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WorksheetsCold War Test
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 37mins
What major country was divided following WWII?
Soviet Union
Japan
Italy
Germany
The capital of Germany of was divided into 4 parts like its capital city called...
Hamburg
Moscow
Berlin
Washington DC
Germany had an Eastern and Western section. Which below is true?
West Germany and West Berlin were Free while East Germany and East Berlin were not free and lived under communism.
East Berliners were allowed to travel freely to West Germany during most of the second half of the Cold War
East Germany and East Berlin was Free while West Germany and West Berlin were not free and lived under communism.
East Germany was a member of NATO.
The Marshall Plan, planned to rebuild ___________________ after WWII....
America
Africa
Europe
Asia
This provided countries with political, economic, and military support to stop the spread of communism.
The New Deal
Reagan's Star Wars Plan
The Truman Doctrine
The Roosevelt Doctrine
The two superpowers during the Cold War.
Germany and the USA
USA and the USSR
Japan and USSR
USA and Italy
The Cold War got its name because...
There was no direct fighting between the USA and USSR
It was cold in the Soviet Union
It was Cold following WWII
Most of the fighting took during the winter
Which nation was founded after WWII in the Middle East, where today many Jews live?
Serbia
Czechoslovakia
Israel
Syria
Stalin wanted to take over all of Berlin (East and now West). His plan was to create a blockade to stop supplies getting into West Berlin. This was called....
The Berlin Airlift
The Berlin Blockade
The Berlin Cold War
The Berlin Conflict
The allies response to the Berlin Blockade...
Berlin Conference
Berlin Airlift
Berlin Conflict
Berlin Hostage Crisis
An area where fighting or the threat of conflict existed during the Cold War.
Conflict Spot
Heat Spot
Cool Spot
Hot Spot
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization). Who is in the alliance?
Collection of the USA, Canada and other allies in Europe.
Collection of the USA, Canada, and other Asian allies.
Collection of USA, China, and the Soviet Union.
Collection of USA, Mexico, and Canada.
In response to the creation of NATO, the Soviet Union created the ____________________________, an alliance of European Nations.
The Moscow Pact
The Berlin Pact
The Serbian Pact
The Warsaw Pact
What imaginary object did Churchill say divided the Eastern Europe and Western Europe?
Steel Curtain
Iron Curtain
Bathroom Curtain
Freedom's Curtain
The United States got involved in conflicts like Korea and Vietnam because they wanted to help allies, and were afraid of the domino theory. What is the domino theory?
If one country fell to freedom, others would follow
If one country fell to communism, others would follow
Korea was divided along the __________ Parallel after World War II.
35th
36th
37th
38th
Who decided to split Korea after WWII?
The USSR.
The USA.
China.
The UN.
The first country in Asia (led by Mao Zedong) to become communist in 1949 was
Japan
North Korea
South Korea
China
How did the Korean War end in 1953?
It did not end, only reached a stalemate with an armistice signed
South Korean victory
North Korean victory
UN took over Korea
In 1950, Korea fought a civil war over the spread of communism. Communists from the north tried to take over the south. What role did he US play in this war?
The US and its allies went to Vietnam to fight Korean Communists.
The US and its allies joined the fight to keep communism from spreading.
The US and its allies did not join the Korean War.
The US and its allies fought to defend the North.
WHAT STARTED THE SPACE RACE ?
SOVIET UNION LAUNCHED SPUTNIK I (the first satellite)
UNITED STATES ESTABLISHED NASA
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE APOLLO PROGRAM
1ST FEMALE COSMONAUT LAUNCHED INTO SPACE
Which of the following is evidence for the US winning the space race?
US LAUNCHED THEIR OWN SATELLITE
USSR LAUNCHED A FEMALE ASTRONAUT INTO SPACE
NEIL ARMSTRONG TOOK THE FIRST STEPS ON THE MOON
JOHN GLENN ORBITED THE EARTH
WHICH PRESIDENT WAS COMMITTED TO SENDING A MAN TO THE MOON ?
Lyndon B. Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Dwight Eisenhower
Joseph Stalin
Why did East Germany/East Berlin build the Berlin Wall?
To keep people from escaping to West Berlin
To keep people from West Germany coming into East Germany
As a fortification to keep enemies out of the city
All of the above
Who was the United States President during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Harry Truman
Dwight Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Robert Kennedy
James Gregory
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Nikita Khrushchev
Joseph Stalin
Mikhal Gorbachav
Fidel Castro
Sergei Fedorov
Who was the Cuban Dictator during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
John F. Kennedy
Nikita Khrushchev
Fidel Castro
Dwight Eisenhower
Edwardo Obstinado
Which of the following justifies Kennedy's Navy block around Cuba?
Khrushchev removed all Soviet missiles from Cuba.
An American spy plane caught the Soviet Union placing nuclear weapons in Cuba.
Fidel Castro becomes dictator of Cuba and launches his new line of army fatigues with matching beards.
Khrushchev led a conference in Yalta but the US was not invited.
Castro threatened to launch four missiles at the US if Kennedy refused to take down the US missiles in Turkey.
An attempt by the Soviet Union in 1962 to place nuclear missiles in Cuba directed toward the United States.
Cuban Missile Crisis
Iron Curtain
Berlin Airlift
Detente
A competition between superpowers to develop new, more deadly nuclear and controversial weapons.
Arms Race
Domino Theory
Glasnost
Warsaw Pact
“This Government, as promised, has maintained the closest surveillance of the Soviet Military buildup on the island of Cuba. Within the past week, unmistakable evidence has established the fact that a series of offensive missile sites is now in preparation on that imprisoned island. The purpose of these bases can be none other than to provide a nuclear strike capability against the Western Hemisphere. . . .”
Which action did President Kennedy take following this statement?
urging Allied forces to remove Soviet weapons from Cuba
ordering a naval quarantine of Cuba
breaking off diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union
asking the United Nations to stop grain shipments to the Soviet Union
What did the USA agree to do to end the Crisis? Select all the right answers.
Pay compensation to Cuba and the USSR.
Remove its missiles from Turkey.
Leave Cuba alone.
Apologise to Cuba for their actions.
The US signed a peace agreement in 1973. Once the US left Vietnam the North Vietnamese attacked the South again, and took over all of Vietnam in 1975.
True
False
Lech Walesa the leader of Solidarity in Poland moved the country away from ________________________. Hungary also did the same.
Freedom
Communism
Capitalism
Opportunity
All are reasons why the Soviet Union collapsed except.
The communist economy
Spreading communsm around the world
Space Race and Arms Race
The excess of money
Perestroika (private ownership), glasnost (openness), and democratization (free elections), were all changes in the Soviet Union by which leader?
Vladimir Lenin
Joseph Stalin
Nikita Khrushchev
Mikhail Gorbachev
Who was the president who built up the military, and pressured the Soviet Union into collapse (which it did the year after he left office)?
John F. Kennedy
FDR
Ronald Reagan
George Washington
What was the nickname of the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI)? The attempt to defend against long rang missiles
Star Trek
Star Wars
Infinity War
The Avengers
In 1987 which two countries agreed to reduce the amount of their nuclear weapons?
China and the USA
USA and Germany
USSR and Germany
USA and USSR
The Berlin Wall came down in 1989, and _________________ was untied again in 1990.
France
Germany
Italy
USA
______________________________ officially ended in December 1991 and broke into many different countries.
The Soviet Union
North Korea
Japan
Vietnam
Who said, "Mr. Gorbachev tear down this wall!"?
Churchill
Kennedy
Reagan
Bush
On July 4, 1776...... all are true except?
The United States of America was born.
The United States of America declared Independence from Great Britain.
The United States of America declared that everyone has, "certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."
The United States of America sent a request to King George III asking for more time to prove their loyalty to him.
