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The Beginning of the Cold War

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
This "figurative" wall divided communist countries from democratic counties--
a)
Great Wall of China
b)
Berlin Wall
c)
Iron Curtain
d)
Wall of Democracy
2.
Which of the following foreign policies gave financial aid to European nations to rebuild after WWII?
a)
Truman Doctrine
b)
Marshall Plan
c)
Warsaw Pact
d)
Domino Theory
3.
Which foreign policy promised to aid countries resisting Communist takeover?
a)
Marshall Plan
b)
Iron Curtain
c)
Truman Doctrine
d)
Massive Retaliation
4.
Which foreign policy aimed at preventing Communism from spreading?
a)
Containment
b)
NATO
c)
Cuban Missile Crisis
d)
Berlin Airlift
5.
Which of the following organizations supports Democratic ideals and self governance?
a)
Warsaw Pact
b)
Satellite Nations
c)
NATO
d)
Domino Theory
6.
The physical barrier separating Communist East Berlin and Democratic West Berlin--
a)
Berlin Bloackade
b)
Berlin Base
c)
Berlin Wall
d)
Berlin Barrier
7.
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
8.
The ideology that if one country in Southeast Asia fell to Communism, others would follow--
a)
Domino Theory
b)
Berlin Arilift
c)
Eisenhower Doctrine
d)
Warsaw Pact
9.
The organization whose members agreed to mutually defend other Communist nations is called--
a)
Korean Pact
b)
Warsaw Pact
c)
NATO
d)
Satellite Nations
10.
What event happened in 1949 to strengthen the threat of Communism spreading in Asia?
a)
Russia falls to Communism
b)
China falls to Communism
c)
The Arms Race begins
d)
Sputnik is launched
11.
Which event lead to the creation of the NDEA, increasing educational funding in math and science--
a)
the launch of a Soviet nuclear missile
b)
the launch of the Soviet satellite Sputnik
c)
the passage of the Space Race Act
d)
the Soviet mission to the moon
12.
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
13.
Because of a Soviet blockade of West Germany to West Berlin--
a)
the US bombed the Soviets until they retreated
b)
the Soviets flew supplies into East Germany
c)
the US flew supplies into East Germany
d)
the US flew supplies into West Germany
14.
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
15.
Which event is the newspaper headline describing?
a)
Bay of Pigs Invasion
b)
Fall of the Soviet Union
c)
Cuban Missile Crisis
d)
Vietnam War
16.

Controversies involving McCarthyism and Julius and Ethel Rosenberg reflected the post-World War II concern over

a)

testing nuclear missiles

b)

joining the United Nations

c)

placing weapons in outer space

d)

spying by Communists in the United States

17.

Which is the best explanation for U.S. involvement in the Korean War?

a)

President Truman wanted to unify Korea into one nation.

b)

General MacArthur had a plan to overthrow Communist China.

c)

Americans felt Korea was located outside of U.S. containment policy.

d)

U.S. leaders felt it was important to resist Communist aggression.

18.

What term was given to the U.S. and Soviets trying to develop better weapons than the other?

a)

great race

b)

arms race

c)

space race

d)

ultimate race

19.

The rivalry during the Cold War was one between two superpowers; the U.S. and U.S.S.R. However, it was also a conflict between which two vastly different ideologies?

a)

authoritarianism and capitalism

b)

totalitarianism and socialism

c)

communism and socialism

d)

capitalism and communism

20.

During the 1950s, air travel industries, the entertainment business, and the electronics industry became highly productive. What happened as a result of new developments in these industries?

a)

U.S. crime rates drastically increased

b)

the U.S. unemployment rate increased

c)

schools had to change their curriculum

d)

new jobs were available for citizens

21.

Which of the following best explains the outcome of the Korean War?

a)

South Korea gained a significant amount of territory on the Korean Peninsula

b)

North Korea remained communist while South Korea remained a democracy

c)

The Korean Peninsula was unified under a single, democratic government

d)

China and the Soviet Union were forced to withdraw from Southeast Asia

22.

After WWII many people in the U.S. moved to the suburbs. Which form of transportation contributed most to the growth of the suburbs?

a)

bus

b)

automobile

c)

train

d)

subway

23.

What was the term 'iron curtain' used to describe the division of?

a)

North and South Vietnam

b)

East and West Asia

c)

North and South Korea

d)

East and West Europe

24.
Where was Korea divided?
a)
18 parallel
b)
34 parallel
c)
38 parallel
d)
15 parallel
25.
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.
26.
Why did the Soviet Union build the Berlin Wall?
a)
They built it to keep Soviet people from going to Western Europe.
b)
They built it to try to keep East Germans from going to West Germany.
c)
The Soviet Union and the United States divided Berlin in two parts after the war.
d)
The Soviet Union was trying to put people back to work by building the Berlin Wall.
27.
What was the name for the 1955 alliance of Soviet-dominated countries of Eastern Europe  that were the counterpart to the western alliance?
a)
NATO
b)
Warsaw Pact
c)
European Alliance
d)
Iron Curtain
28.
In 1946, the British Prime Minister said in a speech that an "Iron Curtain" had fallen across the European continent. This "Iron Curtain" was ______________.
a)
a wall built between countries controlled by Nazi Germany and ones that weren't.
b)
another name for the Alps, which protected it from the USSR during the Cold War. 
c)
an imaginary line separating Europe's communist and non-communist countries.
d)
a divider between the good and the evil.
29.
I was a senator in the 1950s.
I wanted to find Communists in the US.
My work was part of the Red Scare.
My ideas became unpopular.
Who am I?
a)
Henry Ford
b)
Charles Lindbergh
c)
Joseph McCarthy
d)
General Eisenhower
30.
What organization was created by Congress to hunt for communist spies?
a)
Federal Civil Defense Administration (FCDA)
b)
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
c)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
d)
House Un-American Activites Commitee (HUAC)
31.
What major historical event is represented in this map?
a)
Attack on Pearl Harbor
b)
The Cuban Missile Crisis
c)
The Wright Brother's first flight
d)
The building of the Panama Canel
32.

Who was the Soviet leader during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

a)

Nikita Krushchev

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

Mikhail Gorbechev

d)

Vladimir Putin

33.
What important entertainment industry influenced Americans the most in the 1950's and 1960's?
a)
Internet
b)
Newspapers
c)
Movies
d)
Television
34.

___________________________ influenced the increase in vacations, trucking and the growth of suburbs

a)

interstate highways

b)

air travel

c)

television

d)

economic reforms

35.

What was the first presidential election to be televised?

a)

Truman/Dewey

b)

Nixon/Kennedy

c)

Eisenhower/ Stevenson

d)

Reagan/Carter

36.

_____________________________ was passed to help veterans with buying houses, education, and starting businesses.

a)

Veterans Administration

b)

Levittown

c)

Soldier's Bill of Rights

d)

GI Bill

37.

JFK's tactic during the Cuban Missile Crisis was to

a)

Embargo

b)

Invasion

c)

Quarentine

d)

Long-range missles

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