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WorksheetsCold War Quiz (WHII)
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 29mins
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Class
Date
1.
The Western equivalent to the Warsaw Pact was which of the following?
a)
NATO
b)
The United Nations
c)
Truman Doctrine
d)
SALT
2.
What was the purpose of the Truman Doctrine?
a)
to provide money from the U.S. to countries threatened by communism
b)
to rebuild war-torn Europe with U.N. funds
c)
to send U.N. medical aid to Latin American countries
d)
to send U.N. troops to South Korea
3.
Which of the following is an example of the Marshall Plan at work?
a)
The Soviet blockade of Berlin
b)
U.S. assisstance in rebuilding the French economy
c)
The creation of the United Nations
d)
The Bay of Pigs military operation
4.
What was the imaginary line that separated the West from the Soviet Union and its satellite states?
a)
The 38th Parallel
b)
The Velvet Curtain
c)
The Iron Curtain
d)
The Berlin Wall
5.
President John F. Kennedy responded to reports that the Soviet Union was constructing missile sites in Cuba by:
a)
ordering a naval blockade of ships coming into Cuba
b)
authorizing missile strikes on strategic Cuban targets
c)
authorizing missile strikes on Soviet cargo ships
d)
seeking U.N. approval for economic sanctions against Cuba
6.
The Domino Theory provided the basis for the United States' entry into:
a)
The Cuban Missile Crisis
b)
The Korean War
c)
World War II
d)
The Vietnam War
7.
What best describes the results of the Korean War?
a)
It ended in a stalemate with North Korea remaining a communist nation and South Korea becoming a free nation
b)
It ended in U.S. occupation and Korea becoming a territory of the U.S.
c)
China defeated Korea and now North Korea is a province of China
d)
It ended in South Korea's defeat by communist North Korea. South Korea is now under communist rule
8.
Why did the United States conduct the Berlin Airlift?
a)
to provide food and fuel for West Germany
b)
to evacuate wounded soldiers out of East Berlin
c)
to provide food and fuel to blockaded West Berlin
d)
To rescue citizens trapped in East Berlin
9.
How did the Cold War experience change during the Nixon presidency?
a)
a détente occurred, and tensions eased between the Soviet Union and the United States
b)
tensions reached an all-time high
c)
the Cuban Missile Crisis occurred
d)
the Cold War entered northern Africa
10.
Eastern European countries began to protest the Soviet control through the "Velvet Revolution," which means:
a)
Cities were taken over by Soviet soldiers
b)
Czechoslovakian rebels were surrounded by Soviet troops
c)
there were bloodless, peaceful revolutions
d)
revolutionary leaders were arrested and sent to Siberia
11.
In 1949, the revolution in China resulted in:
a)
the Soviet Union annexing Mao's People's Republic of China
b)
Mao starting the People's Republic of China and Chiang Kai-shek and the nationalists retreating to Taiwan
c)
China creating a communist alliance with Korea and Vietnam
d)
Chiang Kai-shek successfully forces Mao and the communists into North Korea
12.
The Chinese rapid industrialization plan was called the:
a)
Five Year Plans
b)
New Economic Plan
c)
Great Society
d)
Great Leap Forward
13.
The end of the Cold War was signified by the:
a)
dissolution of the United Nations
b)
Berlin Wall being taken down
c)
riots in Tiananmen Square
d)
Cuban Missile Crisis
14.
The leaders who, in the public eye, brought the Cold War to an end are:
a)
Reagan and Gorbachev
b)
Truman and Stalin
c)
Nixon and Breshnev
d)
Kennedy and Khruschev
15.
The leader of the Chinese communist movement:
a)
Ho Chi Minh
b)
Hideki Tojo
c)
Mao Tse-tung
d)
Chiang Kai-shek
16.
What is the name of the "real" China as acknowledged by the United Nations?
a)
People's Republic of China
b)
Taiwan
c)
Republic of China
d)
Chinese Nationalist Party
17.
The dividing line between North Korea and South Korea runs along the:
a)
38th Parallel
b)
83rd Parallel
c)
Equator
d)
Tropic of Capricorn
18.
This U.S. leader wanted to use the atomic bomb against North Korea:
a)
Dwight Eisenhowser
b)
Harry Truman
c)
Douglas MacArthur
d)
Lyndon Johnson
19.
The leader of the Vietnamese communist movement attempting to make all of Vietnam communist was named:
a)
Ngo Din Diem
b)
Ho Chi Minh
c)
Chiang Kai-shek
d)
Deng Xiaoping
20.
This theory holds that if one country falls to communism, many others will follow suit.
a)
Containment Theory
b)
Magnet Theory
c)
Trickle-down Theory
d)
Domino Theory
21.
The Cold War can be summarized as a conflict between:
a)
Communism and Democracy
b)
Capitalism and Communism
c)
East and West
d)
All of the Above
22.
Put the following events in chronological order: I. Building the Berlin Wall; II. Sputnik; III. Berlin Airlift; IV. Korean War; V. Truman Doctrine
a)
V, III, IV, II, I
b)
II, III, V, IV, I
c)
V, IV, III, I, II
d)
III, IV, V, I, II
23.
Which action by the United States was a direct response to growing communist threats in Greece and Turkey?
a)
Berlin Airlift
b)
Truman Doctrine
c)
Creation of the United Nations
d)
Marshall Plan
24.
Which military alliance of North American and Western European nations pledged in 1949 that all member nations would come to the aid of any member attacked by an outside enemy?
a)
Warsaw Pact
b)
United Nations
c)
Triple Alliance
d)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
25.
How did the United States act to reduce the influence of communism and improve the economic strength of free market nations in Europe directly after the Second World War?
a)
NASA enacted a space program to protect Europe from Soviet attack
b)
The Roosevelt Corollary proclaimed the United States chief protector of the Americas
c)
The Marshall Plan extended financial aid and friendly relations to European nations
d)
The Berlin Airlift prevented thousands of Western Berliners from starving to death , despite the blockade Stalin had put in place
26.
During the Cold War Era, American education priorities led to a shift in traditional curriculum emphasize:
a)
math and science
b)
foreign languages
c)
civics
d)
physical education
27.
Which facet of Cold War American foreign policy directly showed its fear of the spread of communism?
a)
New Deal
b)
containment
c)
isolationism
d)
Great Society
28.
Which "side" of China did the U.S. support with money and weapons during the second World War and the Chinese Civil War?
a)
Nationalists
b)
Communists
c)
Socialists
d)
Democrats
29.
What is the name of the island Chinese Nationalist forces retreated to at the end of the Chinese Civil War?
a)
Hong Kong
b)
Beijing
c)
Iwo Jima
d)
Taiwan
30.
What two events occurred in 1949 that shifted the balance of power in favor of the U.S.S.R.?
a)
The Berlin blockade and the creation of NATO
b)
The Soviet delevopment of nuclear armaments and China becoming communist
c)
China becoming communist and the building of the Berlin Wall
d)
The Velvet Revolution and the Korean War
31.
After World War II, North Korea was occupied by _____ and had a __________ government.
a)
U.S.S.R., socialist
b)
United States, democratic
c)
Germany, communist
d)
U.S.S.R., communist
32.
What country sent the most troops into South Korea during the Korean War?
a)
U.S.S.R.
b)
Great Britain
c)
United States
d)
China
33.
What country provided aid to North Korea during the Korean War?
a)
China
b)
United States
c)
Japan
d)
U.S.S.R.
34.
What was the main goal of the Truman Doctrine?
a)
to stop the spread of communism
b)
to destroy communist countries
c)
to boost the global economy
d)
to limit nuclear stockpiles worldwide
35.
What was the name of the first satellite launched into space?
a)
Sputnik
b)
Explorer
c)
Apollo
d)
Laika
36.
Japan flourished economically under U.S. occupation, which was orchestrated by:
a)
Harry Truman
b)
Richard Nixon
c)
Dwight Eisenhowser
d)
Douglas MacArthur
37.
What did MAD stand for in regards to the Arms Race?
a)
Masters Against Defense
b)
Maximum Allowed Devastation
c)
Mutually Assured Destruction
d)
Mutual Anti Detonation
38.
What was the acronym for the arms reduction talks between the United States and the Soviet Union?
a)
NEP
b)
NATO
c)
SALT
d)
SEP
39.
Which American President set the goal for the US to go to the moon by the end of the 1960's?
a)
John F Kennedy
b)
Richard Nixon
c)
Lyndon B Johnson
d)
Jimmy Carter
40.
Which of the following describes Nixon's Detente?
a)
Visiting with Communist countries to improve relations wit hthem
b)
Limiting the amount of missile launch sites each country uses
c)
Limiting the amount of Nuclear Weapons each side had
d)
Tearing down the Berlin Wall
41.
Developing nations in Africa, Asia, and Latin America
a)
Second World
b)
Domino Theory
c)
Third World
d)
Nonaligned Nations
42.
The Cold War was a time of tension between the United States and the former Soviet Union. In 1962, the United States was involved in
the Cuban Missile Crisis. Which was the importance of this event?
a)
The United States wanted the former Soviet Union to provide aid to Cuba.
b)
The United States attacked Cuba.
c)
The United States wanted the former Soviet Union to remove missiles from Cuba.
d)
The United Stated placed missiles in Cuba.
43.
This man was responsible for the Cuban Missile Crisis and was a leader of the Soviet Union.
a)
John F Kennedy
b)
Joseph McCarthy
c)
Nikita Khrushchev
d)
Mikhail Gorbachev
44.
How long did the Cold War last?
a)
10 years
b)
20 years
c)
30 years
d)
40 years
45.
The Cold War developed shortly after the end of WWII primarily because of the
a)
results of the Nuremberg trials
b)
Holocaust during WWII
c)
disputes over Japanese control of China
d)
conflicting goals of the U.S. and the Soviet Union
46.
Most historians agree that the world came closest to nuclear war during which event?
a)
Berlin blockade
b)
Communist takeover of China
c)
Cuban Missile Crisis
d)
Vietnam War
47.
One reason many Americans opposed U.S. involvement in the war in Vietnam was that
a)
communism should be allowed to spread in Asia
b)
the conflict was considered a civil war and did not concern the United States
c)
the conflict should be resolved by the Soviet Union
d)
the war was causing problems for Europe
48.
In the early 1990's, the Cold War came to an end primarily as a result of the
a)
creation of the European Union
b)
signing of the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT)
c)
US victory in the Persian Gulf War
d)
breakup of the Soviet Union
49.
What did Americans fear most about the Cuban Missile Crisis?
a)
The Soviets invading Cuba
b)
The spread of communism
c)
A nuclear war
d)
WWIII
50.
A competition between nations to build powerful weapons is called ___________.
a)
Arms Race
b)
Blockade
c)
Space Race
d)
Atomic Bomb
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