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Cold War Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What two nations were in competition with each other during the Cold War?
a)
Spain and Portugal
b)
England and France
c)
Germany and Italy
d)
United States and Soviet Union
2.

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)

Communist East and Democratic West

3.
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
4.

How did the Marshall plan try to stop the spread of communism in Western Europe after WWII?

a)

by providing government housing for refugees

b)

by providing military assistance to Vietnam

c)

by providing money for countries to rebuild infrastructure

d)

by providing assistance to countries fighting communism

5.
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
6.

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)

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.
In the 1950's most homes were built in the
a)
Cities
b)
Rural Areas
c)
Military bases
d)
Suburbs
9.
The Increased demand in housing after WWII was due to the ...
a)
WWII baby boom and GI Bill
b)
Fear of communist influences inside the city
c)
Increased immigration
d)
Increased demand for automobiles
10.

Rock and roll music...

a)

Became a symbol of youth culture

b)

Was created by a communist movement

c)

Attacked traditional religious authority

d)

Was used mainly in political campaign ads on tv

11.

He developed a vaccine against polio.

a)

Dr. Jonas Salk

b)

Dr. Benjamin Spock

c)

Dwight Eisenhower

d)

William Levitt

12.

The G.I. Bill gave over 2 million veterans access to what?

a)

college & housing loans

b)

manufacturing jobs

c)

free health care

d)

food stamps

13.
What year did the Korean War begin?
a)
1940
b)
1950
c)
1970
d)
1960
14.

Why was it important to the U.S. to get involved in the Korean War?

a)

to take control over the Korean peninsula.

b)

for humanitarian reasons

c)

to contain communism

d)

To overthrow the North Korean dictator Kim Il-Sung

15.

Why was Douglas MacArthur fired?

a)

MacArthur committed a crime in Korea against the United States

b)

MacArthur criticized the President and called him "soft on communism" for not letting him invade China

c)

MacArthur ran away from his position as general and joined the Communists

d)

MacArthur was found stealing military rations from the camp