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Cold War

Total questions: 53

Worksheet time: 41mins

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.
What major country was behind the "Iron Curtain"?
a)
Germany
b)
Japan
c)
United States
d)
Soviet Union
3.
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
4.
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)
5.
In what country is the city of Berlin located?
a)
France
b)
Germany
c)
England
d)
Soviet Union
6.
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
7.
Which country was the aggressor that started the Korean War?
a)
North Korea
b)
South Korea
c)
Neither - they were forced into war by Germany
d)
Japan
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 States

b)

France

c)

Soviet Union

d)

Germany

11.
Khrushchev said, "We will bury you." To what coutnries was he directing this statement?
a)
U.S. and Great Britain
b)
Japan and China
c)
North and South Korea
d)
Germany and Poland
12.
What type of race was the U.S. involved in with Russia in the 1950's?
a)
Naval
b)
Arms
c)
Foreign Aid
d)
Land expansion
13.
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
14.
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
15.
Why did the U.S. want the Soviet Union to remove its nuclear weapons from Cuba?
a)
It wanted to protect Cuba from communism
b)
Cuba is close to the U.S. border
c)
It was protecting nearby countries in Central America
d)
The U.S. did not have any missiles of its own
16.
Which of the following caused the Vietnam War?
a)
Japan attacked South Vietnam
b)
North Vietnam wanted all of Vietnam to be communist
c)
South Vietnam wanted to remain communist
d)
The Soviet Union attacked South Vietnam
17.
What symbolizes the end of the Cold War?
a)
U.S. President Bush worked toward easing tensions
b)
The Soviet Union broke up into 15 independent republics
c)
People in Easter Europe were gaining more freedom
d)
The Berlin Wall was built
18.
Who was the leader of the communist government in North Vietnam?
a)
Ho Chi Minh
b)
Joseph Stalin
c)
Mao Zedong
d)
Nikita Khrushchev
19.
Which side ended up winning the Vietnam war and taking control of the entire country?
a)
Soviet Union
b)
North Vietnam
c)
United States
d)
South Vietnam
20.
What important entertainment industry influenced Americans the most in the 1950's and 1960's?
a)
Internet
b)
Newspapers
c)
Movies
d)
Television
21.

Who freed all the nations in western Europe?

a)

Allied

b)

Axis

c)

Ussr

d)

Nazi

22.

Where was the missile in Cuba faced?

a)

Africa

b)

France

c)

Soviet Union

d)

United States

23.

Who was the president in the beginning of the Cold war?

a)

Bill Clinton

b)

Truman

c)

FDR

d)

Gorge bush

24.

What was the wall that separated Berlin and Germany

a)

The iron curtain

b)

The wall

c)

TRUMPS WALL

d)

the Berlin Wall

25.

When did the Berlin Wall fall down?

a)

1991

b)

1992

c)

1989

26.

What is communism?

a)

Where everything is equal and people have full control

b)

Where everything is equal and government has full control

c)

Where everything is equal and govenment has little control

d)

Where nothing is equal and government had full control

27.

What is containment?

a)

When the U.S. tried to stop the spread of capitalism

b)

When the U.S. tried to stop nuclear war

c)

When the U.S. tried to stop the spread of communism

d)

When the U.S. tried to stop the Soviet Union

28.

True of false? Communism gives power to the people and capitalism gives power to the government.

a)

True

b)

False

29.
What was the Berlin Airlift?
a)
Supplying food and goods to Berlin
b)
Taking people from East Berlin to West Berlin
c)
Dropping of bombs on Berlin
30.
The city of Berlin was completely located in which country?
a)
East Germany
b)
West Germany
c)
Middle Germany
d)
Middle Earth
31.
Berlin was split into how many sections?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
32.
The side of Berlin that was aided by the U.S. Democracy
a)
North Berlin
b)
West Berlin
c)
East Berlin
d)
South Berlin
33.
What color was associated with communism
a)
Orange
b)
Red
c)
Blue
d)
Green
34.

Like Germany, Korea was divided into occupations zones. The two zones were split by the _______________.

a)

38th parallel

b)

35th parallel

c)

39th parallel

d)

11th parallel

35.
The Truman Doctrine's main goal was to:
a)
Contain communism
b)
Provide weapons to democratic countries
c)
Help north Korea
d)
Provide collective security
36.
What best describes the outcome of the Korean War?
a)
South Korea and the U.S. won, unifying a Democratic Korea
b)
North Korea and China won, unifying a Communist Korea
c)
Stalemate, with the boarder remaining at the 38th parallell
d)
The U.S. and China split Korea, each controlling a part
37.
Where and when was this photograph taken?
a)
In Europe after World War II, when an iron curtain prevented the shipment of supplies East during the Marshall Plan
b)
In Berlin, after the US responded to the Berlin blockade with an airlift
c)
In the area currently called the demilitarized zone (DMZ), during the Korean War
d)
In the Southern region of Korea after the wars end.
38.

Which of the following countries did not control one of the western sections of Berlin?

a)

Frane

b)

Italy

c)

Great Britain

d)

United States

39.
What caused McCarthyism?
a)
President Truman making atomic bombs.
b)
Japanese spies.
c)
Bombing China.
d)
Increased fear of communism.
40.
The HUAC stands for...
a)
The House Un-American Activities Committee
b)
The House Under American Counsel
c)
The House Un-Republic Activities Committee
d)
The House Under American Communism
41.
Senator McCarthy's popularity went down because he began to target...
a)
the House of Representatives
b)
the poor
c)
the US Army
d)
women and children
42.

This type of government usually has a "strongman", like a dictator.

a)

Communism

b)

Capitalism

43.

Democratic nations usually have a dictator as their leader.

a)

True

b)

False

44.

I have freedom of speech. This means I live in a...

a)

Communist country

b)

Democracy

45.

In a communist country, I can own a business.

a)

True

b)

False

46.

In a capitalist country, I can own all the land I want.

a)

True

b)

False

47.

In a communist country...

a)

people are paid the same no matter how hard they work.

b)

some people are paid more than others.

c)

people own their own businesses

48.

In this type of government there are different classes: wealthy, middle and poor.

a)

Communist

b)

Capitalist

49.

The United States is a communist country.

a)

True

b)

False

50.
Property is owned by the state
a)
Communism
b)
Capitalism
51.
Education and health care provided by the state
a)
Communism
b)
Capitalism
52.
Press controlled and owned by the state
a)
Communism
b)
Capitalism
53.

NATO stands for

a)

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

b)

North Atlanta Treaty Organization

c)

National Atlantic Thirty Organization

d)

North Atlantic Treaty Organizations

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