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Worksheets7-5 Cold War
Total questions: 43
Worksheet time: 22mins
What type of economy did the Soviet Union have?
socialist (command)
capitalist (free market)
mercantile
feudal
What replaced the League of Nations after World War II?
Munich Pact
Yalta Conference
NATO
United Nations
How does the United Nations differ from the League of Nations?
The United Nations has the ability to use military force if necessary.
The United States never joined the United Nations.
Germany led the United Nations.
The United Nations requires a unanimous vote.
Who was not a member of the Big Three that attended the Yalta Conference?
Joseph Stalin
Winston Churchill
Franklin Roosevelt
Adolf Hitler
Why did tension begin to develop among the Big Three Allied leaders immediately after WWII?
They did not have the same religious and cultural beliefs.
They did not share the same economic and political ideas.
They refused to learn one another's language and customs.
They did not want to use the same currency and trade practices.
Which Allied leader broke his promise to allow elections in the lands that were freed and occupied at the end of WWII?
Winston Churchill
Franklin Roosevelt
Harry Truman
Joseph Stalin
What two nations were in competition with each other during the Cold War?
Spain and Portugal
England and France
Germany and Italy
United States and Soviet Union
What type of government did Churchill and Roosevelt represent?
limited
communist
unlimited
totalitarian
What type of economic system does the United States have?
socialist (command)
feudal
mercantile
capitalist (free market)
Which alliance depicted in the map was formed to block the spread of communism?
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
United Nations
Warsaw Pact
League of Nations
What policy provided money to countries in Western Europe to prevent them from becoming communist?
Truman Doctrine
Domino Theory
Marshall Plan
Monroe Doctrine
What are NATO and the Warsaw Pact?
economic alliances
military alliances
social alliances
religious alliances
What was the goal of the Truman Doctrine?
to stop the spread of communism in Eastern Europe
to send financial aid to all of Europe
to expand trade with Western Europe
to limit the manufacture of nuclear weapons in Europe
Why did the US provide financial assistance to Western Europe after World War II?
to help these countries build up their military and nuclear supplies
to restore economic stability and prevent the spread of communism
to encourage the spread of communism in the area
to increase the power of the Soviet Union in the region
What was the non-communist alliance created during the Cold War?
NATO
Truman Doctrine
Marshall Plan
Warsaw Pact
What was the communist military alliance created during the Cold War?
NATO
Truman Doctrine
The Marshall Plan
Warsaw Pact
What is one difference between the League of Nations and the United Nations?
the United Nations required unanimous decisions
the United Nations had no military force
the US joined the League of Nations
the US joined the United Nations
What was the goal of the Cold War initiative depicted in the cartoon?
to supply food and resources to the people of East Berlin
to supply food and resources to the people of West Berlin
to provide chocolate to the children of East Berlin
to drop nuclear bombs on the people of West Berlin
Which of the following states that if one Asian nation falls to communism others will follow?
Laws of Motion
Domino Theory
Truman Doctrine
Marshall Plan
What were the two opposing sides in China's civil war?
Absolutists and Totalitarians
Nationalists and Communists
Democrats and Republicans
Federalists and Socialists
What was the name for nations that bordered the Soviet Union and were heavily influenced by its communist policies?
satellite nations
colonies
proprietorships
allies
Which of the following did NOT become communist?
Cuba
North Korea
Vietnam
Japan
Who led the nationalists in China?
Mao Zedong
Chiang Kai-shek
Ho Chi Minh
Ngo Dinh Diem
Who led the communists in China?
Mao Zedong
Chiang Kai-shek
Ngo Dinh Diem
Ho Chi Minh
Where in Europe was communism most powerful?
Western Europe
Northern Europe
Southern Europe
Eastern Europe
Which country was a former Japanese colony and was split along the 38th Parallel?
Vietnam
Korea
China
Laos
What was the ‘spark’ for the “Space Race?”
The Soviets launched the satellite “Sputnik” and caused fear among Americans causing them to improve their own space program
The Americans put Lance Armstrong on the Moon, and became the first nation to reach the moon
A UFO was sighted hovering over the White House, causing a “Red Scare” and a development of NASA
The Americans built the first known computer of the time, attached it to a rocket, and launched it into space.
Why was the Cuban Missile Crisis such a defining point in the Cold War?
It was the first time a communist country in North America had turned Democratic.
A communist country would have the capability to attack the mainland U.S. with atomic weapons.
The first time a country had threatened to attack both the Soviets and the U.S. if demands were not met.
Americans misplaced their missiles and the Cubans found them, threatening to sell them to the Soviets.
Who were the Viet Cong?
Democratic guerilla fighters who fought for the North Vietnamese
Communist supporters who lived in South Vietnam
The nickname for American soldiers, given to them because they were tall and resembled “King Kong”
An extremist communist cult who believed on subsisting on a diet solely of rice and beans.
What is the 38th Parallel?
An imaginary line separating East and West Europe
An imaginary line separating North and South Vietnam
An imaginary line separating the Eastern and Western hemisphere
An imaginary line separating North and South Korea
What was the end result of the Korean War?
Chinese Supported the North, America Supported the South and the country remained split.
The Communist North took over the Democratic south and the country became communist.
The Democratic South took over the Communist north and the country became Democratic.
The Soviet Union Supported the South, America supported the North and the country remained split.
Who was the leader of Cuba during the communist takeover of the country
Fidel Castro
Raul Castro
Kim Jong Un
Mao Zedong
Which political leader introduced programs that moved the USSR away from totalitarianism, and increased economic freedom and political rights?
Mikhail Gorbechev
Joseph Stalin
Boris Yeltsin
Vladimir Putin
Which new Soviet policy granted the people of the USSR more decision making power and greater access to private ownership of businesses?
perestroika
glasnost
democratization
shock therapy
How did the Space Race and arms race contribute to the collapse of the Soviet Union?
Both were expensive programs that put a strain on the country's economy.
There were not enough military bases to support the programs.
The US used espionage to steal the technology from both programs.
The USSR did not have the resources to develop the technology needed for the programs.
As the economies of Eastern European countries declined, citizens demanded a change to which type of government?
theocracy
communism
democracy
socialism
Which program, implemented by Gorbechev, stated the process of creating a government elected by the people?
glasnot
democratization
perestroika
shock therapy
Who proposed the Strategic Defense Initiative?
Ronald Reagan
George Bush
Barack Obama
Vladimir Putin
Who was the leader of Solidarity in Poland?
Lech Walesa
Joseph Stalin
Boris Yeltsin
Vladimir Putin
What did NOT lead to the collapse of the USSR?
the growth of resistance movements
the policies of Mikhail Gorbachev
the failures of communist economic systems
the creation of the United Nations
Which of Gorbachev's programs created more openness, more public participation in government, and greater individual rights were given to Soviet citizens?
glasnost
perestroika
democratizatsiya
shock therapy
What agreement did Reagan and Gorbachev make at the end of the Cold War?
to reduce the numbers of nuclear weapons
to create an international space station
to withdraw troops from Asia
to halt all satellite development programs
One way in which Vladimir Lenin's New Economic Policy and Mikhail Gorbachev's policy of Perestroika are similar is that both
allowed elements of capitalism within a communist economic system
strengthened their country's military defenses
supported censorship of news and of personal correspondence
increased tensions during the Cold War
