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Worksheetsthe Cold War
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 33mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
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
3.
What major country was behind the "Iron Curtain"?
a)
Germany
b)
Japan
c)
United States
d)
Soviet Union
4.
Who was the leader of Russia when the phrase "Iron Curtain" was phrased?
a)
President Roosevelt
b)
President Truman
c)
Joseph Stalin
d)
Joseph McCarthy
5.
What is the purpose of N.A.T.O?
a)
Countries joining together to end democracy
b)
Countries joining together to stop trade between the East and West
c)
Countries joining together to fend off attacks by other communist countries
d)
Countries joining together to create one kind of currency (S)
6.
In what country is the city of Berlin located?
a)
France
b)
Germany
c)
England
d)
Soviet Union
7.
Why did Joseph Stalin block the city of Berlin from getting supplies after WWII?
a)
He wanted to make the people dependent on communist Germany for their needs
b)
He hated Berlin
c)
The railroads were broken and still needed to be fixed after the war
d)
The people of Berlin were very wealthy and did not need his help
8.
Which country did the U.S. send military aid to during the Korean War?
a)
North Korea
b)
South Korea
c)
Germany
d)
Japan
9.
Who was the Senator who started rumors of the Red Scare?
a)
John F. Kennedy
b)
Joseph Stalin
c)
Neil Armstrong
d)
Joseph McCarthy
10.
Which country was Nikita Khrushchev the leader of in the 1950's?
a)
United Stated
b)
France
c)
Soviet Union
d)
Germany
11.
Which 2 superpowers were involved in the Cold War?
a)
Britain and the Soviet Union
b)
France and Germany
c)
Japan and the Soviet Union
d)
The U.S. and the Soviet Union
12.
Why did the U.S. enter the Korean War?
a)
It did not want another country to fall to communists
b)
It did not want another country to be split
c)
It wanted to attack North Korea
d)
It wanted to sell more weapons to its allies
13.
What was the main cause of the Cold War?
a)
The Soviet Union's support of Germany
b)
differences in government and economic beliefs
c)
rivalry for control of nuclear weapons
d)
the conflict between North and South Korea
14.
Why was the Berlin Wall built?
a)
to keep Americans from entering Russia
b)
to keep East Germans from entering West Germany
c)
to stop Germany from invading Great Britain
d)
to keep the U.AS.S.R. from invading Germany
15.
What is the Truman Doctrine?
a)
A policy to contain the spreed of communism
b)
the space race
c)
a program to develop the hydrogen bomb
d)
the antiwar movement
16.
Which statement best explains the reason the US became involved in the Vietnam War?
a)
The US wanted to prevent other countries from becoming Communist.
b)
The US wanted to prevent other countries from becoming Captilst
c)
The US hoped to convince North Vietnam and its allies to join NATO
d)
The American people wanted to protest actions that harmed South Vietnamese people.
17.
Which event caused President Kennedy to call the Navy to blockade Cuba?
a)
Korean Conflict
b)
Cuban Missile Crisis
c)
Vietnam War
d)
Berlin Airlift
18.
The Soviet Union controlled the _____________ side of Berlin.
a)
west
b)
airplane
c)
east
d)
Berlin Airlift
19.
The United States carried out the Berlin Airlift in 1948. Which is not a reason the United States decided to conduct the Berlin Airlift?
a)
To get supplies into West Berlin so that the people would not starve
b)
To keep the Soviets out of West Berlin and to keep it democratic
c)
To drop bombs on the city of West Berlin
d)
To provide people from East Berlin with a way to escape to the west.
20.
At the end of of World War II, conflict arose between the United States and the Soviet Union. This was because the two countries wanted to promote their forms of government. This conflict was called:
a)
isolationism
b)
Cold War
c)
Iron Curtain
d)
conflict
21.
In 1946, the British Prime Minister said in a speech that an "Iron Curtain" had fallen across the European continent. This "Iron Curtain" was
a)
another name for the English Channel which separated Great Britain from attack.
b)
a wall built between two countries controlled by Nazi Germany and France.
c)
another name for the Alps which protected Eastern Europe from the Soviet Union.
d)
an imaginary line that separates Eastern Europe's communist countries from Western Europe's democratic countries.
22.
In 1950, the United States and other countries from the United Nations became involved in the Korean War. What was the cause of this war?
a)
North Korea attacked South Korea to spread communism.
b)
South Korea wanted to drive out troops from Vietnam.
c)
North Korea attacked China to spread communism.
d)
South Korea attacked North Korea to spread democracy.
23.
The United States carried out the Berlin Airlift in 1948. Which is not a reason the United States decided to conduct the Berlin Airlift?
a)
To get supplies into West Berlin so that the people would not starve
b)
To keep the Soviets out of West Berlin and to keep it democratic
c)
To drop bombs on the city of West Berlin
d)
To provide people from East Berlin with a way to escape to the west.
24.
The United States and other nations joined together to form NATO or the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. What is NOT a reason that NATO was formed?
a)
To stop the spread of communism around the world
b)
To support new democracies with money and military support
c)
To help Joseph Stalin rebuild the Soviet Union at the end of World War II
d)
The United States became afraid of the growing power of the Soviet Union.
25.
Under this economic system, ordinary people and businesses control the means of production.
a)
McCarthyism
b)
Imperialism
c)
Communism
d)
Capitalism
26.
Which was a way that World War II was like the Cold War?
a)
Great Britain and the United States were on the same side.
b)
The U.S.S.R. and the United States were on the same side.
c)
Millions of people were killed by Hitler and the Nazis of Germany.
d)
Millions of people were killed by atomic bombs used against the cities.
27.
The Cold War was mostly a competition between
the United States and
the United States and
a)
Great Britian
b)
Korea
c)
Soviet Union
d)
Germany
28.
Which war did Americans protest by creating posters?
a)
Korean War
b)
Spanish American War
c)
Vietnam War
d)
WWII
29.
The United States sent troops to Vietnam
_________.
_________.
a)
to stop the spread of communism
b)
as a result of the Cuban Missile Crisis
c)
to set up a capitalist goverment
d)
because they bombed us
30.
A hunt for Communists led by Joseph McCarthy was caused by America's fear of __________________________.
a)
communism
b)
imperialism
c)
capitalism
d)
boogers
31.
Who were the leaders of the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
a)
John F Kennedy & Nikita Khrushchev
b)
Nixon & Stalin
c)
John F. Kennedy & Mussolini
d)
Truman & Nikita Khrushchev
32.
What were the opposing forms of government during the Cold War?
a)
communism & dictatorship
b)
democracy & capitalism
c)
communism & socialism
d)
capitalism & communism
33.
What event in the 1960's brought the world close to a nuclear war?
a)
The space race
b)
Berlin War
c)
The Cuban Missile Crisis
d)
The arms race
34.
Why was the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) formed in 1949?
a)
To end the Cold War
b)
To fly supplies to West Berlin
c)
To stop the spread of communism
d)
To set up capitalist economic systems
35.
A competition between nations to build powerful weapons is called ___________.
a)
Arms Race
b)
Blockade
c)
Space Race
d)
Atomic Bomb
36.
An alliance formed to stop the spread of communism is called ___________.
a)
NATO
b)
UN
c)
Axis Powers
d)
Allied Powers
37.
The Soviet leader that helped Castro set up communist government in Cuba.
a)
Josef Stalin
b)
Benito Mussolini
c)
Nikita Khrushchev
d)
John F. Kennedy
38.
_______________________________ is a war of ideas between communists and non-communists.
a)
Vietnam War
b)
The Cold War
c)
Korean War
d)
World War II
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