WorksheetsCold War
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 25mins
The Truman Doctrine resulted in
the economic recovery of Europe.
a pledge to fight communism
the Red Scare.
the rearming of West Germany.
At Yalta, the leaders agreed to recognize the Polish government that the Soviets had set up it Stalin agreed to
give up his demands for reparations from Germany.
allow free enterprise in Poland
hold free elections there as soon as possible.
allow Poland to trade with the West.
Truman said the Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan were essential for
world economic recovery
containment
world peace
American prosperity
The Long Telegram resulted in
the Marshall Plan.
the Berlin airlift.
the establishment of the CIA.
the containment policy.
In the Opposing Views at Potsdam, the Soviet Union wanted
Germany to be Communist.
Germany to make reparations.
Germany to be divided.
Berlin to be placed under Soviet control.
When the United States, Britain, and France merged their zones in Germany, the Soviet Union responded by
building the Berlin Wall.
threatening to declare war.
blockading West Berlin.
organizing a military alliance.
At Yalta, the leaders agreed to
help Germany's economy to recover.
allow half of Germany to be Communist and the other half Democratic.
allow free elections in Germany.
divide Germany among the four Allied powers.
According to the Long Telegram, communism could be contained without going to war.
True
False
In his "Sinews of Peace" speech, who is Churchill calling out?
Franklin Roosevelt and the U.S.
Joseph Stalin and the Soviet Union
Adolf Hitler and Germany.
Charles de Gaulle and France.
NATO formed for the purpose of
spreading democracy.
setting international disputes.
promoting free trade among members.
mutual defense.
The purpose of the Marshall Plan was to
punish Germany for WWII.
prevent Germany from rearming.
help Western Europe recover.
keep Communist countries weak.
In Churchill's speech, he states that as the Soviet Union expands, so does
capitalism.
communism.
democracy.
fascism.
"We must stand up to the Russians." Truman's statement can be interpreted as reflecting what sentiment?
arrogant.
anti-Semitic.
patriotic.
anticommunist.
The Berlin Airlift was important because it
provided humanitarian aid to the West Germans.
led to the formation of NATO.
showed American determination.
gave American pilots after the war.
The "Iron Curtain" of which Churchill speaks symbolically
threatens Soviet Union power in Europe.
enforces the Warsaw Pact.
upholds the virtues of a liberated Europe.
separated the Communist dominated countries of Eastern Europe from the Western democracies.
What asserted "the right of all people to choose the form of government under which they will live"?
Declaration of Liberated Europe
Iron Curtain
Cold War
Warsaw Pact
What was created out of fear that the nation was falling behind in scientific research?
Declaration of a Liberated Europe
NASA
Warsaw Pact
Cold War
What was the era of confrontation between the U.S. and Soviet Union called?
Iron Curtain
Warsaw Pact
NASA
Cold War
What was the military alliance in Eastern Europe?
Iron Curtain
containment
Warsaw Pact
NASA
What was an imaginary line that separated the Communist nations of Eastern Europe from the West?
Iron Curtain
Warsaw Pact
Cold War
containment
What was the U.S. policy that aimed to keep Communism within its present territory through the use of diplomatic, economic, and military actions?
Cold War
Warsaw Pact
containment
Declaration of Liberated Europe
What was the symbolic barrier that divided Europe during the Cold War?
Berlin Wall
Iron Curtain
European Wall
Communist Curtain
The theory that neighbors to Communist countries were likely to fall to communism was the
checkers theory.
Domino theory.
House of Cards theory.
Long theory.
What pledged that the U.S. would go anywhere, fight anyone, do anything to defeat Communism?
Eisenhower Pledge
Long Telegram
Truman Doctrine.
Marshall Plan
What was created to conduct surveillance and espionage in foreign nations?
CIA
FBI
NASA
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