WorksheetsThe Cold War
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
The United States and its allies were in favor of this government type:
theocracy
communism
socialist
democratic
What did the "Iron Curtain" symbolize?
The best areas for mining iron in Europe
The divide between democracy and communism
The border between North and South Korea
The Ho Chi Minh Trail
Which of the following choices best describes the U.S. foreign policy during the Cold War?
Containment of communism
Whoever smelt it dealt it
The enemy of my enemy is my friend
Whoever supplied it denied it
The War on Terror
What was the name given to the buildup of weapons during the Cold War?
Space Race
Bombageddon
Arms Race
Cuban Missile Crisis
Nuka-palooza
Which world leaders attended the Potsdam Conference in 1945? Choose all that apply.
Joseph Stalin
Harry Truman
Woodrow Wilson
Winston Churchill
Nikita Khrushchev
Which of these BEST describes the Cold War?
direct warfare between two superpowers
competition for global influence between two superpowers
indirect warfare between three superpowers
nuclear war between the U.S. and Soviet Union
mild disagreement between allies
Which event signaled the end of the Cold War?
Cuban Missile Crisis
end of the Vietnam War
collapse of the Soviet Union
fall of the Berlin Wall
What was the purpose of NATO when it was created?
To guard against the Spanish Inquisition
To regulate the price of oil on the world market
To protect its members from the Soviet Union and communism
To remove all trade barriers and increase trade between North American countries
To be the first to put a man on the moon
How did the Korean War end for the United States?
It was considered a defeat for the United States
It ended in a stalemate (the border did not change; neither side gained any territory)
The Korean War caused the U.S. to win the Cold War
The Korean War ended with all of Korea becoming a democracy.
How did the Vietnam War end for the United States?
It was considered a loss because all of Vietnam became communist
It was a much-needed victory for the U.S. military
It ended in a stalemate, where neither side actually won
All of Vietnam became a democracy
Type of government where the government owns everything and makes all the decisions.
Constitutional monarchy
Direct democracy
Republic
Communist
Which leader came up with the term "Iron Curtain"?
Mikhail Gorbachev
Harry Truman
John F. Kennedy
Winston Churchill
Nixon Bunch
Which U.S. president stood in front of the Brandenburg Gate and said, "Ich bin ein Berliner" to urge the world to support democracy in Berlin?
John F. Kennedy
Ronald Reagan
Chester A. Arthur
George H. W. Bush
Donald Trump
Which Soviet leader oversaw the Space Race and the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Gorbachev
Stalin
Lenin
Khrushchev
Rausky
What was the largest country that made up the Soviet Union?
Ukraine
Russia
Czechoslovakia
Uganda
Kazakhstan
The Berlin Wall divided _______________ into two parts.
Europe
Berlin
Russia
Germany
the world
How was the Soviet Union involved in U.S. wars in Korea and Vietnam?
They sent troops to fight American soldiers
They sent weapons and supplies to help communist forces
The Soviets attacked the U.S. mainland while American soldiers fought in Asia
The Soviets had no involvement in either war
What do Mikhail Gorbachev's policies of Glasnost & Perestroika mean in English?
crash & burn
Tear down this wall
openness & restructuring
I am a jelly donut
democracy & capitalism
Who was the last Soviet premier (leader)?
Boris Yeltsin
Mikhail Gorbachev
Leonid Brezhnev
Nikita Khrushchev
Borat Sagdiyev
Which of these events led to the breakup of the Soviet Union?
The arms race & government overspending
An attempt to overthrow the government by pro-democratic forces
Democratic reforms brought on by Mikhail Gorbachev
All of these
