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Cold War

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Truman Doctrine resulted in

a)

the economic recovery of Europe.

b)

a pledge to fight communism

c)

the Red Scare.

d)

the rearming of West Germany.

2.

At Yalta, the leaders agreed to recognize the Polish government that the Soviets had set up it Stalin agreed to

a)

give up his demands for reparations from Germany.

b)

allow free enterprise in Poland

c)

hold free elections there as soon as possible.

d)

allow Poland to trade with the West.

3.

Truman said the Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan were essential for

a)

world economic recovery

b)

containment

c)

world peace

d)

American prosperity

4.

The Long Telegram resulted in

a)

the Marshall Plan.

b)

the Berlin airlift.

c)

the establishment of the CIA.

d)

the containment policy.

5.

In the Opposing Views at Potsdam, the Soviet Union wanted

a)

Germany to be Communist.

b)

Germany to make reparations.

c)

Germany to be divided.

d)

Berlin to be placed under Soviet control.

6.

When the United States, Britain, and France merged their zones in Germany, the Soviet Union responded by

a)

building the Berlin Wall.

b)

threatening to declare war.

c)

blockading West Berlin.

d)

organizing a military alliance.

7.

At Yalta, the leaders agreed to

a)

help Germany's economy to recover.

b)

allow half of Germany to be Communist and the other half Democratic.

c)

allow free elections in Germany.

d)

divide Germany among the four Allied powers.

8.

According to the Long Telegram, communism could be contained without going to war.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

In his "Sinews of Peace" speech, who is Churchill calling out?

a)

Franklin Roosevelt and the U.S.

b)

Joseph Stalin and the Soviet Union

c)

Adolf Hitler and Germany.

d)

Charles de Gaulle and France.

10.

NATO formed for the purpose of

a)

spreading democracy.

b)

setting international disputes.

c)

promoting free trade among members.

d)

mutual defense.

11.

The purpose of the Marshall Plan was to

a)

punish Germany for WWII.

b)

prevent Germany from rearming.

c)

help Western Europe recover.

d)

keep Communist countries weak.

12.

In Churchill's speech, he states that as the Soviet Union expands, so does

a)

capitalism.

b)

communism.

c)

democracy.

d)

fascism.

13.

"We must stand up to the Russians." Truman's statement can be interpreted as reflecting what sentiment?

a)

arrogant.

b)

anti-Semitic.

c)

patriotic.

d)

anticommunist.

14.

The Berlin Airlift was important because it

a)

provided humanitarian aid to the West Germans.

b)

led to the formation of NATO.

c)

showed American determination.

d)

gave American pilots after the war.

15.

The "Iron Curtain" of which Churchill speaks symbolically

a)

threatens Soviet Union power in Europe.

b)

enforces the Warsaw Pact.

c)

upholds the virtues of a liberated Europe.

d)

separated the Communist dominated countries of Eastern Europe from the Western democracies.

16.

What asserted "the right of all people to choose the form of government under which they will live"?

a)

Declaration of Liberated Europe

b)

Iron Curtain

c)

Cold War

d)

Warsaw Pact

17.

What was created out of fear that the nation was falling behind in scientific research?

a)

Declaration of a Liberated Europe

b)

NASA

c)

Warsaw Pact

d)

Cold War

18.

What was the era of confrontation between the U.S. and Soviet Union called?

a)

Iron Curtain

b)

Warsaw Pact

c)

NASA

d)

Cold War

19.

What was the military alliance in Eastern Europe?

a)

Iron Curtain

b)

containment

c)

Warsaw Pact

d)

NASA

20.

What was an imaginary line that separated the Communist nations of Eastern Europe from the West?

a)

Iron Curtain

b)

Warsaw Pact

c)

Cold War

d)

containment

21.

What was the U.S. policy that aimed to keep Communism within its present territory through the use of diplomatic, economic, and military actions?

a)

Cold War

b)

Warsaw Pact

c)

containment

d)

Declaration of Liberated Europe

22.

What was the symbolic barrier that divided Europe during the Cold War?

a)

Berlin Wall

b)

Iron Curtain

c)

European Wall

d)

Communist Curtain

23.

The theory that neighbors to Communist countries were likely to fall to communism was the

a)

checkers theory.

b)

Domino theory.

c)

House of Cards theory.

d)

Long theory.

24.

What pledged that the U.S. would go anywhere, fight anyone, do anything to defeat Communism?

a)

Eisenhower Pledge

b)

Long Telegram

c)

Truman Doctrine.

d)

Marshall Plan

25.

What was created to conduct surveillance and espionage in foreign nations?

a)

CIA

b)

FBI

c)

NASA

d)

NCIS