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Cold War

Total questions: 97

Worksheet time: 1hrs 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
President Truman adopted a new foreign policy during the Cold War know as the Truman Doctrine. What was the main goal of the Truman Doctrine?
a)
To expand trade with Europe
b)
To limit the build up of nuclear weapons
c)
To stop the spread of communism
d)
to send financial aid to Europe
3.
The United States got involved in conflicts like Korea and Vietnam because they were afraid of the domino theory. What is the domino theory?
a)
If one country fell to democracy, others would follow
b)
If one country fell to communism, others would follow
4.
Why was the United States involved in the Berlin Airlift?
a)
to airlift food to the people of West Berlin
b)
to bomb East Berlin
c)
to demolish the Berlin Wall
d)
to transport people out of East Berlin
5.
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
6.
Where was Korea divided?
a)
18 parallel
b)
34 parallel
c)
38 parallel
d)
15 parallel
7.
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.
8.
In 1950, the United States and other countries from the United Nations became involved in the Korean War. What was the cause of this war?
a)
•North Korea attacked South Korea to spread communism.
b)
•South Korea wanted to drive out troops from Vietnam.
c)
•North Korea attacked China to spread communism.
d)
•South Korea attacked North Korea to spread democracy.
9.

Where was Korea divided?

a)

18 parallel

b)

34 parallel

c)

38 parallel

d)

15 parallel

10.

The act of preventing nuclear attack by threatening retaliation is called

a)

deterrence

b)

domino theory

c)

militarism

d)

containment

11.
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
12.
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
13.
Leader of communism in China
a)
Mao Zedong
b)
Hirohito Showa
c)
Xi Jinping
d)
Pu Yi
14.

Which leader promoted communism in North Vietnam?

a)

Ho Chi Minh

b)

Mao Zedong

15.

Which quote by Mikhail Gorbachev best defends his policies of glasnost and perestroika?

a)

"More socialism means more democracy, openness and collectivism in everyday life."

b)

"America must be the teacher of democracy, not the advertiser of the consumer society."

16.

Who led the Nationalists in a civil war in China and was forced to retreat to Taiwan?

a)

Chiang Kai-shek

b)

Mao Tse-tung

17.

US military spending rose after World War II when they entered which war?

a)

World War I

b)

Gulf War

c)

Vietnam War

d)

Korean War

18.

Truman's policy of preventing the expansion of communism was -

a)

containment

b)

deterrence

c)

militarism

d)

perestroika

19.
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
20.
What were the results of the Korean War?
a)
The two sections of Korea reunited
b)
North Korea & South Korea remained divided
c)
The Soviet Union took control of both sections of Korea
d)
China set up a communist government
21.
How were the Korean War and Vietnam War similar?
a)
both were fought in Eastern Europe
b)
Both were fought to stop the Soviet Union from taking over
c)
Both were fought to stop the spread of communism
d)
Both were fought between the east and the west
22.

The end of WWII found Europe divided between -

a)

a democratic West and Communist East.

b)

a Communist West and democratic East.

c)

a democratic North and Communist South.

d)

a Communist North and democratic South.

23.
What was the American policy toward Communism during the Cold War?
a)
Live and let live
b)
Elimination
c)
Containment
d)
Anaconda Plan
24.
Which country became Communist in 1949?  This country becoming Communist scared Americans, who believed that Communism was going to spread all over the world?
a)
China
b)
Korea
c)
Vietnam
d)
Laos
25.
By the early 1960s, the USA was trying to contain Communism in which Asian country?
a)
Vietnam
b)
Laos
c)
Cambodia
d)
Korea
26.

In 1987, Reagan gave a speech where he asked the Russian leader to --

a)

..."tear down this wall".

b)

..."rebuild this wall".

c)

..."continue negotiating".

d)

..."start negotiating".

27.
Who was a major contributor to the creation of India's nuclear weapons?
a)
Mohandas Gandhi
b)
Indira Gandi
c)
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
d)
Jawaharlal Nehru
28.

Why did the U.S. enter the Korean War?

a)

It did not want another country to split

b)

It wanted to attack North Korea

c)

It did not want another country to fall to communists

d)

It wanted to sell more weapons to allies.

29.

Who was the leader of communist government in North Vietnam

a)

Nikita Khruschev

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

Ho Chi Minh

d)

Mao Zedong

30.

Which two powers were involved in the Cold War?

a)

US and Soviet Union (USSR)

b)

Japan and Soviet Union (USSR)

c)

France and Germany

d)

Britain and Soviet Union (USSR)

31.

Which country did U.S. send military aid to during Korean War?

a)

South Korea

b)

Japan

c)

Germany

d)

North Korea

32.

What side ended up winning the Vietnam War and taking control of the entire country?

a)

North Vietnam

b)

United States

c)

South Vietnam

d)

Soviet Union (USSR)

33.
All of the following were members of NATO except
a)
Poland
b)
France
c)
Canada
d)
USA
34.
The Marshall Plan was designed to...
a)
punish Germany
b)
ease the effects of the Berlin Blockade
c)
help European nations recover from WWII
d)
end the Cold War
35.
The Warsaw Pact was a military alliance that included which countries?
a)
USA and Cuba
b)
US and Western Europe
c)
North and South Korea
d)
USSR and its satellite nations
36.

The map above depicts what major event during the Cold War?

a)

Korean Conflict

b)

Vietnam war

c)

Cuban Missile Crisis

d)

Formation of the Iron Curtain

37.

Explain two similarities between the Vietnam War and the Korean Conflict.

a)

Both had leaders who believed in socialism

b)

In both wars, the major battles took place in the 1930s.

c)

In both places the U.S. was trying to contain the spread of communism, the Soviets supported the communist north while the U.S. supported the democratic south

38.

What was the name of the plan to stop communism by ensuring economic recovery in Western Europe?

a)

the Marshall Plan

b)

the Truman Plan

c)

the Eisenhower Plan

d)

the Roosevelt Plan

39.
What alliance did the US join in 1949 (shown in green on the map)?
a)
SEATO
b)
NATO
c)
Warsaw Pact
d)
Pan American Council
40.
Which country did the US send troops to from 1950 to 1953 to contain Communism? The US still has troops there today.
a)
Korea
b)
Japan
c)
Vietnam
d)
China
41.

In 1975, what happened in Vietnam?

a)

The North invaded the South and the country became communist.

b)

The South invaded the North and the country became communist.

c)

The US signed a peace treaty.

d)

The USSR joined the war.

42.

The early 1970s was characterized by "detente". What best explains what that period was?

a)

a less tense time between the USA and USSR

b)

a more tense time between the USA and USSR

c)

the US built more nuclear weapons

d)

the US alone decided to get rid of some of its weapons

43.

How did Reagan apply external pressure on the USSR?

a)

the US spent lots of money on their military

b)

the US announced a "Star Wars" program to shoot nukes out of the sky

c)

the US announced an alliance with Canada

d)

the US abolished the Marshall Plan

44.
Perestroika
a)
 Khrushchev's policy of aggression w/ U.S. 
b)
Gorbachev' policy of reform and restructuring
c)
Russian term for admiration of a comrade 
d)
Capital of Sudetenland
45.
Who introduced glasnost and freedom for people of Russia?
a)
Gorbachev
b)
Lenin
c)
Putin
d)
Stalin
46.
What is glastnost?
a)
Strict laws against speaking
b)
Encouraged freedom in speech and governnment
c)
Anarchy and chaos
d)
American Rule over Russia
47.
What year did the Berlin Wall come down
a)
1991
b)
1975
c)
1992
d)
1989
48.
What ruler tried to improve the economy by increasing freedom in Russia?
a)
Boris Yeltsin
b)
Vladimir Putin
c)
Mikhail Gorbachev
d)
Joseph Stalin
49.
Which describes Boris Yeltsin's policy of "shock therapy?"
a)
To use electric torture on former Communist leaders
b)
To provide energy to all regions of the Russian Federation
c)
To abruptly change Russia from communism to capitalism
d)
To provide free mental health counseling to all citizens of Russia
50.
Deng Xiaoping allowed ________ ideas in China and that helped the economy. 
a)
capitalist
b)
communist
c)
mixed
d)
closed market
51.
Deng Xiaoping got rid of Communism in China. 
a)
True
b)
False
52.

Margaret Thatcher is…

a)

the first woman to become the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

b)

the first Baroness in the House of Lords

c)

the first woman in the Houses of Parliament in the United Kingdom

53.

Margaret Thatcher is also known by another name, a nick name. Which one?

a)

The Iron Minister

b)

The Iron Lady

c)

The Iron Maiden

54.

What were the two sides of the Chinese Civil War?

a)

north and south

b)

France and Germany

c)

Communists and Nationalists

d)

social and emotional

55.

Who led the Communists in the CCW and after?

a)

Jaing Jeshi

b)

Sun Yixian

c)

Carl Marx

d)

Mao Zedong

56.

Who would eventually win the Chinese Civil War?

a)

The Nationalists

b)

The Communists

c)

The North

d)

The South

57.

Who led the Nationalists in the Chinese Civil War?

a)

Mao Zedong

b)

Jaing Jeshi

c)

Sun Yixian

d)

Xi Jinping

58.
What was the name of the island to which the Nationalist forces retreated at the end of the war?
a)
Japan
b)
Australia
c)
Tawain
d)
Greenland
59.

Which side did the U.S. support with financial aid and weapons during the civil war?

a)

Communist

b)

Nationalists

c)

Yewchungists

d)

Jasminists

60.
Why did Americans want Jiang Jieshi (Chiang Kai-Shek) to win the Chinese civil war?
a)
He was a communist
b)
To help China join the Warsaw pact
c)
He was an anti-communist
d)
To defeat the North Koreans
61.
What did the United States fear would happen if all of Vietnam became communist?
a)
Domino Theory
b)
Communism would not spread
c)
The Iron Curtain Theory
d)
Soviet Scare
62.
Who were the communists in South Vietnam?
a)
Vietminh
b)
Vietcong
c)
Ho Chi Minhions
63.
What was the United States' policy towards communism during the early years of the Cold War?
a)
Containment
b)
Extermination
c)
Isolationsim
d)
Elimination
64.
Who was the communist leader of North Vietnam?
a)
Ho Chi Minh
b)
Mao Zedong
c)
Ngo Dien Diem
d)
Hideki Tojo
65.
What style of warfare did the Vietcong use?
a)
Guerilla
b)
Trench
c)
Aerial
d)
Traditional
66.
Was the US successful in containing communism in Vietnam?
a)
Yes
b)
No
67.
What country controlled Vietnam before Ho Chi Minh's communist revolution?
a)
France
b)
Germany
c)
United States
d)
Britain
68.

What prompted the Berlin Airlift?

a)

The Soviets invaded western Germany to take control.

b)

The Soviets refused to allow a democratic government in West Berlin.

c)

The Soviets took over the western half of Germany

d)

The Soviets blockaded travel and supplies to West Berlin.

69.

To stop the spread of communism beyond the Soviet Union, the United States adopted a policy of


a)

Containment.

b)

Imperialism.

c)

Guaranteed protection.

d)

Appeasement.

70.

The policy of deterrence was based on the belief that the best way to prevent nuclear war is to

a)

limit the number of weapons a nation can stockpile.

b)

implement a system of checks and balances.

c)

agree to mutual disarmament.

d)

maintain large arsenals of weapons on both sides.

71.

What was the Bay of Pigs invasion?

a)

Cuba sent troops to attack the USA.

b)

The USA sent Cuban rebels to try and overthrow Castro in Cuba.

c)

The USSR tried to takeover Cuba through military attacks.

d)

The USA sent troops to attack the USSR in Cuba.

72.

Who was the leader of the USA during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

a)

John Kennedy

b)

Stalin

c)

Winston Churchill

d)

Khrushchev

73.

Who was the leader of the USSR during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

a)

Stalin

b)

Gorbachev

c)

Castro

d)

Nikita Khrushchev

74.

Which year did the Cuban Missile Crisis happen?

a)

1945

b)

1953

c)

1962

d)

1965

75.

The leader of the communist revolution in Cuba during the 1950's, who became an anti-American dictator.

a)

Fidel Castro

b)

Lech Walesa

c)

Mikhail Gorbachev

d)

Ho Chi Minh

76.

What was the failed attempt by the CIA to invade Cuba and remove Castro from power?

a)

Bay of Pigs

b)

DMZ

c)

Cuban Revolution

d)

Brinkmanship

77.
What was the purpose of the US blockade of Cuba?
a)
Prevent missiles and military equipment from going in
b)
Prevent missiles and military equipment from going out
c)
Torture the Cubans into submission
d)
Torture the Cubans so that they will fight the Russians
78.
Why did the US blockade Cuba?
a)
Cuba betrayed the US by suprise attacking the US
b)
They sent a bomb to the US and bombed the US
c)
The US hated Cuba
d)
The US discovered Soviet missiles in Cuba
79.

What ended the Cuban Missile Crisis?

a)

The USSR removes missiles and the US leaves Cuba alone.

b)

The US uses all of their missiles and destroys Cuba

c)

Cuba forfiets

d)

JFK got tired of fighting and just made a treaty

80.

What did the USA do when they discovered Soviet nuclear weapons in Cuba?

a)

Attack Cuba.

b)

Declare war on the USSR.

c)

Place an embargo on Cuba.

d)

Bombed Cuba.

81.

What did the USSR agree to do to end the Crisis?

a)

Pay compensation to the USA.

b)

Leave Cuba alone.

c)

Remove its nuclear missiles from Cuba.

d)

Dismantle all its nuclear weapons.

82.

Which two Balkan states received aid from US that successfully checked Soviet expansion in 1949?

a)

Turkey and Yugoslavia

b)

Rumania and Albania

c)

Bulgaria and Greece

d)

Greece and Turkey

83.
Truman had the policy of __________ toward Communism
a)
Appeasement
b)
Containment
c)
Expansion
d)
Eradication
84.
Which two countries did Truman fear would fall to Communism if the U.S. didn’t give aid?
a)
Greece and Germany
b)
Greece and Poland
c)
Greece and Ukraine
d)
Greece and Turkey
85.
The Soviet Union countered NATO by creating
a)
Soviet Union
b)
SATO
c)
Warsaw Pact
d)
Eastern Bloc
86.

Mikhail Gorbachev contributed to the fall of communism in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe by

a)

introducing the policies of Perestroika and Glasnost

b)

violating nuclear arms agreements

c)

invading Afghanistan

d)

signing the Camp David Accords

87.

Which action occurred in the Soviet Union under Mikhail Gorbachev?

a)

Peasants were forced onto collective farms.

b)

Citizens experienced more personal freedoms under Glasnost.

c)

The United States and the Soviet Union ended diplomatic relations.

d)

The Soviet government increased its control over the Orthodox Church.

88.

What did NOT lead to the collapse of the USSR?

a)

the growth of resistance movements

b)

the policies of Mikhail Gorbachev

c)

the failures of communist economic systems

d)

the creation of the United Nations

89.
After the Fall of the USSR, what did many parts of the former USSR do?
a)
Attempt to reestablish communism
b)
Break away from Russia and become independent
90.

Which program, implemented by Gorbechev, stated the process of creating a government elected by the people?

a)

glasnot

b)

democratization

c)

perestroika

d)

shock therapy

91.

After which event were East and West Germany reunited?

a)

the collapse of the Berlin Wall

b)

the formation of the CIS

c)

the Berlin Airlift

d)

the creation of the EU

92.

Who was the first directly elected president of Russia?

a)

Boris Yeltsin

b)

Vladimir Putin

c)

Mikhail Gorbachev

d)

Nikita Krushchev

93.

Who was the last leader of the USSR?

a)

Boris Yeltsin

b)

Mikhail Gorbachev

c)

Joseph Stalin

d)

Vladimir Putin

94.
Which was Not a Cause of the Fall of the Soviet Union
a)
Nationalism in the Soviet Block
b)
Fall of the Berlin Wall
c)
U.S. defeat of Russia
d)
Soviet Economic Collapse
95.
What organization in New York was created after the war?
a)
girls scouts of america
b)
United Nations
c)
planned parenthood
d)
potsdam conference
96.

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

97.
Divided Germany into 4 occupation zones
a)
Yalta
b)
Potsdam

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