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Early Cold War

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 8mins

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1.

The development of the Marshall Plan was part of President Harry Truman's effort to

a)

promote an isolationist foreign policy

b)

end the Korean War

c)

Contain the spread of communism

d)

Provide aid to Asian nations

2.

Which of the following was a military alliance to counter Soviet aggression?

a)

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

b)

Warsaw Pact

c)

United Nations (UN)

d)

League of Nations

3.

Which event of 1948-1949 is illustrated by this cartoon?

a)

Berlin airlift

b)

Collapse of the Berlin Wall

c)

Reunification of Germany

d)

Allied invasion of Normandy

4.

The Truman Doctrine

a)

Looked to expand democracy to areas in Asia

b)

Gave economic aid to scientists developing the H-bomb

c)

Provided aid to European countries threatened by communism

d)

Looked to expand democracy to areas in the Middle East

5.

Which two SuperPowers were involved in the Cold War?

a)

France and Great Britain

b)

Soviet Union and Germany

c)

United States and the Soviet Union

d)

China and the United States

6.

Which country was split in two by the "iron curtain"?

a)

Poland

b)

Germany

c)

Hungary

d)

Soviet Union

7.

The U.S. policy of containment is meant to

a)

stop the spread of Fascism

b)

stop the spread of slavery

c)

stop other countries from building up a nuclear arsenal

d)

stop the spread of Communism

8.

Which of the following best describes the causes of the Korean War?

a)

Communist North Korea invaded South Korea

b)

Communist China invaded North and South Korea

c)

Communist North Korea invaded China

d)

Communist North Korea invaded the United States

9.

An "arms race" is

a)

a race between two countries to defeat each other in war

b)

a race between states to build up their own militias

c)

a race between nations to acquire the most powerful weapons

d)

a race between nations to see who has the largest military

10.

The Marshall Plan was designed to

a)

punish Germany

b)

help European nations recover after the war

c)

ease the effects of the Berlin blockade

d)

end the Cold War