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Boundaries and other Political Units

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What major country was behind the "Iron Curtain"?
a)
Germany
b)
Japan
c)
United States
d)
Soviet Union
2.
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)
3.
In what country is the city of Berlin located?
a)
France
b)
Germany
c)
England
d)
Soviet Union
4.
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
5.
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
6.
What was the term 'iron curtain' used  to describe the division of?
a)
North and South Vietnam
b)
East and West Asia
c)
North and South Korea
d)
East and West Europr
7.
President Truman adopted a new foreign policy during the Cold War know as the Truman Doctrine. What was the main goal of the Truman Doctrine?
a)
To expand trade with Europe
b)
To limit the build up of nuclear weapons
c)
To stop the spread of communism
d)
to send financial aid to Europe
8.
The United States got involved in conflicts like Korea and Vietnam because they were afraid of the domino theory. What is the domino theory?
a)
If one country fell to democracy, others would follow
b)
If one country fell to communism, others would follow
9.
Why did the Soviet Union build the Berlin Wall?
a)
They built it to keep Soviet people from going to Western Europe.
b)
They built it to try to keep East Germans from going to West Germany.
c)
The Soviet Union and the United States divided Berlin in two parts after the war.
d)
The Soviet Union was trying to put people back to work by building the Berlin Wall.
10.
What was the mutual defense alliance of non communist nations?
a)
NATO
b)
Warsaw Pact
c)
Truman Doctrine
d)
Open Skies
11.
What was the name for the 1955 alliance of Soviet-dominated countries of Eastern Europe  that were the counterpart to the western alliance?
a)
NATO
b)
Warsaw Pact
c)
European Alliance
d)
Iron Curtain
12.
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)
a wall built between countries controlled by Nazi Germany and ones that weren't.
b)
another name for the Alps, which protected it from the USSR during the Cold War. 
c)
an imaginary line separating Europe's communist and non-communist countries.
d)
a divider between the good and the evil.
13.
A competition between nations to build powerful weapons is called ___________.
a)
Arms Race
b)
Blockade
c)
Space Race
d)
Atomic Bomb
14.

What was the main reason for the conflict between Israel and Palestine?

a)

Nobody Remembers

b)

Palestine took all Israel's

c)

Terrorist Attacks

d)

Land Rights

15.

The main cause of the Arab and Israeli conflict from 1948 to 1973 was the clash between?

a)

Religion

b)

Land

c)

Economics

d)

Politics

16.

What do the Israelis say the West Bank Barrier is for?

a)

To take more land

b)

To keep Israelis from leaving

c)

For security from terrorist attacks

d)

To fence in oil fields

17.

Where did Israelis pull out of in 2005?

a)

Gaza Strip

b)

Golan Heights

c)

West Bank

d)

Jerusalem

18.

Who became responsible for the Palestinian territory after the British?

a)

The United States

b)

The United Nations

c)

The United Arab Emirates

d)

NATO

19.

What was the United Nations solution to the Jewish, Palestinian issue?

a)

The creation of one state Israel.

b)

The creation of one state Palestine.

c)

The partition of Palestine into two states Israel and Palestine.

d)

The destruction of both groups.

20.

What were two wars fought between Israelis and Palestinians?

a)

World War II

b)

The 1948 Arab Israeli War

c)

The Six Day War in 1967

d)

The Soviet Afghan War

21.

The PLO stands for

a)

Peace Lord Oh

b)

Palestine Land Organization

c)

Palestine Liberation Organization

d)

Palestine Liberation Organism

22.
Israelis needed a safe home in Israel from
a)
Jewish Temple
b)
Arab Spring
c)
WWI
d)
The Holocaust
23.
Who is the greater supporter of Israel?
a)
USA
b)
Egypt
c)
Jordan
d)
Iran
24.
All of the wars in this conflict have been won by
a)
Palestine
b)
Israel
25.
Palestinian uprising
a)
Indafata
b)
Intfarda
c)
Intifada
26.
Name of the organization that created Israel
a)
UK
b)
UN
c)
Britain
d)
League of Nations
27.
A major argument between the Israelis and the Palestinians is that each side
a)
Wants to control oil resources in the area
b)
Has close military alliances with neighboring countries
c)
Believes in different interpretations of the same religion
d)
Claims Israel as their homeland
28.

ethnic conflicts and is in the Russian Republics

a)

Kiev

b)

St. Petersburg

c)

Chechnya

d)

Tbilisi

29.

The people of _________ have been fighting for several years against Russian to form an independent country

a)

Russian

b)

Ukraine

c)

Chechnya

d)

Slovenia

30.
Year that Russian forces were sent into Chechnya
a)
1994
b)
1991
c)
2002
d)
1993
31.
Muslim region in southern Russia
a)
Chechnya
b)
Moscow
c)
St. Petersburg
d)
Siberia

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