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Cold War Begins Mega Quiz

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 1hrs 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Cold War is believed to have begun at this 1945 conference, during which the Big Three discussed the post-war division of Germany.

a)

Tehran Conference

b)

Yalta Conference

c)

Potsdam Conference

d)

Bretton Woods Conference

2.

Who stated that an "iron curtain has fallen across Europe"?

a)

Truman

b)

Eisenhower

c)

Churchill

d)

Stalin

3.

What is the name of the US foreign policy designed to stop the spread of Communism?

a)

appeasement

b)

containment

c)

isolationism

d)

imperialism

4.

The US will provide aid to nations fighting against Communism.

a)

Monroe Doctrine

b)

Roosevelt Corollary

c)

Truman Doctrine

d)

Kennedy Doctrine

5.

The US would help rebuild nations in war-torn Europe with financial support .

a)

Truman Plan

b)

Keynesianism

c)

Eisenhower Plan

d)

Marshall Plan

6.

The Western Allies merged their areas of control to create this new country.

a)

North Germany

b)

South Germany

c)

East Germany

d)

West Germany

7.

Who controlled East Germany following WWII?

a)

Britain

b)

Japan

c)

Soviet Union

d)

China

8.

The U.S. and Great Britain delivered supplies to halt a Soviet blockade during this event.

a)

Operation Overlord

b)

Operation Torch

c)

Berlin Airlift

d)

East German Airlift

9.

Organization of Allied nations "an attack against one is an attack against all."

a)

SEATO

b)

NATO

c)

Warsaw Pact

d)

OPEC

10.

United the Communist countries of Eastern Europe.

a)

SEATO

b)

NATO

c)

Warsaw Pact

d)

OPEC

11.

What nation tested an atomic bomb in 1949, prompting the US to construct a hydrogen bomb?

a)

China

b)

Soviet Union

c)

North Korea

d)

India

12.

What Communist leader did China fall to in 1949?

a)

Chiang Kai-shek

b)

Ngo Din Dimh

c)

Mao Zedong

d)

Kim Il Sung

13.

Americans responded to the fear of Communism in all of the following ways EXCEPT

a)

moving to another country

b)

participating in duck and cover drills

c)

blacklisting Hollywood actors and directors

d)

building bomb shelters

14.

What government agency was created with the passage of the National Security Act?

a)

FBI

b)

CIA

c)

FEMA

d)

IRS

15.

The second wave of anti-Communism that spread throughout the US after WWII is often known as

a)

Trumanism

b)

Stalinism

c)

McCarthyism

d)

Krushchevism

16.

The Korean War began in June 1950 when this country invaded South Korea.

a)

China

b)

United States

c)

North Korea

d)

Soviet Union

17.

Who fired Gen. MacArthur for publicly disagreeing with his war strategy in Korea?

a)

Truman

b)

Eisenhower

c)

Kennedy

d)

Johnson

18.

What was the result of the Korean War?

a)

North Korean victory

b)

South Korean victory

c)

stalemate

d)

Communism spread

19.

Belief that if one nation fell to Communism, its neighbors would soon follow.

a)

Eisenhower Theory

b)

Truman Theory

c)

Domino Theory

d)

Pushover Theory

20.

US would help Middle Eastern nations to resist Communism.

a)

Eisenhower Doctrine

b)

Monroe Doctrine

c)

Kennedy Doctrine

d)

Roosevelt Doctrine

21.

What legislation was passed to ensure fast evacuation of cities in case of a nuclear attack?

a)

National Security Act

b)

Interstate Highway Act

c)

Federal Civil Defense Act

d)

Pentagon Act

22.

The US responded to the launch of Sputnik in all of the following ways EXCEPT

a)

founding NASA

b)

passing the National Defense Education Act

c)

encouraging students to enter math and science fields

d)

abandoning all endeavors into space

23.

Which leader took control of the Soviet Union after the death of Stalin in 1953?

a)

Khrushchev

b)

Yeltsin

c)

Gorbachev

d)

Putin

24.

What event involved a US spy plane being shot down over the Soviet Union in 1960?

a)

Sputnik incident

b)

U-2 incident

c)

Apollo incident

d)

Challenger incident

25.

In the Election of 1960, John F. Kennedy defeated

a)

Eisenhower

b)

Johnson

c)

Nixon

d)

Agnew

26.

Kennedy's domestic program which included the passage of the Equal Pay Act is known as the

a)

New Deal

b)

Square Deal

c)

Great Society

d)

New Frontier

27.

What revolutionary leader seized control of Cuba in 1959?

a)

Che Guevara

b)

Pablo Sanchez

c)

Fidel Castro

d)

Hugo Chavez

28.

What was the failed US attempt to invade Cuba in 1961?

a)

Bay of Biscay invasion

b)

Bay of Pigs invasion

c)

Havana Bay invasion

d)

Santiago Bay invasion

29.

This symbol in East Germany stood as a reminder of the Cold War until 1989.

a)

The Kremlin

b)

The Hermitage

c)

The Berlin Wall

d)

The Great Wall

30.

The US & Soviet Union were on the brink of war during this October 1962 event.

a)

Sputnik launch

b)

Bay of Pigs invasion

c)

Berlin blockade

d)

Cuban Missile Crisis

31.

The agreement reached between Kennedy & Khrushchev included the US removal of missiles from

a)

China

b)

Japan

c)

Ukraine

d)

Turkey

32.

Encouraged young Americans to volunteer for two years working on education and development projects abroad.

a)

Teach for America

b)

Civilian Conservation Corps

c)

Green Peace

d)

Peace Corps

33.

JFK's promise to land an American on the moon came true in

a)

1959

b)

1960

c)

1962

d)

1969

34.

Kennedy was assassinated in 1963 on a trip to Dallas, TX by

a)

Jack Ruby

b)

Lee Harvey Oswald

c)

John Wilkes Booth

d)

Charles Guiteau

35.

This man became the 36th President upon Kennedy's assassination

a)

Harry S. Truman

b)

Lyndon B. Johnson

c)

Richard M. Nixon

d)

Gerald Ford