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Cold War Review

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In what country was East Berlin located?

a)

West Germany

b)

East Germany

c)

Berlinia

d)

Russia

2.

In what country was West Berlin located?

a)

East Germany

b)

West Germany

c)

Russia

d)

France

3.

Why did the USA leave Vietnam?

a)

The Vietnamese asked politely so the USA said "ok, I guess"

b)

Public opinion in the US had turned against the war

c)

The Soviet Union threatened to drop a nuclear bomb on Vietnam

d)

The US Military had killed all of the enemy soldiers so there was no left to kill.

4.

He was the Soviet leader that wanted to "Destalinize" Russia

a)

Gorbachev

b)

Brezhnev

c)

Stalin III

d)

Khrushchev

5.

The French suffered a defeat against the Vietnamese at this battle:

a)

Battle of Paris

b)

Battle of Algeria

c)

Battle of Dien Bien Phu

d)

Battle of Helm's Deep

6.

Alexander Dubcek was the leader of the "Prague Spring" movement in this country:

a)

Czechoslovakia

b)

France

c)

West Germany

d)

Great Britain

7.

All of the following were democratic (free) countries during the Cold War EXCEPT:

a)

France

b)

West Germany

c)

Czechoslovakia

d)

Great Britain

8.

The leader of the Vietnamese communist forces was:

a)

Ho Chi Minh

b)

Kim Jung Il

c)

Moon Jae-in

d)

Kang Seul-gi

9.

Another name for the Soviet Union would be the:

a)

USA

b)

CUBA

c)

USSR

d)

NCAA

10.

The first artificial satellite to successfully orbit the earth was:

a)

Gemini

b)

Sputnik

c)

Vostok

d)

Apollo

11.

The Russians successfully launched an animal into space in the late 1950s; what kind of an animal was Laika?

a)

Dog

b)

Squirrel

c)

Cat

d)

Spider-Monkey

12.

All of the following were communist countries during the Cold War EXCEPT:

a)

Hungary

b)

Poland

c)

Belgium

d)

The USSR

13.

What was the dividing line between North and South Korea after the Korean War?

a)

The 38th Parallel

b)

No Man's Land

c)

The 17th Parallel

d)

The Border Wall (Mexico)

14.

What event caused goods to have to be airlifted into Berlin, instead of traditional modes of transportation?

a)

The Soviets had blocked all land access into West Berlin

b)

Germany tried to push the Allied powers out

c)

The roads were all blown up because of World War I

d)

The president was in town so they had to block off all the roads for a year

15.

Prior to World War II, Vietnam had been a colony of this European nation:

a)

France

b)

Germany

c)

Great Britain

d)

Russia

16.

He was the leader of Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis:

a)

Castro

b)

Dubcek

c)

Janos

d)

Brezhnev

17.

Theory that if Vietnam became communist, other countries in the area might also become communist is known as ________ theory.

a)

Jamestown

b)

Domino

c)

Truman

d)

Sputnik

18.

The US plan to give money to countries like West Germany to help them rebuild after World War II was called the ________ plan.

a)

Marshall

b)

God's

c)

Joffre

d)

Schlieffen

19.

The first man in space was named:

a)

Alexander Dubcek

b)

Yuri Gagarin

c)

Neil Armstrong

d)

Nikita Khrushchev

20.

The first man on the moon was named:

a)

Alexander Dubcek

b)

Yuri Gagarin

c)

Neil Armstrong

d)

Nikita Khrushchev

21.

The leader of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis was:

a)

Alexander Dubcek

b)

Yuri Gagarin

c)

Neil Armstrong

d)

Nikita Khrushchev

22.

The first woman in space was named:

a)

Valentina Tereshkova

b)

Margaret Thatcher

c)

Beyonce

d)

Lady Gaga

23.

Why was the Berlin Wall built in 1961?

a)

To keep the West Berliners from getting into Germany

b)

To protect Germany from a Soviet attack

c)

To keep the East Berliners from leaving to West Berlin

d)

To keep the United States out of Russia

24.

Who was the US President that argued that we needed to contain communism & keep it from spreading into other countries?

a)

Truman

b)

Eisenhower

c)

Lincoln

d)

Nixon

25.

Who was the American President during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

a)

Nixon

b)

Kennedy

c)

Truman

d)

Obama

e)

Trump

26.

All of the following were members of the "Big Three" at Yalta EXCEPT:

a)

Stalin

b)

Churchill

c)

Roosevelt

d)

Truman

27.

He came up with the name "Iron Curtain" to describe Soviet control of Eastern Europe:

a)

Churchill

b)

Chamberlain

c)

Hitler

d)

Stalin

28.

The United Nations replaced this organization:

a)

Justice League

b)

AFL-CIO

c)

Free American Kenesyian Enterprise

d)

League of Nations

29.

What was the alliance of countries that agreed that if one nation was attacked by a Soviet nation, everyone in the alliance would declare war against the invading country?

a)

Warsaw Pact

b)

USSR

c)

NATO

d)

Power Pact

30.

True/False: The Iron Curtain is another name for the Berlin Wall

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

31.

Who was the current leader of Russia today?

a)

Putin

b)

Gorbachev

c)

Stalin

d)

Yeltsin

32.

Who was the first democratically elected president of Russia?

a)

Putin

b)

Gorbachev

c)

Stalin

d)

Yeltsin

33.

Soviet-friendly governments were overthrown or removed in all of the following countries in 1989 EXCEPT:

a)

East Germany

b)

Czechoslovakia

c)

Romania

d)

USSR

34.

Yearly LGBT pride marches began to be held one year after riots at this location in 1969:

a)

Stonewall

b)

Watts

c)

Studio 60

d)

The Statue of Liberty

35.

Native American activists occupied this island in 1969 for nineteen months:

a)

Alcatraz

b)

Angel Island

c)

Creep Island

d)

Korfu

36.

Inspired by the US, this country had major student protests in 1968 that eventually involved workers as well, all striking or boycotting the conservative government:

a)

France

b)

Great Britain

c)

Canada

d)

East Germany

37.

All of the following were African American civil rights activists in the 1960s EXCEPT:

a)

Martin Luther King Jr.

b)

Malcolm X

c)

Rosa Parks

d)

Charles de Gaulle

38.

This woman's book, "The Second Sex", challenged traditional feminine roles:

a)

Emmeline Pankhurst

b)

Sojourner Truth

c)

Susan B. Anthony

d)

Betty Friedan

39.

Which Soviet leader encouraged economic restructuring and openness?

a)

Putin

b)

Gorbachev

c)

Stalin

d)

Yeltsin

40.

Which Soviet leader put up the Berlin Wall?

a)

Gorbachev

b)

Brezhnev

c)

Stalin III

d)

Khrushchev

41.

This Soviet leader wanted to "re-stalinize" the Soviet Union & invaded Afghanistan in 1979

a)

Gorbachev

b)

Brezhnev

c)

Putin

d)

Khrushchev

42.

Which Soviet leader took over after Stalin died?

a)

Gorbachev

b)

Brezhnev

c)

Putin

d)

Khrushchev

43.

The name of the first man on the moon :

a)

Alexander Dubcek

b)

Yuri Gagarin

c)

Neil Armstrong

d)

Robert Zimmerman

44.

This was a place in your home that people could go to avoid the dangers of atomic blasts

a)

Moscow Mules

b)

Duck Ponds

c)

Fallout Shelter

d)

Vault 13

45.

This term refers to a country that is politically and economically dependent on another country

a)

Berlin wall

b)

Iron Curtain

c)

Satellite nations

d)

Marshall Plan

46.

A treaty called __________ was signed by Brezhnev and Nixon that limited ICBM production.

a)

SALT

b)

Versailles

c)

Detente

d)

Marshall

47.

__________ refers to a period of decreasing Cold War tensions.

a)

Detente

b)

Brinkmanship

c)

Mutually Assured Destruction

d)

Total Nuclear Warfare

48.

__________ was the U.S. foreign policy of blocking Soviet influence and stopping the spread of communism.

a)

Containment

b)

Brinkmanship

c)

Mutually Assured Destruction

d)

Detente

49.

The two "Superpower" countries during the Cold War were the United States and ____________________

a)

Cuba

b)

Great Britain

c)

the USSR

d)

France

e)

Czechoslovakia

50.

All of the following countries had a "zone of occupation" in Germany after World War II EXCEPT:

a)

Norway

b)

Great Britain

c)

the USSR

d)

France

51.

Which of the following is an accurate description of the Cold War?

a)

There was never a time when it seemed like nuclear war would happen.

b)

The United States and the Soviet Union exchanged nuclear fire.

c)

The U.S. and USSR were isolationist during the Cold War.

d)

The United States and the Soviet Union fought each other indirectly in the proxy wars of Korea and Vietnam