WorksheetsCold War
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 50mins
World events in the late summer and fall of 1949 caused
5 nations to form NATO
the second Red Scare
the British and Americans to begin the Berlin Airlift
Which of the following events helped fuel the second Red Scare?
the formation of the House Un-American Activities Committee
the passage of the smith act
Soviet detonation of an atomic bomb
Cause: Marshall Plan
Effect: _______________________
the Berlin Airlift began and Western Europe emerged from a recession
the US economy grew and Western Europe became more closely allied with the US
the Cold War began and an Iron Curtain descended across Europe
Cause: The Berlin Crisis
Effect: ____________________________
the US joined NATO
the UN released the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
the UN was formed
Which of the following leaders wanted to reunify Korea under Communist control?
Syngman Rhee
Kim Il Sung
Douglas MacArthur
Why was the conflict in Korea called a police action?
South Korea did not have a military
the US never officially declared war
the US sent police officers to keep the peace.
The foreign policy that aimed to stop communism from spreading was called
the international monetary fund
containment
the general agreement on tariffs and trade
the Eisenhower Doctrine
Why did President Truman fire General Douglas MacArthur?
MacArthur made public statements challenging the authority of the president
MacArthur was a war hero from WWII
MacArthur refused to expand the fighting into China
MacArthur wanted to use nuclear weapons in Cuba
What did the HUAC (House of Un-American Activities Committee) investigate in the 1950s?
Truman's firing of General MacArthur
domestic Communist threats
Chian Kai-Shek's government
the escalating conflict in Korea
The staggering number of causalities in the final two months of the Korean War showed that
President Truman had been right to fire General MacArthur
both sides were willing to lose many soldiers to gain a small amount of territory
the UN forces were inferior to the Communist forces
someone detonated an atomic bomb
why did the US not share the plan to develop the atomic bomb with the Soviet Union during WWII?
The US did not trust the Soviet Union
The allies would have been against its development on moral grounds
Scientists were unsure if they would be successful
The US was unsure of the bombs power
Why was Joseph McCarthy able to wage a successful anti-Communist campaign?
Americans were looking for someone to blame for recent Communist victories
He provided evidence to back up his accusations
Truman appointed him to head an anti-Communist task force
The names he provided were known communists
Why did the US and Britain begin the Berlin airlift?
to prevent all of Berlin from becoming Communist
to implement the Marshall Plan
to rescue Allied troops trapped in Berlin
Cause: Soviet test of an atomic bomb
Communist takeover in China
Effect: _____________________________________
Which of the following effects best completes the chart above?
the Marshall Plan
the Red Scare
passage of the Smith Act
Where were details of the armistice agreement that ended the Korean War negotiated?
Inchon
Panmunjom
Pusan
Hanoi
Who were Ethel and Julius Rosenberg?
cartoonists who coined the term "McCarthyism"
convicted spies
two of the Hollywood ten
Why was the US willing to send hundred of millions of dollars in aid to Greece and Turkey in 1947?
Communists had recently taken control of China
Policymakers believed communism should be attacked wherever it existed
policymakers believed the aid would help these countries resist Soviet pressure
I wanted to find Communists in the US.
My work was part of the Red Scare.
My ideas became unpopular.
Who am I?
What is the purpose of the United Nations?
Promote peace and prevent war.
Encourage trade between member nations.
Organize member nations as democracies.
Share military secrets among member nations
Why did the United States become involved in Korean War?
Prevent the collapse of the government of North Korea.
Stop North Korea from taking over Hong Kong.
Stop the spread of communism to South Korea.
Prevent attacks against United States shipping.
What does the Iron Curtain represent?
Peace had spread throughout Europe.
European nations needed to build more factories.
Militaries of Western Europe were too powerful.
An invisible division between communist Eastern Europe and Western Europe
What are some key elements that describe a communist government?
Land and money are controlled by the government.
Leaders are elected by voting of the people.
People are able to own their own businesses and become as rich as they want.
People have religious and economic freedom.
Which country's economy has:
-Capitalism
-Private Ownership
-Free-Market
USA
USSR
Which country's politics include:
-Strong Central Government
-Totalitarianism
-Spreading communism
USA
USSR
