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COLD WAR

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 27mins

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.
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)
4.
In what country is the city of Berlin located?
a)
France
b)
Germany
c)
England
d)
Soviet Union
5.
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
6.
Which country did the U.S. send military aid to during the Korean War?
a)
North Korea
b)
South Korea
c)
Germany
d)
Japan
7.
Who was the Senator who started rumors of the Red Scare?
a)
John F. Kennedy
b)
Joseph Stalin
c)
Neil Armstrong
d)
Joseph McCarthy
8.
Which country was Nikita Khrushchev the leader of in the 1950's?
a)
United Stated
b)
France
c)
Soviet Union
d)
Germany
9.
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
10.
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
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.
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
14.
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
15.
What action caused the Cuban Missile Crisis?
a)
The Soviet Union placed missiles in Cuba that could be used against the U.S.
b)
The U.S. placed missiles in Cuba to be used again the Soviet Union
16.
Why was the United States involved in the Berlin Airlift?
a)
to airlift food to the people of West Berlin
b)
to bomb East Berlin
c)
to demolish the Berlin Wall
d)
to transport people out of East Berlin
17.
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.
18.
A competition between nations to build powerful weapons is called ___________.
a)
Arms Race
b)
Blockade
c)
Space Race
d)
Atomic Bomb
19.
What major historical event is represented in this map?
a)
Attack on Pearl Harbor
b)
The Cuban Missile Crisis
c)
The Wright Brother's first flight
d)
The building of the Panama Canel
20.
Why is the Cold War called a "cold" war?
a)
The areas affected were in the polar regions of the world
b)
The war was fought during winter months only
c)
Leaders of the superpowers were sick with coughs and fevers
d)
There was never direct fighting between the two superpowers
21.
Images like this one refer to what theory about the spread of Communism?
a)
The Mar$hall Plan
b)
The Domino Theory
c)
Proxy Wars
d)
Flexible Response
22.

During what event did the U.S. bypass a Soviet blockade without provoking a military conflict?

a)

Berlin Airlift

b)

Cuban Missile Crisis

c)

Korean War

d)

Vietnam War

23.

During the Cuban Missile Crisis, what did JFK do when he heard that the Soviet Union was construction a missile site in Cuba.

a)

JFK gave into the Soviet demands.

b)

JFK bombed the Soviet Union with an atomic bomb.

c)

JFK ordered a naval blockade of Cuba.

d)

JFK invaded Cuba from Guantanamo Bay.

24.

What wars were fought during the Cold War as a result of containment and the Domino Theory?

a)

Korean & Vietnam War

b)

WWI & WWII

c)

Civil War & Spanish American War

d)

Persian Gulf & War on Terror

25.
The containment of communism was an important part of American foreign policy in the twentieth century. The idea of containing communism was involved with America's entry into which war? 
a)
World War I
b)
World War II 
c)
The Vietnam War
d)
The Gulf War
26.
After WWII, Korea was
a)
divided into a republic in the south and communism in the north.
b)
governed by an alliance of western European nations.
c)
divided into a republic in the north and communism in the south.
d)
unified for the first time in many years.
27.

How did the Korean War end?

a)

The United States dropped two hydrogen bombs on North Korea effectively ending the war.

b)

The North Korean military with help from China took over the entire Korean Peninsula

c)

North and South Korea agreed to an armistice in 1953 (no treaty was signed to formally end the war) and the two countries remain divided by the 38th parallel.

d)

General Mao Zedong led South Korea to victory over Ho Chi Minh and the North Korean army

28.
What year did the Korean War begin?
a)
1940
b)
1950
c)
1970
d)
1960
29.
Who was the Korean War between?
a)
U.S. and Korea
b)
Russia and China
c)
North Korea and South Korea 
d)
All of the above
30.
What is the name of the Senator from WI known for his Anti-Communist accusations?
a)
Joseph McCarthy
b)
Harry Truman
c)
Richard Nixon
d)
Henry Wallace
31.

Why did the U.S helped S.Korea?

a)

To stop spreading freedom

b)

To prevent China taking over

c)

To prevent N. Korea spreading communism

32.
What conflict did the Cuban Missile Crisis occur in?
a)
WW2
b)
Cold War
c)
WW1
d)
Vietnam War
33.
Why did the US blockade Cuba?
a)
Cuba betrayed the US by suprise attacking the US
b)
They sent a bomb to the US and bombed the US
c)
The US hated Cuba
d)
The US discovered Soviet missiles in Cuba
34.
What countries were in the conflict?
a)
The U.S, Russia, and Cuba
b)
The U.S, Germany, the Soviet Union
c)
Cuba, The U.S, and the Soviet Union.
d)
The U.S and Cuba
35.

What ended the Cuban Missile Crisis?

a)

The USSR removes missiles and the US leaves Cuba alone.

b)

The US uses all of their missiles and destroys Cuba

c)

Cuba forfiets

d)

JFK got tired of fighting and just made a treaty

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