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Cold War beginning and Space Race

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 1hrs 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What two nations were in competition with each other during the Cold War?

a)

United States and Germany

b)

England and France

c)

Germany and Italy

d)

United States and Soviet Union

2.
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
3.
How did the US respond to finding out that the Soviets had missiles in Cuba?
a)
They sent the Air Force to bomb Cuba
b)
They began placing missiles in the Soviet Union.
c)
They placed a naval blockade around Cuba.
d)
They invaded Cuba and the Soviet Union.
4.
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
5.

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 defending each other from attacks by communist countries

d)

Countries joining together to create one kind of currency (S)

6.

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 to stop poverty

d)

By creating the United Nations

7.
In what country is the city of Berlin located?
a)
France
b)
Germany
c)
England
d)
Soviet Union
8.
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
9.
Which country was Nikita Khrushchev the leader of in the 1950's?
a)
United Stated
b)
France
c)
Soviet Union
d)
Germany
10.
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
11.
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
12.
This "figurative" wall divided communist countries from democratic counties--
a)
Great Wall of China
b)
Berlin Wall
c)
Iron Curtain
d)
Wall of Democracy
13.
The purpose of "containment" was to--
a)
stop the spread of democracy
b)
stop the spread of hate
c)
stop global warming
d)
stop the spread of communism
14.
In this economic system, the government owns all property and means of production.
a)
communism
b)
capitalism
c)
socialism
d)
democracy
15.
Nations that were aligned with, but also under the influence and pressure of, the Soviet Union were called--
a)
European Nations
b)
NATO
c)
Warsaw Pact
d)
Satellite Nations
16.
The organization whose members agreed to mutually defend other Communist nations is called--
a)
Korean Pact
b)
Warsaw Pact
c)
NATO
d)
Satellite Nations
17.
Which of the following was a failed invasion by the United States under Kennedy in an attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro?
a)
Invasion of Moscow
b)
Cuban Missile Crisis
c)
Bay of Pigs Invasion
d)
Korean Invasion
18.
During the Cold War, the fear of Communism infiltrating the US and McCarthyism both contributed to the--
a)
Red Fever
b)
Domino Theory
c)
Red Scare
d)
Red Army
19.
What was the name of the first satellite in space launched by the Soviet Union?
a)
Gagarin
b)
Apollo 11
c)
Sputnik
d)
Apollo 13
20.
The physical barrier separating Communist East Berlin and Democratic West Berlin--
a)
Berlin Bloackade
b)
Berlin Base
c)
Berlin Wall
d)
Berlin Barrier
21.
What does NATO stand for? 
a)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
b)
North American Treaty Organization
c)
North American Truce Organization
d)
North Asian Trust Order
22.
Where was Korea divided?
a)
18 parallel
b)
34 parallel
c)
38 parallel
d)
15 parallel
23.
1950's fear of Soviet Union communist totalitarian government coming to America led by a Republican senator. 
a)
McCarthyism
b)
Red Scare
c)
Polarization
d)
Tensions
24.
What was the main goal of the Soviet Union during the Cold War?
a)
To eliminate the nation of Germany
b)
To contain the spread of communism
c)
To spread communism to other countries
d)
To strengthen bonds with China and Germany
25.

The Soviet Union was a dictatorship run by _______________.

a)

Adolf Hitler

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

The Nazis

d)

The Russian Mafia

26.
Who built the Berlin Wall?
a)
Soviet Union
b)
NATO
c)
The UN
d)
China
27.
Why did the United States become involved in the Korean War?
a)
to contain communism
b)
to colonize Korea
c)
to spread communism
d)
to Christianize Koreans
28.
What is Communism?
a)
people taking a chance to start a new business
b)
the government having complete control of businesses and property
c)
free enterprise and economic growth encouraged by the government
d)
a democratic government with personal freedoms and economic opportunities
29.
What were the results of the Korean War?
a)
The two sections of Korea reunited
b)
North Korea & South Korea remained divided
c)
The Soviet Union took control of both sections of Korea
d)
China set up a communist government
30.
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
31.
What program aided the rebuilding of Western Europe?
a)
Truman Doctrine
b)
NATO
c)
Warsaw Pact
d)
Marshall Plan
32.

Who leads the UN (United Nations) army into Korea?

a)

Douglas MacArthur

b)

Dwight Eisenhower

c)

Teddy Roosevelt

d)

Mr. Hulme

33.

What was a result of the HUAC (House Un-American Activities Committee)?

a)

US started a war with China to fight communism

b)

US investigated the movie industry and blacklisted actors, writers, and directors like Walt Disney

c)

US increased their military spending with this bill in order to build a better Atomic Bomb

d)

US civilians started planting victory gardens to help support the troops.

34.

Senator Joseph McCarthy was a politician and created mass fear by doing what?

a)

He claimed he had a list of communists living in the US, but never showed the list

b)

He started trying to convert people to become communists

c)

He started biting people on the streets while screaming, "I'm a zombie!"

d)

He sabotaged military supplies and tried blaming the communists

35.

Did Senator Joseph McCarthy ever have any actual evidence?

a)

Yes, he had lots of pictures and lists of all the communists in the US and showed it to everybody

b)

Yes, he said he had a list and we should always trust our politicians

c)

No, he said that he had a list of communists, but he never showed anybody the list

d)

No, he claimed he was from the future and you should never trust a time-traveller

36.
Which action was part of President Truman's containment policy?
a)
The United States gave economic assistance to countries so they would not become communist
b)
The United States posted its military around the borders of the Soviet Union
c)
The United States formed a tight alliance with the nations of Europe
d)
The United States government ignored all other countries and focused only on issues within its borders
37.
Which statement describes the Marshall Plan?
a)
An alliance designed to combine the forces of all democratic nations in Western Europe
b)
An economic plan to spend 12.5 billion dollars on reconstructing Western Europe
c)
A failed military plan to cripple communist influence in Western Europe
d)
A peace treaty with the Soviet Union that was ultimately rejected
38.
What did the French, British, and Americans do in response to the Soviets blocking access to West Berlin?
a)
They evacuated West Berlin and allowed West Germany to take full control of the city
b)
They went to war with the Soviet Union and its allies
c)
The airlifted supplies and materials into West Germany, negating the blockade
d)
They pleaded for an intervention by the UN and its military
39.
During the Cold War Era, which best explains why the United States and the Soviet Union avoided real military conflict with each other?
a)
They did not want China to get involved in an armed conflict.
b)
They did not have weapons powerful enough to use in a war.
c)
They were concerned about the possibility of global nuclear war.
d)
They did not have any allies to help them in a war.
40.
Which two countries did Truman fear would fall to Communism if the U.S. didn’t give aid?
a)
Greece and Germany
b)
Greece and Poland
c)
Greece and Ukraine
d)
Greece and Turkey
41.
How did the Korean War end?
a)
Peace Treaty
b)
South Korea Victory
c)
North Korea Victory
d)
Armistice
42.

How did the Soviets begin the "Space Race" which started in 1957?

a)

They launched the first ICBM (Intercontinental Ballistic Missile)

b)

They launched the first artificial satellite named Sputnik into space

c)

They created the first space station

d)

They produced the largest hydrogen bomb ever

43.

President John F Kennedy set the US goal to win the Space Race by declaring the US would go to-

a)

Mecury

b)

Mars

c)

Jupiter

d)

The Moon

44.

What happened in 1969 ending the Space Race?

a)

The US sent is own satellites into Space

b)

John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth

c)

The US sent the first robotic rover to Mars

d)

Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on The Moon

45.

How did the United States work to challenge the Soviet Union in the "Space Race" after Sputnik?

a)

They sent spies to copy Soviet space secrets

b)

War was declared on the Soviet Union

c)

The US put nuclear missiles closer to the Soviet Union

d)

NASA was created and the US spent more on math and science education to make engineers.

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