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Cold War Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This type of government is run by the people.

a)

Socialism

b)

Communism

c)

Democracy

d)

Monarchy

2.

Communism is an economic system in which ...

a)

people are free

b)

individuals can vote for representatives in government

c)

private businesses own the factories and control the production of goods

d)

the government owns the factories and people are not free

3.

Following World War II, the country of Germany was split into four major areas by what 4 countries?

a)

Soviet Union, United States, France, Great Britain

b)

Germany, France, United States, Soviet Union

c)

Great Britain, France, United States, Canada

d)

Soviet Union, China, Poland, United States

4.

This first conference held in February of 1945 showed agreement and compromise with the "Big-Three"

a)

Yalta Conference

b)

Munich Conference

c)

Potsdam Conference

d)

WWII Conference

5.

This conference held in the summer of 1945 showed growing tension between the U.S. and U.S.S.R.

a)

Yalta Conference

b)

Munich Conference

c)

Potsdam Conference

d)

WWII Conference

6.
What two nations were in competition with each other during the Cold War?
a)
Spain and Portugal
b)
England and France
c)
Germany and Italy
d)
United States and Soviet Union
7.
Was the Cold War an actual war?
a)
Yes
b)
No
8.

How long did the Cold War last?

a)

10 years

b)

25 years

c)

45 years

d)

75 years

9.

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

a)

North and South Vietnam

b)

Eastern and Western Asia

c)

North and South Korea

d)

Eastern and Western Europe

10.
The United States and its allies had a policy called "containment."  This means that they wanted to ...
a)
stop the spread of Fascism.
b)
stop the spread of slavery.
c)
stop other countries from building up their military power.
d)
stop the spread of Communism.
11.

President Truman adopted a new foreign policy, called containment, during the Cold War. What was this policy also known as?

a)

The Truman Plan

b)

The Truman Strategy

c)

The Truman Doctrine

d)

The Truman Method

12.

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 providing medical supplies to Austria

13.
During what event did U.S. airplanes drop food and supplies to the people in West Berlin?
a)
Berlin Airlift
b)
World War II
c)
British Air Raid
d)
Soviet Food Drive
14.
What was the cause of the Berlin Airlift?
a)
The Soviet Union decided to block all supplies from getting into West Berlin by railroad, train, or waterway.
b)
The Soviet Union decided to block all supplies from getting into West Germany by railroad, train, or waterway.
c)
China decided to block all supplies from getting into South Korea by railroad, train, or waterway.
d)
The Soviet Union decided to block all military advances of Allied troops in West Berlin.
15.

What was the result of the Berlin Airlift?

a)

The Soviet Union NEVER gave up. All of Berlin is now under Communist rule.

b)

The Soviet Union finally gave up and lifted its blockade.

c)

U.S. and Allied troops crossed the border into West Berlin and defeated the Soviets.

d)

U.S. and Allied troops crossed the border into West Berlin and were defeated by the Soviets.

16.

What new weapon added tension to The Cold War?:

a)

The hydrogen bomb.

b)

Radar.

c)

Chemical weapons.

d)

All of these.

17.
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
18.

Soviet-supported countries that formed a military alliance with the USSR

a)

Warsaw Pact

b)

Hidden Agenda

c)

Comintern Alliance

d)

Kremlin Curtain

19.

A country that ‘orbits’ within the sphere of the influence of a larger country is called a

a)

satellite nation

b)

orbital country

c)

spherical wonder

d)

a whatchamacallit

20.
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
21.
Where was Korea divided?
a)
18 parallel
b)
34 parallel
c)
38 parallel
d)
15 parallel
22.
Which of the following best describes the cause of the Korean War?
a)
Communist North Korea invaded South Korea.
b)
Communist China invaded North and South Korea.
c)
Communist North Korea invaded China.
d)
Communist Korea invaded the United States.
23.
Which of the following best describes the results of the Korean War?
a)
North Korea defeated South Korea, and now all of Korea is under Communist rule.
b)
China defeated Korea, and now all of Korea is under Chinese rule.
c)
The Korean War ended in a stalemate.  Today, North Korea is still a Communist nation, and South Korea is a free nation.
d)
The United States defeated Korea, and today Korea is a territory of the U.S.
24.

Communist supporters who lived in South Vietnam but fought for North Vietnam using guerilla tactics

a)

Viet Cong

b)

Traitors

c)

Viet Minh

d)

Ho Chi Minions

25.
In the 1950s, the United States became involved in the Vietnam War. Why did the United States become involved in this war?
a)
to prevent the collapse of the government of North Vietnam
b)
to stop Vietnam from taking over Hong Kong
c)
to stop the spread of communism to South Vietnam
d)
to prevent attacks against United States shipping
26.
Who were the two participants in the Space Race?
a)
The US and Cuba
b)
China and US
c)
The USSR and US
d)
US and North Vietnam
27.
Who built the Berlin Wall?
a)
Soviet Union
b)
NATO
c)
The UN
d)
China
28.

This leader replaced Stalin after his death, and led the Soviets through crises in Cuba, Berlin, and space.

a)

Adolf Hitler

b)

Joseph McCarthy

c)

Benito Mussolini

d)

Nikita Khrushchev

29.

What was the name of the invasion of Cuba by exiled Cuban soldiers?

a)

Bay of Pigs

b)

Dock of Lions

c)

Pier of Kestrels

d)

Beach of Horses

30.
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.
31.
Why was the Cuban Missile Crisis one of the MOST important events of John Kennedy’s presidency?
a)
The US almost started a war with Cuba.
b)
The US and the USSR almost started a nuclear war.
c)
The US landed a person on the moon.
d)
The USSR broke apart into nation-states.
32.

Explain brinkmanship:

a)

Limiting weapons to prevent an all-out war.

b)

Allowing African-Americans to file for discrimination in the workplace.

c)

Building up weapons to prepare for all-out war.

33.
policy in which the United States and the Soviet Union hoped to prevent nuclear war by building up enough weapons to destroy one another
a)
mutually assured destruction
b)
massive retaliation
34.

What did the US secretly agree to do, which ended the Cuban Missile Crisis?

a)

Remove missiles from Turkey

b)

Pay the Soviet Union money

c)

Stop spying in the East

d)

Agree to the Berlin Wall

35.

Term meaning "less hostile relations"

a)

Detente

b)

Pardon

c)

Realpoltik

d)

Stagflation

36.
The Soviet Union was involved in a long and costly war against the Mujahedeen in which country in the 1980’s?
a)
Syria
b)
Iraq
c)
Afghanistan
d)
Pakistan
37.

What was one reason communism failed?

a)

the economy was suffering and war drained a lot of the USSR's resources

b)

the czar had too much power

c)

Russia was losing WWI

d)

Russia was focusing way too much on farming instead of industry

38.
What Soviet leader helped bring an end to the Cold War?
a)
Joseph Stalin
b)
Mikhail Gorbachev
c)
Ronald Reagan
d)
Pol Pot
39.

From which of Gorbachev's programs did Soviet citizens get more freedom of speech?

a)

Glasnost

b)

Perestroika

40.

From which of Gorbachev's programs did Soviet citizens experience some capitalism?

a)

Glasnost

b)

Perestroika

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