WorksheetsCold War Quiz
Total questions: 44
Worksheet time: 22mins
Ike used the CIA to arrange for a coup d'état to remove the prime minister of this country after he tried to nationalize the oil companies
Iran
Guatemala
Cuba
Hungary
The United Fruit Co. and the CIA to arrange for a coup d'état to overthrow the government of this country after he tried to seize the companies lands and holdings
Iran
Guatemala
Cuba
Hungary
Forces of the USSR invaded this country to put down a popular student lead revolution that overthrew its communist government
Iran
Guatemala
Cuba
Hungary
Revolutionaries angry with US Imperialism and a corrupt leader stage a revolution creating the longest lasting Communist Nation in the Western Hemisphere
Iran
Guatemala
Cuba
Hungary
This was the first test of the policy of containment when the US sent funds to support this government against a communist take over
Greece
Berlin
China
Korea
When the US held back aid due to this countries arms trade with the USSR, its leader seized the Suez Canal forcing a crisis that almost broke NATO
Iran
Guatemala
Cuba
Egypt
Stalin blockaded this region to force the allies to withdraw but they instead supplied the people living there through a massive air lift
Greece
Berlin
China
Korea
The US entered this conflict when to support the South who was invaded by the North. China's entry forced a stalemate and ceasefire at 38th Parallel
Greece
Berlin
China
Korea
Communist and Nationalist forces fought for control of this country after World War 2. The US decided it was a waist of money to back the loosing nationalist cause.
Greece
Berlin
China
Korea
The French tried to reestablish this nation as a colony, leading to a communist rebellion and its division into north and south halves
Vietnam
Berlin
China
Korea
Which of the following was NOT a innovation of the 1950's that change the lives of teenagers
Computers
TV
Rock and Roll
Additional Freedom
What is communism?
A system where the government controls all aspects of the peoples lives
A system where private individuals own and invest in businesses to make a profit through the laws of supply and demand
A system in which the people/gov own the means of production and provide evenly for all
A system where taxes are high so that everyone can get free health care and schooling
What is capitalism?
A system where the government controls all aspects of the peoples lives
A system where private individuals own and invest in businesses to make a profit through the laws of supply and demand
A system in which the people/gov own the means of production and provide evenly for all
A system where taxes are high so that everyone can get free health care and schooling
This program issued loans and grants to European Nations to rebuild after WW2 in an effort to stop the spread of communism.
The Marshall Plan
The Truman Doctrine
The Eisenhower Doctrine
House Un American Activities Committee
Congressional organization used to hunt for Communists within the US during the Second Red Scare
The Marshall Plan
The Truman Doctrine
The Eisenhower Doctrine
House Un American Activities Committee
Pledge that the US would support nations resisting pressure from internal and external Communist threats
The Marshall Plan
The Truman Doctrine
The Eisenhower Doctrine
House Un American Activities Committee
Pledge that the US would aid Middle Eastern Nations attempting to hold of the threat of Communism
The Marshall Plan
The Truman Doctrine
The Eisenhower Doctrine
House Un American Activities Committee
US Air Force officers unjustly expelled from the military for communist ties who story exposed the injustice of the Red Scare
Milo Radulovich
Alger Hiss
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
Gary Powers
State Department Employee jailed for perjury after it was exposed he lied about meeting with and passing information to the Communist party
Milo Radulovich
Alger Hiss
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
Gary Powers
American citizens arrested and executed for leaking atomic secrets the the Soviet Union
Milo Radulovich
Alger Hiss
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
Gary Powers
Pilot of the U-2 Spy plain shot down over the USSR that re-inflamed the cold war at the end of the 1950's
Milo Radulovich
Alger Hiss
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
Gary Powers
What was the focus of the 25th Amendment
The Enforcement of the Civil Rights Act for African Americans
It allowed Communists to be convicted as enemies of the state
It changes the eligibility requirements for Social Security
It set the line of Presidential Succession and allowed for the removal of an incapacitated president
Leads the insurgency that results in the creation of a Communist State in North Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh
Chiang Kai Shek
Mao Zedong
Kim Il Sung
Leader of the Nationalist Forces of China who flees to Taiwan to set up a rival Government there after the civil war
Ho Chi Minh
Chiang Kai Shek
Mao Zedong
Kim Il Sung
Communist Leader of China during and after the Chinese Civil War
Ho Chi Minh
Chiang Kai Shek
Mao Zedong
Kim Il Sung
First Communist Leader of North Korea who leads an Invasion of the South
Ho Chi Minh
Chiang Kai Shek
Mao Zedong
Kim Il Sung
He invented the vaccine against Polio
Jonas Salk
Alger Hiss
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
Gary Powers
Leader of the USSR after the death of Stalin who pushed a peaceful relationship of coexistence with the USA
Fidel Castro
Nikita Khrushchev
Abdel Nasser
Joseph McCarthy
Communist revolutionary who with the help of Che Guevara over-through the corrupt government in Cuba
Fidel Castro
Nikita Khrushchev
Abdel Nasser
Joseph McCarthy
President of Egypt who in his push to create a strong nation to rival Israel forged an trade alliance with the USSR and to over the Suez Canal
Fidel Castro
Nikita Khrushchev
Abdel Nasser
Joseph McCarthy
Wisconsin Senator who used false claims about Communists in the Government to rise to power and fame during the 1950's
Jonas Salk
Alger Hiss
Joseph McCarthy
Gary Powers
Communist Nations set up in Western Europe to insulate the USSR from Western threats
Satellite Nations
Iron Curtain
NATO
Warsaw Pact
The Line between the Western Democratic World and Eastern Communist Bloc States
Satellite Nations
Iron Curtain
NATO
Warsaw Pact
A defensive alliance of Western Nations where each agreed to defend each other if one was attacked or threatened
Satellite Nations
Iron Curtain
NATO
Warsaw Pact
The defensive alliance of Eastern Communist Countries during the Cold War
Satellite Nations
Iron Curtain
NATO
Warsaw Pact
What is Red Lining
The process for labeling someone a Communist in the US Government
The Line on the map separating Western Democratic Countries from Eastern Communist ones
The practice of drawing lines excluding minorities from home ownership in suburbs to protect property values
The practice of threatening Nuclear attack on Communists in order to force them to back down
Which of the following were results of the Berlin Air Lift
Germany is permanently divided into two nations, East and West Germany
Allied nations form NATO to protect against Soviet aggression
The USSR creates the Warsaw pact to forge alliances between all Communist Nations
All other answers are correct
What is Brinkmanship
The act of threatening war or the use of Nuclear weapons in order to force the other side to back down
The willingness of the Allies to commit troops to wars against the USSR
The continued state of tensions along the North and South Korean Borders
The chances of a team being eliminated from the NCAA Tournament
Which team will win the NCAA Basketball Tournament
Michigan
Michigan State
Duke
The rest of the field
Which of the following was NOT one of the methods used by the US government to promote the Red Scare
Requiring Loyalty Oaths for All Government Employees
Creating a House Committee to investigate accused Communists
Courts rule it constitutional to arrest Communists as threats to the sate
Made all citizens take tests to prove they were not communists
What role did the US play in the Chinese Civil War
We funded the Nationalist as they had helped us fight the Japanese
We did not fund the Nationalists because they were corrupt and seemed a poor investment
We sent troops to directly fight the Communists
We aided both the Communists and Nationalists who helped us fight Japan
What two changes made during the Eisenhower presidency made it easier for the Executive to operate without the president
25th Amendment outlined presidential succession
The Vice President was given additional responsibilities in crafting legislation
The cabinet was expanded and given more responsibility for daily operations
The Pentagon took over all war time decissions
Rather then rely on the Army for foreign intervention, Ike relied on...
The CIA
Soft Power (funding and aid for other gov)
Nukes
Alliances
In his final farewell speech what did Ike warn the American People about?
Communism
Liberals
The Military Industrial Complex
The Crisis in the Middle East
