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Cold War

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 24mins

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Class
Date
1.

Use of the term Iron Curtain is meant to symbolize and highlight differences in

a)

religious philosophy

b)

political ideology

c)

art and architecture

d)

resources and climate

2.

Nations such as Hungary, that were dominated by the Soviet Union after World War II, were most often referred to as

a)

districts

b)

satellites

c)

mandates

d)

cartels

3.

During the Cold War, India’s decision to support neither the United States nor the Soviet Union was based on its policy of

a)

nonalignment

b)

isolationism

c)

containment

d)

separatism

4.

The Soviet Union’s response to the formation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was to create the

a)

Marshall Plan

b)

Warsaw Pact

c)

Truman Doctrine

d)

European Union

5.

One reason Mao Zedong, Ho Chi Minh, and Fidel Castro rose to power was that these leaders

a)

promoted capitalism and democracy

b)

gained the support of the peasants

c)

represented the interests of rich landowners

d)

wanted their countries to stress religious

6.

The Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan were established to

a)

put down the Hungarian Revolution

b)

contain communism

c)

end the Soviet blockade of Berlin

d)

destroy the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

7.

. . . I mention all these details, which I remember so clearly, in order [to] give a sense of the shock that we suffered when The Wall came upon us one night. There we were in Berlin, at the crossroads between East and West, at the juncture of two fundamentally different cultures, and suddenly we were locked up like canaries in a cage. Literally from one day to the next, from being a vibrant and cultured city, Berlin subsided into the drowsy torpor [dullness] of a midsummer afternoon in the provinces. We were imprisoned in a dull, fl at country. . . .


Which historical event is directly reflected in this passage?

a)

(1) building of a barrier between East and West Berlin

b)

(2) formation of the Warsaw Pact

c)

(3) occupation of Germany

d)

(4) Berlin Airlift

8.

Who is the leader shown in this cartoon?

a)

Augusto Pinochet

b)

Ché Guevara

c)

Juan Perón

d)

Fidel Castro

9.

The Korean War and the Cuban missile crisis are most closely associated with

a)

(1) communist aggression

b)

(2) religious tensions

c)

(3) the overthrow of monarchies

d)

(4) the failure of the Kyoto Protocol

10.

Which foreign policy action best explains the United States response to Cold War situations?

a)

repeated reliance on appeasement

b)

consistent attempts to bring about détente

c)

a continuing pursuit of nonalignment

d)

a long-term commitment to containment

11.

Which claim best supports the pattern of interaction between the United States and the Soviet Union between 1948 and 1979?

a)

Conflict occurred when one side tried to expand its sphere of influence into another country or region.

b)

Disagreements between the United States and the Soviet Union were quickly resolved without the deployment of the military.

c)

Leaders of other countries encouraged conflict between the superpowers.

d)

Peace and stability were created around the world as a result of the alliance between the United States and the Soviet Union.

12.

Which document would best provide information about the impact these events had on regions OTHER THAN the United States and the Soviet Union?

a)

Russian textbook published in 2015

b)

television interview with President John F. Kennedy

c)

memoirs of people living in East Germany, Cuba, and Afghanistan

d)

line graph of the Soviet Union’s gross domestic product between 1948 and 1968