ho Chi Minh
d)
Nikita Gorbachev
16.
Who was the Communist leader of Vietnam that invaded South Vietnam?
a)
Ho Chi Minh
b)
Mao Zedong
c)
Fidel Castro
d)
Bernie Sanders
17.

Secretly expanded the war into Cambodia and Laos.

a)

Kennedy

b)

Truman

c)

Nixon

d)

Trump

18.

Drastically increased the number of US troops to Vietnam

a)

Nixon

b)

Johnson

c)

Mac Arthur

d)

Moa

19.

US President at the start of the Cold War

a)

Eisenhower

b)

Nixon

c)

Clinton

d)

Truman

20.

This President practiced brinkmanship

a)

Eisenhower

b)

Truman

c)

Roosevelt

d)

McCarthy

21.

Leader of North Korea who invades S Korea in 1950

a)

Mao Zedong

b)

Kim Il Sung

c)

Bing Lau (Ben Loo)

d)

Ho Chi Minh

22.

Leader of S.Vietnam who the US supported & then killed

a)

Jackie Chan

b)

Ho Chi Minh

c)

Nikita Krushev

d)

Ngo Diem

23.

America entered the war because we claimed the North Vietnamese had attacked our ship with 22 torpedoes.

a)

Mai Lai

b)

38th Parallel

c)

Gulf of Tonkin

d)

Iron Curtain

24.

This is where a US Army patrol went crazy and killed hundreds of Vietnamese civilians

a)

Mai Lai

b)

Mee Han

c)

Ruby Ridge

d)

Waco

25.

A jellied gasoline explosive used throughout Vietnam against the enemy.

a)

Agent Orange

b)

DDT

c)

napalm

d)

mortar

26.

This chemical was sprayed throughout Vietnam to kill vegetation. Side effects included birth defects

a)

Agent Orange

b)

Purple Haze

c)

Red October

d)

Maui Wowwie

27.

A style of fighting that involves quickness, surprise, and hit-and-run tactics.

a)

Kung Fu

b)

Jiu Jitsu

c)

Tai Kwan Do

d)

guerrilla warfare

28.

After being caught in several lies about what actually happened to one of its secret planes, this became a major embarrassment for the United States in 1960.

a)

U2 Incident

b)

Gulf of Tonkin Incident

c)

Bay of Pigs Incident

d)

String Cheese Incident

29.

Communist guerrillas throughout South Vietnam that were supported by the North Vietnamese Army

a)

Al Qaeda

b)

Nationalist Chinese

c)

Vietnamese

d)

Vietcong

30.

Became the US strategy for fighting the ground war in Vietnam. Designed to take away hiding places and supplies from the enemy.

a)

Truman Doctrine

b)

Containment

c)

Search & Destroy

d)

Guerrilla Warfare

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