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Cold War

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 2hrs 47mins

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 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

5.

During the Cold War, what bill did the U.S. Congress pass to provide financial assistance to western European countries?

a)

Truman Doctrine

b)

Open Door Policy

c)

Marshall Plan

d)

Domino Theory

6.

During the Cold War, what policy did the U.S. follow to stop the spread of communism?

a)

Open Door Policy

b)

Big Stick Policy

c)

Containment Policy

d)

Dollar Diplomacy

7.

Which individual/group contributed to the Red Scare by accusing American citizens of being communist spies?

a)

McCarthy/HUAC

b)

NAACP/Farm Workers Union

c)

Nativists/Muckrakers

d)

Philanthropists/Entrepreneurs

8.

What happened as a result of the launch of Sputnik in 1957?

a)

It started the space race between the USSR and U.S.

b)

The U.S. government started NASA.

c)

U.S. began to spend more money on math and science to maintain national security.

d)

All of the above

9.

During what Cold War event did the U.S. bypass a Soviet blockade in Germany without provoking a military conflict?

a)

Berlin Airlift

b)

Vietnam War

c)

Watergate Scandal

d)

Bataan Death March

10.

During the Cuban Missile Crisis, what did President J.F. Kennedy do when he heard that the Soviet Union was constructing nuclear missile sites in Cuba.

a)

He launched a nuclear missile at the Kremlin in Moscow.

b)

He gave into the demands of the Soviet & Cuban government.

c)

He ordered a naval blockade around Cuba to prevent Soviet ships from bringing the necessary materials.

d)

He declared war on the Soviet Union & Cuba.

11.

What theory caused the U.S. to enter the Vietnam War in order to stop the expansion of communism across Southeast Asia?

a)

Marshall Plan

b)

Domino Theory

c)

Open Door Policy

d)

Dollar Diplomacy

12.
I was a senator in the 1950s.
I wanted to find Communists in the US.
My work was part of the Red Scare.
My ideas became unpopular.
Who am I?
a)
Henry Ford
b)
Charles Lindbergh
c)
Joseph McCarthy
d)
General Eisenhower
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.
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?
a)
The US and its allies went to Vietnam to fight Korean Communists.
b)
The US and its allies did not join the Korean War.
c)
The US and its allies join the fight to keep communism from spreading.
d)
The US and its allies fought to defend the North.
15.
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 the spread of communism to South Vietnam
c)
to stop Vietnam from taking over Hong Kong
d)
to prevent attacks against United States shipping
16.
I was born in 1894.
I was the leader of the USSR.
I wanted to put nuclear missiles on Cuba. I served as leader until 1964.
Who am I?
a)
Adolf Hitler
b)
Joseph McCarthy
c)
Benito Mussolini
d)
Nikita Khrushchev
17.
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.
18.
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.
19.
Who built the Berlin Wall?
a)
Soviet Union
b)
NATO
c)
The UN
d)
China
20.
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
21.
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
22.
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
23.
In 1946, Winston Churchill used the term “Iron Curtain "when describing conditions in Europe. What did he mean by this term?
a)
•European nations needed to build more factories
b)
•Peace had finally spread throughout the countries of Europe.
c)
•The militaries of Western Europe were becoming too powerful.
d)
•There was a division between the communist Eastern Europe and Western Europe. 
24.
Was the Cold War an actual war?
a)
Yes
b)
No
25.
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
26.
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
27.
What were the opposing forms of government during the Cold War?
a)
communism & dictatorship
b)
democracy & capitalism
c)

communism & socialism

d)
capitalism & communism
28.
A competition between nations to build powerful weapons is called ___________.
a)
Arms Race
b)
Blockade
c)
Space Race
d)
Atomic Bomb
29.
A competition between the Soviet Union and The United States to send people to space was called the __________________.
a)
Arms Race
b)
Space Race
c)
Snail Race
d)
Atomic Race
30.
The Soviet leader that helped Castro set up communist government in Cuba.
a)
Josef Stalin
b)
Benito Mussolini
c)
Nikita Khrushchev
d)
John F. Kennedy
31.
What major historical event is represented in this map?
a)
Attack on Pearl Harbor
b)
The Cuban Missile Crisis
c)
The Wright Brother's first flight
d)
The building of the Panama Canel
32.
During the Cold War, which event occurred last?
a)
Cuban Missile Crisis
b)
Berlin Airlift
c)
Destruction of the Berlin Wall
d)
Launch of Sputnik
33.
The Marshall Plan was designed to stop the spread of communism by providing:
a)
 funds for economic recovery in war-torn European nations
b)
government housing to refugees
c)
nuclear weapons to NATO members
d)
military assistance to Vietnam
34.
What Cold War policy is depicted in this 1962 cartoon?
a)
Detente
b)
Brinkmanship
c)
Containment
d)
Glasnost
35.
What did the 38th parallel divide?
a)
Korea
b)
Vietnam
c)
China
d)
Japan
36.

Countries that became dependent on and dominated by the Soviets.

a)

Eastern European

b)

Satellite Nations

c)

Old Immigrants

d)

Contained

37.

The National Security Act created established the __________.

a)

Truman Doctrine

b)

Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI)

c)

National Aeronautical Society

d)

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

38.

What 2 countries did the Truman Doctrine help that were originally being assisted by Great Britain?

a)

Israel and Turkey

b)

Palestine and Israel

c)

Greece and Turkey

d)

Greece and Hungary

39.

The Marshall Plan offered aid to all European countries including the Soviet Union

a)

True

b)

False

40.

This conference is where it was decided that Germany would be divided into 4 zones after WWII.

a)

Potsdam

b)

Treaty of Versailles

c)

Munich Pact

d)

Suez

41.

Communist leader in China who encouraged peasants to learn to read.

a)

Chiang Kai-shek

b)

Mao Zedong

c)

Kim Il Sung

d)

Kim Jung Un

42.

Nationalist Chinese leader who the USA supported to lead China during the Chinese Civil War.

a)

Mao Zedong

b)

Syngman Rhee

c)

Kim Il Sung

d)

Chiang Kai-shek

43.

Leader who USA supported in South Korea.

a)

Kim Il Sung

b)

Syngman Rhee

c)

Mao Zedong

d)

Chiang Kai-shek

44.

American General who led forces in the Korean war.

a)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

b)

George C. Patton

c)

Douglas MacArthur

d)

Erwin Rommel

45.

Committee that was investigated for sneaking Communist propaganda into films.

a)

House on Un-American Activities (HUAC)

b)

US Senate

c)

US House

d)

FBI

46.

American who was accused of spying for the Soviets but denied the accusation and a jury found him guilty of perjury. After his death, it was later determined that he did spy for the Soviets.

a)

Joseph McCarthy

b)

Tim McCarran

c)

Julius Rosenberg

d)

Alger Hiss

47.

First US civilians found guilty and executed for spying.

a)

Julius and Ethel Rosenberg

b)

Alger Hiss

c)

Francis Gary Powers

d)

Joseph McCarthy

48.

Anti -Communist Senator from Wisconsin who made unsupported accusations about Americans being Communists.

a)

Alger Hiss

b)

Robert McNamara

c)

Joseph McCarthy

d)

Richard Nixon

49.

Unfair tactic of accusing people of disloyalty without providing evidence.

a)

Fascist

b)

McCarthyism

c)

Brinkmanship

d)

Water boarding

50.

Soviet formed military alliance

a)

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

b)

United Nations (UN)

c)

Berlin Pact

d)

Warsaw Pact

51.

The Suez Canal is located in __________________.

a)

Turkey

b)

Egypt

c)

Israel

d)

Greece

52.

This said the the USA would defend the Middle East against an attack by any Communist country.

a)

Eisenhower Doctrine

b)

Truman Doctrine

c)

Marshall Plan

d)

NATO

53.

Soviet leader who originally wanted to 'peacefully coexist' with the USA.

a)

Joseph Stalin

b)

Vladamir Lenin

c)

Vladimir Putin

d)

Nikita Khrushchev

54.

His U-2 spy plane was shot down over the Soviet Union - captured and jailed in Russia and eventually released in an exchange for a Soviet spy.

a)

Alger Hiss

b)

Francis Gary Powers

c)

Fidel Castro

d)

Alan Shepard

55.

Democratic leader of South Vietnam that the US supported.

a)

Chiang Kai-shek

b)

Ho Chi Minh

c)

Ngo Dinh Diem

d)

Kim Il Sung

56.

Failed invasion by Cuban exiles to overthrow Castro.

a)

Bay of Pigs

b)

Bay of Moscow

c)

Bay of Cows

d)

Bay of Goats

57.

President who made a speech at the Berlin Wall shortly after it was created - showing his commitment to the people of Berlin.

a)

Richard Nixon

b)

Ronald Reagan

c)

John F. Kennedy

d)

Lyndon B. Johnson

58.

This banned nuclear testing in the atmosphere.

a)

Limited Test Ban Treaty

b)

Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty

c)

HotlineTreaty

d)

Environmental Protection Treaty

59.

This American was the first man to take walk on the moon.

a)

Alan Shepard

b)

Yuri Gagarin

c)

Neil Armstrong

d)

John Glenn

60.

US President who said, "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall."

a)

Jimmy Carter

b)

JFK

c)

Lyndon Johnson

d)

Ronald Reagan

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