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The Cold War Begins

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

After WWII, most of the power in the world was split between which two countries?

a)

U.S. & Great Britain

b)

China & U.S.

c)

U.S. & Soviet Union

d)

U.S. & Canada

2.

The soviet Union was a ______________country.

a)

communist

b)

capitalist

c)

communal

d)

philosophical

3.

In communism, land, property, and businesses are owned and operated by____________________.

a)

the people

b)

a certain group

c)

the government

d)

the emperor

4.

In capitalist countries like the U.S., _________________________of businesses and property powers the economy.

a)

government ownership

b)

unorganized

c)

wealthy ownership

d)

private ownership

5.

The U.S. and the Soviet Union competed for control of the world's politics in a conflict called____________________.

a)

The Atomic Race

b)

The Nuclear War

c)

The Cold War

d)

The Soviet War

6.

The Cold War was a ________________conflict.

a)

violent

b)

nonviolent

7.

The Soviet Union had suffered so much and wasn't given a share of the recovery money after WWII. They resorted to taking all the resources they could to rebuild their country. The U.S. & Britain __________________.

a)

agreed this was necessary

b)

did not approve

c)

tried to help in this effort

8.

Because of the clear difference in opinion on how to rebuild the Soviet Union, West and East Germany remained divided. In the capital city of ____________they even built a wall to separate these halves.

a)

Gutenberg

b)

Eisenhower

c)

Hungry

d)

Berlin

9.

The Berlin wall became a symbol of ____________________,dividing the world into two sides wherever it was fought.

a)

disagreement

b)

The Cold War

c)

trust

d)

opposition to communism

10.

So far in history, communist countries have not been the fair places they were meant to be. Their governments have been taken over by violent ________________.

a)

people

b)

women

c)

dictators

d)

hate groups