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COLD WAR EXAM

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What type of economy did the Soviet Union have?
a)
socialist
b)
capitalist
c)
mercantile
d)
feudal
2.
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
3.
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
4.
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
5.
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
6.
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
7.
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
8.
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
9.
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 placed a naval blockade around Cuba.
c)
They began placing missiles in the Soviet Union.
d)
They invaded Cuba and the Soviet Union.
10.
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.
11.
Who built the Berlin Wall?
a)
Soviet Union
b)
NATO
c)
The UN
d)
China
12.
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
13.
What does the ‘Iron Curtain’ symbolize? 
a)
The division between East Germany and West Germany
b)
The division between East Berlin and West Berlin
c)
The division between communist Europe and noncommunist Europe 
d)
The division between North Korea and South Korea
14.
What was the name of the first satellite in space launched by the Soviet Union?
a)
Gagarin
b)
Sputnik
c)
Apollo 11
d)
Apollo 13
15.
Who were the two participants in the Space Race?
a)
The US and Cuba
b)
The USSR and US
c)
China and US
d)
US and North Vietnam
16.
This type of government is ran by the people.
a)
Socialism
b)
Communism
c)
Democracy
d)
Government
17.
This is a type of government where the government has complete control of the country. 
a)
Communism
b)
Socialism
c)
Democracy
d)
Government
18.
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.
19.
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.
20.
This was an ACTUAL wall that separated Berlin. It separated the communist side from the democracy side. Why did they put the wall up?
a)
Iron Curtain
b)
Berlin Wall
c)
Berlin Airlift
d)
Great Wall of China
21.
Was the Cold War an actual war?
a)
Yes
b)
No
22.
How long did the Cold War last?
a)
10 years
b)
20 years
c)
30 years
d)
40 years
23.

When was the Soviet Union formed

a)

December 26,1991

b)

December 30,1922

c)

December 17, 1917

d)

None of the above

24.

What is true

a)

The Soviet Union was capitalistic

b)

Communism allowed a free economic system

c)

The Soviet Union was formed after The Russian Revolution

d)

None of the above

25.

When did the Soviet Union fall

a)

December 30, 1922

b)

August 15, 1990

c)

December 26, 1991

d)

November 19, 1992

26.

Communism was going to...

a)

Remove private property

b)

Let the government have too much control

c)

Overthrow capitalism and remove the class structure

d)

All of the choices

e)

None of the choices

27.

The Soviet Union was under...

a)

Communism

b)

Dictatorship

c)

Capitalism

d)

Democratic system

28.

What does USSR stand for

a)

United States of Soviet Russia

b)

Union of Soviet States of Russia

c)

United Soviet States of Russia

d)

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

29.

Mikhail Gorbachev is given credit for privatizing Russia with

a)

Glastnost and Perestroika

b)

the Berlin Wall

c)

Five-Year Plans

d)

Collective Farms

30.

What event symbolizes the failure of communism in Europe?

a)

The collapse of the Berlin Wall

b)

The failure of Glastnost and Perestroika

c)

The dropping of atomic weapons on Hiroshima and Nagasaki

d)

The burning of the Eiffel Tower

31.

When was Glastnost and Perestroika introduced into the Russian economy?

a)

During WWI

b)

Prior to WWII

c)

At the beginning of the Cold War (1950s)

d)

At the end of the Cold War (1980s)

32.
This term translates from Russian as "openness" and refers to Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev's policy of being more open to the West in economic and political discussion.  It showed the the Soviet Union's hard-line Communism was not sustainable and that many beyond the Iron Curtain were ready to end the Cold War in favor of more open diplomacy.  Of course, Vladimir Putin is ruining that.  
a)
Perestroika
b)
Glasnost
c)
Apartheid 
d)
Detente
33.

Which political leader introduced programs that moved the USSR away from totalitarianism, and increased economic freedom and political rights?

a)

Mikhail Gorbechev

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

Boris Yeltsin

d)

Vladimir Putin

34.

Which new Soviet policy granted the people of the USSR more decision making power and greater access to private ownership of businesses?

a)

perestroika

b)

glasnost

c)

democratization

d)

shock therapy

35.

The end of the Cold War symbolized a triumph of _______________ over __________________.

a)

Russia, the US

b)

Communism, Democracy

c)

Democracy, Totalitarianism

d)

Virginia, Texas Tech

36.

-Reunification of East and West Germany


-Restructuring of the economy of the former Soviet Union


-Eastern Europe's extensive political changes


Which is a valid conclusion that can be drawn from a study of these events of the late 1980s and early 1990s?

a)

The former Soviet Union succeeded in isolating its satellites from Western influences.

b)

The United Nations forced Communist leaders to accept changes.

c)

Communist leaders used new strategies to win the cold war.

d)

Communism did not succeed as a workable political and economic system in Europe.

37.

One way in which Vladimir Lenin's New Economic Policy and Mikhail Gorbachev's policy of Perestroika are similar is that both

a)

allowed elements of capitalism within a communist economic system

b)

strengthened their country's military defenses

c)

supported censorship of news and of personal correspondence

d)

increased tensions during the Cold War

38.

Congress granted LBJ power to go to war with North Vietnam by passing the __________.

a)

Great Society

b)

War Powers Act

c)

26th Amendment

d)

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

39.

How did American citizens react to the Tet Offensive?

a)

They were discouraged

b)

They became more committed to the war

c)

They were indifferent

40.

In response to the Soviets removing missiles from Cuba, the U.S. removed missiles from:

a)

West Germany

b)

India

c)

Turkey

d)

Alaska

41.

What was the goal of "Vietnamization"?

a)

Hand South Vietnam over to the communists

b)

Keep peace with the Soviet Union

c)

Retake territory lost during the Tet Offensive

d)

Force South Vietnam to take over more of the fighting

42.

How did a South Vietnamese monk protest Diem's persecution of Buddhists?

a)

Set himself on fire

b)

Chained himself to the White House fence

c)

Hanged himself in public

d)

Set off a bomb in Saigon

43.
Who were the communists in South Vietnam?
a)
Vietminh
b)
Vietcong
c)
Ho Chi Minhions
44.
Who was the communist leader of North Vietnam?
a)
Ho Chi Minh
b)
Mao Zedong
c)
Ngo Dien Diem
d)
Hideki Tojo
45.
What ship was destroyed in the Gulf of Tonkin that helped cause the Vietnam War?
a)
USS Maddox
b)
USS Arizona
c)
USS Maine
d)
HMS Lusitania
46.
Plan to replace US troops with Vietnamese troops to end US involvement in Vietnam
a)
Vietnamization
b)
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
c)
Maddox Resolution
d)
Agent Orange
47.
This gave money to Europe from the USA to help with reconstruction after WW2.
a)
Marshall Plan
b)
Truman Doctrine
c)
NATO
d)
United Nations
48.
Group of communist alliances.
a)
United Nations 
b)
NATO 
c)
Truman Doctrine
d)
Warsaw Pact
49.
A group of international countries that have the goal of keeping peace and providing security.
a)
Warsaw Pact
b)
Marshall Plan
c)
NATO
d)
United Nations
50.

the policy practiced by the U.S. during the Cold War to stop the spread of communism

a)

Free Enterprise

b)

Iron Curtain

c)

Domino Theory

d)

Containment

51.

U.S. provided Western Europe with 12.5 billion dollars in reconstruction funds after WWII

a)

Truman Doctrine

b)

Marshall Plan

c)

Warsaw Pact

d)

Domino Theory

52.

communist countries of Eastern Europe used as buffers by the Soviet Union.

a)

Iron Curtain

b)

Sputnik

c)

Satellite Nations

d)

Communism

53.

leader of Communist China

a)

Mao Zedong

b)

Chiang Kai-shek

c)

Ho Chi Minh

d)

Fidel Castro

54.
What do you call an economic system in which ordinary people and businesses control the production of goods and services?
a)
communism
b)
capitalism
c)
socialism
d)
anarchism
55.

Which war ended with the country becoming entirely communist?

a)

World War II

b)

Cold War

c)

Korean War

d)

Vietnam War

56.

This war was ended in a standoff- no winner. They agreed to disagree.

a)

Korean War

b)

Vietnam War

c)

Spanish-American War

d)

Civil War

57.
Who were the leaders of the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
a)
John F Kennedy & Nikita Khrushchev
b)
Nixon & Stalin
c)
John F. Kennedy & Mussolini
d)
Truman & Nikita Khrushchev
58.
In what year did the Khmer Rouge take over Cambodia?
a)
1965
b)
1979
c)
1975
d)
1970
59.
What was the common name for the 'Red Cambodians'/ military wing of the Cambodian communists?
a)
Khmer Rubles
b)
Karen Rogers
c)
Kissinger Richards
d)
Khmer Rouge 
60.
Approximately how many Cambodians starved to death under the K.R?
a)
1.7 million
b)
2.8 mill
c)
3 mill
d)
300,000
61.

One similarity between Stalin’s five-year plans and Mao Zedong’s Great Leap Forward was that both programs attempted to

a)

increase industrial production

b)

privatize the ownership of land

c)

correct environmental pollution

d)

strengthen international trade

62.

In China the terms "Long March," "Little Red Book," and "Great Leap Forward" are most closely associated with the

a)

economic policies of the Kuomintang

b)

expulsion of foreigners during the Boxer Rebellion

c)

foreign policy under Deng Xiaoping

d)

leadership of Mao Zedong

63.

East is Red

The east is red, the sun is rising,China has brought forth a Mao Zedong,

He amasses fortune for the people,Hurrah, he is the people’s great savior.Chairman Mao loves the people, He is our guide, To build a new China, Hurrah, he leads us forward!

The Communist Party is like the sun, Wherever it shines, it is bright, Wherever there is a Communist Party, Hurrah, there the people are liberated!


This 1960s Chinese song would most likely have been sung during the

a)

return of Hong Kong

b)

Cultural Revolution

c)

Boxer Rebellion

d)

Tiananmen Square incident

64.

One similarity between the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution and the Cultural Revolution in China was that both

a)

limited the power of absolute leaders

b)

illustrated the power of public opinion in forming national

policy

c)

established social stability and economic growth

d)

used violent methods to eliminate their opponents

65.

One way in which the Hitler Youth of Germany and the Red Guard of China are similar is that both organizations

a)

required unquestioning loyalty to the leader

b)

helped increase religious tolerance

c)

hindered imperialistic goals

d)

led pro-democracy movements

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