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Cold War

Total questions: 99

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This tactic was the attempt to keep food and supplies from reaching West Berlin

a)

Berlin Resistance

b)

Berlin Blockade

c)

Great Depression

d)

Cold War

2.
Why did East Germany build the Berlin Wall?  
a)
To keep people from escaping to West Germany  
b)
To keep people from West Germany coming into East Germany 
c)
As a fortification to keep enemies out of the city 
d)
All of the above
3.

When was the Berlin Wall built?

a)

1978

b)

1961

c)

1969

d)

2017

4.
What type of propaganda uses negative words or feelings against an idea, product or person?
a)
name calling
b)
transfer
c)
glittering generalities
d)
snob appeal
5.

What divided North & South Korea?

a)

17th Parallel

b)

38th Parallel

c)

40th Parallel

d)

29th Parallel

6.

When did the Berlin Wall fall?

a)

November 9, 1989

b)

June 26, 1963

c)

February 23, 1983

d)

October 2, 1993

7.
Who was the Korean War between?
a)
U.S. and Korea
b)
Russia and China
c)
North Korea and South Korea 
d)
All of the above
8.

Allowed the public to consider different viewpoints concerning the Vietnam War?

a)

Television

b)

Radio

c)

Telegraph

d)

Internet

9.

What term could you relate this picture to?

a)

Massive Retaliation

b)

Neutrality

c)

Mutually Assured Destruction

d)

The Red Scare

10.

What event sparked significant protests in the United States during the 1960s?

a)

WWII

b)

Vietnam War

c)

Cuban Missile Crisis

d)

WWI

11.

What kind of government did Ho Chi Minh want?

a)

Socialist

b)

Democratic

c)

Communist

d)

Monarchy

12.

Who "won" the Vietnam War?

a)

South Vietnam

b)

South Korea

c)

North Vietnam

d)

United States of America

13.
What amendment lowered the voting age to 18?
a)
24
b)
25
c)
26
d)
27
14.
Mao's plan for large collective farms
a)
Cultural Revolution
b)
Great Leap Forward
c)
Mandate in Heaven
d)
Taiwan 
15.

What were the huge collective farms formed during the Great Leap Forward called?

a)

Agribusiness

b)

Communes

c)

Share Crops

d)

Crop ghettos

16.

New name for China under Mao Zedong

a)

Republic of China

b)

Mao

c)

Soviet Union

d)

People's Republic of China

17.
In what economy does the government control prices and can either own or control business?
a)
Communist
b)
Capitalist
c)
Socialist
d)
Democratic
18.
In what economy does the consumer have a wide variety of choice?
a)
Communist
b)
Capitalist
c)
Socialist
d)
Democratic
19.

What is true about the government called Chinese Nationalist Party

a)

It brought prosperity to all in China

b)

The government failed and the people were living in poverty

c)

Chinese people were able to vote for their leaders for the first time

d)

The new government was able to successfully provide China's citizens with the necessities

20.
Ancient China was surrounded by desert, mountains and ocean. What impact did these natural borders have on the culture? 
a)
They helped to integrate the cultures of other world civilizations.
b)
They caused China to constantly be at war with other world civilizations.
c)
They helped China to establish trade with other civilizations.
d)
They isolated the Chinese civilization allowing it to develop independently. 
21.

A horrible plan for China

a)

Great Leap Forward

b)

Cultural Revolution

c)

38th parallel

d)

Kim Il Sung

22.

The "no-passing zone," is also called the...

a)

Viet Cong

b)

Great Wall

c)

Domino Theory

d)

Demilitarized zone

23.

The Cambodian communist government was called

a)

Khmer Rouge

b)

Pol Pot

c)

Mao Zedong

d)

Great Leap Forward

24.

Who was the leader of the Communist guerrilla army in Cambodia?

a)

Nikita Khrushchev

b)

Mao Zedong

c)

Pol Pot

d)

Willy Brandt

25.

Which statement about Japan during World War II is false?

a)

Japan was an ally of the US

b)

The US dropped 2 atomic bombs on Japan during World War II

c)

Japan bombed Pearl harbor

d)

Japan refused to modernize during the Meiji Period

26.

The goal of the _________ was to increase agriculture and industrial production in China.

a)

Cultural Revolution

b)

Communist Revolution

c)

Chinese Revolution for Equity

d)

Great Leap Forward

27.
This word means pride in one's country; it was a cause of WWI.
a)
Militarism
b)
Alliances
c)
Nationalism
d)
Imperialism
28.
World War I began in ____ and ended in _____.
a)
1914, 1917
b)

1917, 1918

c)
1914, 1918
29.
What sparked World War I?
a)
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
b)
Assassination of Archduke Marmaduke
c)
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdahand
d)
Assassination of Archduke Kaiser Wilhelm
30.
What was the military name for the overall plans for the invasion?
a)
Operation Sea Lion
b)
Operation Overlord
c)
Operation Neptune
d)
Operation Beach Landing
31.
Hitler violated the Treaty of Versailles by doing all of the following except
a)
tripled size of miltiary
b)
continued paying reparations
c)
occupied the Rhineland
d)
constructed the Anschluss
32.
What was the name of the city that tried the war criminals for their killing of Jews in WWII?
a)
Strausburg
b)
Anacostia
c)
Nuremberg
d)
Ocean City
33.

Who was the leader of Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

a)

Nikita Khrushchev

b)

Felipe Gonzales

c)

Fidel Castro

d)

Pancho Villa

34.

How long was the Cuban Missile Crisis?

a)

13 days

b)

13 months

c)

40 years

d)

40 weeks

35.

The Boycott of the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan.

a)

Olympics

b)

Proxy War

c)

Competition

d)

End of Cold War

36.
Sputnik began what competition between the Soviet Union and the United States?
a)
The Olympics
b)
The Space Race
c)
The U-2 Incident
d)
Detente
37.

Neil Armstrong was the...

a)

First man in space

b)

First man to have Tommy John Surgery

c)

First man on the moon

d)

First bomb surgeon

38.
Which was NOT a part of Wilson's 14 Points?
a)
Eliminating Militraism
b)
Eliminating Imperialism
c)
Punishing Germany
d)
Creating an international peace keeping organization
39.
Executive Order 9066 led to which of the following in the United States.
a)
A declaration of war with Japan 
b)
The military imposing curfews and military zones 
c)
putting African Americans in military containment camps
d)
starting the selective service act
40.

During World War II, women and minorities made economic gains mainly because

a)

more educational opportunities increased the number of skilled workers in these groups

b)

a shortage of traditional labor created new opportunities in the workplace

c)

labor unions successfully demanded equal opportunities for these groups

d)

new civil rights legislation forced businesses to change their hiring practices

41.

Which precedent was established by the Nuremberg war crimes trials?

a)

National leaders can be held responsible for crimes against humanity .

b)

Only individuals who actually commit murder during a war can be guilty of a crime.

c)

Defeated nations cannot be forced to pay reparations.

d)

Defeated nations can be occupied by the victors.

42.

President Harry Truman justified using atomic bombs on Japan in 1945 on the grounds that the

a)

world was ready for a demonstration of nuclear power

b)

Axis powers deserved total destruction

c)

early ending of the war would save many lives

d)

American public demanded that the bombs be used

43.
This word means pride in one's country; it was a cause of WWI.
a)
Militarism
b)
Alliances
c)
Nationalism
d)
Imperialism
44.
This word means strengthening a country's military; it's a cause of World War I.
a)
Nationalism
b)
Militarism
c)
Alliances
d)
Imperialism
45.
This word means seeking other colonies; it was a cause of World War I.
a)
Militarism
b)
Imperialism
c)
Alliances
d)
Nationalism
46.
Cold War tensions increased in 1979 when Russians invaded what country?
a)
Korea
b)
Iran
c)
Afghanistan
d)
Poland
47.

What were the main reasons for the failure of Mao's Great Leap Forward?

a)

Counterrevolutionaries seized control of China's farmland.

b)

Too many Chinese belonged to the middle class, or bourgeoisie.

c)

The Cultural Revolution proved to be a more effective way to move China forward.

d)

Industries turned out useless goods and communes removed incentives.

48.

The Domino theory refers to the belief that ________.

a)

a communist victory in South Vietnam would cause noncommunist governments across Southeast Asia to fall to communism

b)

a communist victory in South Vietnam would cause North Vietnam to declare war on the United States

c)

a South Vietnamese victory would cause communist governments in Asia to declare war on the United States

d)

a communist victory in South Vietnam would cause the people of Vietnam to rebel against the communist government

49.

Who first used the term "iron curtain" in the text below to describe what happened in Europe at the end of World War II?

"An ‘iron curtain' has descended across the Continent. Behind that line all of the capitals of the ancient states of Central and Eastern Europe . . . all these famous cities . . . lie in what I must call the Soviet sphere, and are subject . . . to a very high measure of control from Moscow."

a)

Joseph Stalin

b)

Winston Churchill

c)

Harry Truman

d)

Franklin Roosevelt

50.
What war ended in a stalemate?
a)
Vietnam War
b)
Korean War
c)
Civil War
d)
World War II
51.
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
52.
Which country did the U.S. send military aid to during the Korean War?
a)
North Korea
b)
South Korea
c)
Germany
d)
Japan
53.
Which country was Nikita Khrushchev the leader of in the 1950's?
a)
United Stated
b)
France
c)
Soviet Union
d)
Germany
54.
In this type of economy, the people get to choose what to produce & how to produce it
a)
Command economy
b)
Mixed economy
c)
Free market economy 
d)
Traditional economy
55.
This woman was the founder of the first birth control clinic in the US. She also helped found Planned Parenthood. She was
a)
Alice Paul
b)
Madam CJ Walker
c)
Gertrude Ederle
d)
Margaret Sanger
56.

What is the name of this painting?

a)

Guernica

b)

Wanderlust

c)

The Struggle to Keep the Olympic Flame lit

d)

A Mural to Confuse

57.
Information designed to influence opinion is called
a)
Militarism
b)
Communism 
c)
Propaganda
d)
Facebook 
58.
What answer is NOT a reason why America joined WWI?
a)
Zimmerman Telegram
b)
Unrestricted Subwarfare
c)
Member of the allies
d)
Lusitania sinking
59.
In what ways did women help with the war effort at home?
a)
Worked in factories and conservation
b)
Joined the Army
c)
Drive tanks and Airplanes 
d)
Join the American Red Cross
60.
What nation did not sign the Treaty of Versailles?
a)
France
b)
Great Britain
c)
United States 
d)
Germany
61.
Opposing armed forces attack, counterattack and defend from relatively permanent ditches dug in the ground.
a)
Tank Warfare
b)
Northern Front
c)
Eastern Front
d)
Trench Warfare
62.
In May 1915, a German submarine torpedoed and sank the British steamship named the ____________ where more than 120 Americans were killed.                          
a)
Lemonade
b)
Zimmerman
c)
Louisiana
d)
Lusitania
63.
The 11th hour of 11th day of the 11th month 1918 is when the fighting stopped. What was that called?
a)
Peace day
b)
Treaty of Versailles
c)
Armistice Day
d)
Berlin Conference
64.
What was a nickname given to WWI?
a)
The Big War
b)
The Bad War
c)
The Great War
d)
The Worldly War
65.

Who Supported North Korea?

a)

Japan

b)

United States

c)

China

d)

South Korea

66.

Who won the Battle of Britain?

a)

Germany

b)

Britain

c)

France

d)

America

67.
By 1939, why was it difficult for Jews to leave Germany?
a)
They were not able to get the transportations
b)
The Nazis were surrounding Germany's border
c)
Many countries feared a massive wave of Jewish refugees and decided to close their borders
d)
There were many obstacles blocking their way to leave Germany
68.

Pol Pot's killing fields are an example of

a)

mental stability

b)

population control

c)

biological warfare

d)

genocide

69.
How was Pol Pot able to take over Cambodia so easily?
a)
Cambodia was weak from U.S. bombings
b)
Cambodia was suffering from an economic crisis
c)
Civil wars in Cambodia caused weak civilization
d)
All the above
70.
This "figurative" wall divided communist countries from democratic counties--
a)
Great Wall of China
b)
Berlin Wall
c)
Iron Curtain
d)
Wall of Democracy
71.
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
72.
The organization whose members agreed to mutually defend other Communist nations is called--
a)
Korean Pact
b)
Warsaw Pact
c)
NATO
d)
Satellite Nations
73.
What Soviet leader was in power during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
a)
Lenin
b)
Stalin
c)
Khruschev
d)
Gorbachev 
74.
What is a war between two nations that never directly fight called?
a)
Cold War
b)
Neutral War
c)
Hot War
d)
Diplomate War
75.
Cold War tensions increased in 1979 when Russians invaded what country?
a)
Korea
b)
Iran
c)
Afghanistan
d)
Poland
76.
Through his Five Year Plans, who wanted to transform Russia's agricultural economy to an industrial economy?
a)
Trotsky
b)
Stalin
c)
Khruschev 
d)
Yeltsin
77.
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
78.
South Korea was occupied by ________________ and had a _________________ government
a)
U.S.S.R./communist
b)
U.S.S.R./democratic
c)
U.S.A./communist
d)
U.S.A./democratic
79.
This group of insurgents fought against the U.S. from South Vietnam.
a)
NVA
b)
South Vietnamese
c)
Vietcong
d)
Chinese
80.
When was Pearl Harbor attacked?
a)
December 7, 1941
b)
September 1, 1939
c)
October 31, 1941
d)
December 25, 1941
81.
The Allies consisted of......
a)
Japan, Germany, and America
b)
America, France, and Australia
c)
America, U.S.S.R, and Britain
d)
Germany, China, Japan, and Hawaii
82.
december 7, 1941 .....
a)
was when Germany invaded poland
b)
Great Britain and Zfrance declared war 
c)
japan attacked pearl harbor
d)
Germany invaded Soviet Zunion
83.
Where did the largest land-sea-air invasion in world history take place? 
a)
Hiroshima, Japan
b)
Normandy, France
c)
Nagasaki, Japan
d)
Berlin, Germany 
84.
What was the Allied strategy in the Pacific known as? 
a)
island-hopping 
b)
island-jumping 
c)
appeasement
d)
rationing 
85.
Which event would result in the production of fraternal twins?
a)
one egg fertilized by two sperm cells
b)
two egg cells fertilized by one sperm cell
c)
two egg cells each fertilized by separate sperm cells
d)
two eggs develop without fertilization
86.
The first Russian satellite was named
a)
Sputnik 
b)
Nikita
c)
Apollo
d)
Drago
87.
John Kennedy responded to the building of nuclear weapons in Cuba by
a)
ordering a land invasion
b)
ordering an air strike on the weapons
c)
removing nuclear weapons from France
d)
enacting a naval quarantine around Cuba
88.

What was the location in China of protests that ended in the government killing the protesters with tanks and guns?

a)

Tiananmen Square

b)

Summer Palace

c)

Temple of Heaven

d)

The Great Wall

89.
Who was the Soviet leader who took over after Stalin's death?
a)
Leonid Breshnev
b)
Mikhail Gorbachev
c)
Nikita Khrushchev
d)
Boris Yeltsin
90.
Who was president of the US at the end of WWI?
a)
Woodrow Wilson
b)
William Howard Taft
c)
Teddy Roosevelt
d)
Bill Clinton
91.
What did Wilson believe about world diplomacy?
a)
It should be discussed only with allies
b)
It should be secretive 
c)
It should be open and transparent
d)
It should not be discussed
92.
What was the 14th point in reference to?
a)
freedom of the seas
b)
self-determination
c)
League of Nations
d)
war reparations
93.
How quickly did America join the League of Nations?
a)
Never
b)
Immediately
c)
At the start of WWII
d)
1918
94.

This event in the 1980 Winter Olympics lifted Americans' spirits.

a)

Bobsledding

b)

cross-country skiing

c)

US hockey team wins gold

d)

figure skating

95.

The US boycotted the Summer Olympics in this country the in 1980.

a)

Iran

b)

Soviet Union

c)

North Korea

d)

China

96.

The 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles were boycotted by this country due to the US 1980 Olympic boycott.

a)

Soviet Union

b)

Cuba

c)

North Korea

d)

Iraq

97.

This "Iron Lady" was elected British Prime Minister a third consecutive time in 1987.

a)

Princess Diana

b)

Margaret Thatcher

c)

Queen Elizabeth

d)

Sandra Day O'Connor

98.
What do the Olympic rings symbolize?
a)
Five inhabited continents
b)
Five oceans
c)
Five Greek idol
d)
Five gold pieces
99.
What two kinds of Olympics are there?
a)
Summer and Fall
b)
Summer and Winter
c)
Winter and Spring
d)
Fall and Spring

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