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The Cold War

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The expansion of Communism into Eastern Europe was a direct result of

a)

the Crimean War

b)

the Napoleonic Wars

c)

World War I

d)

World War II

2.

The purpose of both the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan was to

a)

support the construction of the Iron Curtain

b)

increase membership in the United Nations

c)

prevent the spread of communism

d)

attempt to solve world hunger

3.

The term iron curtain refers to the

a)

scars left on the land by the trenches of World War I

b)

no-fly zone in northern Iraq after the Persian Gulf War

c)

border established between India and Pakistan after World War II

d)

western boundary of Soviet domination in Europe during the Cold War

4.

The invasion of Hungary in 1961 by the Soviet Union and the building of the Berlin Wall in 1961 are examples of

a)

United Nations Security Council resolutions

b)

Truman Doctrine failures

c)

Marshall Plan effects

d)

Cold War Era conflicts

5.

"Warsaw Pact Tanks Invade Budapest"

"Wall Divides Berlin"

"Liberal Czechoslovak Government Replaced"

These historical newspaper headlines were related to

a)

Mikhail Gorbachev's introduction of the policy of glasnost

b)

Adolf Hitler's efforts to promote national socialism

c)

the Soviet Union's acceptance of capitalism

d)

attempts by the Soviet Union to strengthen Communist

control

6.

Base your answer to the following question on the passage below and on your knowledge of social studies.

. . "We may anticipate a state of affairs in which two Great Powers will each be in a position to put an end to the civilization and life of the other, though not without risking its own. We may be likened to two scorpions in a bottle, each capable of killing the other, but only at the risk of his own life.".

— J. Robert Oppenheimer, July 1953


This statement expresses concern about the

a)

threats to the environment by developed and developing economies

b)

differences between command and market economies

c)

economic costs of World War II

d)

dangers of the Cold War

7.

Which headline concerning the Soviet Union refers to a Cold War event?

a)

“Yeltsin Assumes Power”

b)

“Trotsky Forms Red Army

c)

“Germany Invades USSR”

d)

“Warsaw Pact Formed”

8.

During the Cold War Era (1945-1990), the United States and the Soviet Union were reluctant to become involved in direct military conflict mainly because of:

a)

the peacekeeping role of the United Nations

b)

pressure from nonaligned nations

c)

the potential for global nuclear destruction

d)

increased tensions in the Middle East

9.

Which is a valid statement about the Soviet Union from the time of the Bolshevik Revolution through 1991?

a)

Education has been limited to the communist party elite

b)

Demand for consumer goods has exceeded production

c)

Military expenditures have been low

d)

Industrialization has not occurred

10.

Which statement best describes most Eastern European countries immediately after World War II?

a)

they adopted democratic reforms in their political systems

b)

they became satellite states of the Soviet Union

c)

they became dependent on aid provided by the Marshall Plan

d)

they emerged as world economic powers

11.

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and the Korean War were examples of

a)

attempts to prevent the spread of communist power

b)

United States efforts to gain foreign territory

c)

the failure of capitalism and free market economies

d)

United Nations interference in the internal affairs of member nations

12.

NATO was the alliance system of the USSR during the Cold War.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Eastern Bloc Nations aka satellite nations were countries directly or indirectly controlled by the Soviet Union.

a)

True

b)

False