WorksheetsCold War
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
After WWII, the Soviet Union controlled what region of the world?
Eastern Europe
Western Europe
Middle East Mandates
China
The policy of containment meant stopping the spread of--
democracy
communism
capitalism
monarchy
Which leader is most associated with the following events:
-Tearing down the Berlin Wall
-Breakup of the Soviet Union
-Soviet economic collapse
Mikhail Gorbachev
Joseph Stalin
Fidel Castro
Vladimir Lenin
Who led the communists in the Chinese Civil War?
Deng Xiaoping
Chiang Kai-shek
Kim Il Sung
Mao Zedong
What organization belongs in the place of the question mark?
League of Nations
United Nations
European Union
Warsaw Pact
What event are these newspaper headlines most closely associated with?
Vietnam War
Russian Revolution
Korean War
Chinese Civil War
What year was the Berlin Wall torn down?
1962
1995
1991
1989
Mikhail Gorbachev agreed to arms reduction treaties with the United States in the 1980s because--
the Soviet economy could not afford another arms race
he was forced to by an internal coup d'etat (uprising)
West Germany acted as mediator between the US and USSR
he was focused on maintaining military control of the Soviet Bloc
What event explains the rise in military spending in the graph?
World War II
Korean War
Vietnam War
Space Race
Who was the leader of North Vietnam?
Ho Chi Minh
Syngman Rhee
Mao Zedong
Kim Il Sung
Which war ended with the country:
-being divided at the 38th parallel
-the northern part remaining communist
-the southern part becoming democratic
Korean War
Vietnam War
Chinese Civil War
Iraq War
Which war ended with the country being unified as one communist nation?
Korean War
Vietnam War
Cold War
Iraq War
The act of preventing nuclear attack by threatening retaliation is called--
containment
deterrence
dominion theory
Truman Doctrine
Which person is most associated with all of the following descriptions:
-Worked closely with the United States
-Supported free trade
-Supported military
-British Prime Minister
Margaret Thatcher
Indira Gandhi
Gamal Abdul Nasser
Golda Meir
During the Cold War, you would most likely find a communist nation in the ____ region on the map.
Dark
Striped
During the Cold War, you would most likely find a democratic nation in the ____ region on the map.
Dark
Striped
What idea is based on the belief that communist would spread to neighboring nations if not stopped?
Deterrence
Domino Theory
Mutually Assured Destruction
Perestroika
Which leader is most associated with the policies of Glasnost and Perestroika?
Deng Xiaoping
Mao Zedong
Mikhail Gorbachev
Joseph Stalin
Which policy means openness and allowed for some limited freedom?
Glasnost
Perestroika
Which policy was about economics and allowed for some private ownership?
Glasnost
Perestroika
