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WorksheetsCold War
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 2hrs 5mins
What was one place on the globe where the Cold War was "hot" and U.S. soldiers fought and died?
China
Egypt
Korea
Hungary
In response to NATO, with whom did the Soviet Union form the Warsaw Pact?
Western European nations
East Asian nations
Eastern European nations
North American nations
How did the Truman Doctrine set a new course for American foreign policy?
It warned communist countries not to interfere in struggling nations.
It approved U.S. military aid for any country rebelling against the Soviet Union
It approved military assistance for countries that had helped the Allies in World War II
It gave financial aid to any nation struggling against communist movements.
In order to try to gain control over West Berlin, the Soviet Union
operated a massive airlift to bring in needed supplies.
threatened the section of the city with troops and tanks.
set up a total blockade cutting off that section of the city.
went to the United Nations and demanded control of that section of the city.
Why did the Soviet Union crush Hungary's revolt but not Poland's?
The Polish people did not actively riot against Soviet rule.
The Polish government did not attempt to leave the Warsaw Pact.
Poland's revolt focused on economic freedom but not political freedom.
Poland's revolt did not seek greater control of the government.
What was the Eisenhower Doctrine?
The U.S. would nationalize the Suez canal.
The U.S. would recognize the People's Republic of China.
The U.S. would use force to help any Middle Eastern nation threatened by communism.
The U.S. would liberate the countries behind the iron curtain.
What was HUAC responsible for?
Screening federal employees.
Enforcing the Smith Act.
declaring that the U.S. State Department had been infiltrated by communists.
Holding hearings about communist ties to the entertainment industry.
What was the result of the Hollywood Ten trial?
Movie executives blacklisted entertainers with alleged communist ties after the hearings.
During the hearings a variety of movies were released dealing with sensitive issues, especially communism.
Hearings were limited to the people in the entertainment industry.
The Hollywood Ten answered questions regarding their political affiliations and were found innocent.
Why did the U.S. send several billion dollars of aid the Nationalist in China?
to help Nationalists fight corruption.
because leaders feared that a Nationalist defeat would create a communist superpower
to aid the communists in the fight for power
to increase the training of Nationalist generals
Which of the following is a reason for communist victory in China?
The Nationalists were reluctant to fight.
The communists refused to feed the people.
Mao Zedong fled the mainland.
The U.S. send U.S. troops to aid the Nationalists.
What impact did the Korean War have on U.S. budget?
Military spending increased and became a larger proportion of future budgets.
The budget for the military was temporarily increased, but then reduced later on.
More money was allocated for diplomacy and peacekeeping efforts.
Military spending went down because of increased U.N. involvement in world affairs.
One goal of the Marshall Plan was to
give Europeans access to higher education in the United States
make European countries strong enough to start buying American goods
make Germany pay costs for all the destruction it had caused in Europe
send troops to help European countries fight communism.
The CIA participated in the Cold War by
helping design efficient weapons systems.
spying on the Soviet Union.
carrying out secret operations in other countries.
helping the president determine foreign policy.
General MacArthur chose what port city for a counterattack against North Korea?
Pusan
Pyongyang
Seoul
Inchon
NATO and Warsaw Pact were examples of
military alliances made for "collective security".
failed attempts to make peace.
military aggression during the Cold War.
efforts to fight communism without bloodshed.
In China's civil war, the United States backed
the Communists, led by Jiang Jieshi.
the Nationalists, led by Mao Zedong.
the Communists, led by Mao Zedong.
the Nationalists, led by Jiang Jieshi.
Who first spoke of the "iron curtain"?
George Kennan
Winston Churchill
Harry Truman
Joseph Stalin
In 1954, after he had worked on developing the atomic bomb, J. Robert Oppenheimer was investigated and denied future access to classified information because
there was evidence that he was working as a spy for the Soviet Union.
he was discovered to be a communist.
people realized he was not such a good scientists after all.
he had friends and family who belonged to the Communist Party.
In 1950, what event began the conflict on the Korean peninsula?
U.N. forces fought off the invading army from the North.
The North Korean army invaded south of the 38th Parallel.
The South Korean army invaded north of the 38th Parallel.
The Chinese army invaded south of the 38th Parallel.
John Foster Dulles, Eisenhower's secretary of state,
resolved the Suez Crisis peacefully.
favored increased military engagements around the world.
disagreed with Eisenhower over the policy of massive retaliation.
promoted the policy of brinkmanship.
American convicted and executed for passing nuclear secrets to the Soviets.
George Kennan
Douglas MacArthur
Julius Rosenberg
Dwight Eisenhower
Endless race to acquire greater number of more and more powerful weapons.
Red Scare
Arms Race
Limited War
Mutual Assured Destruction
Term used to describe extreme, reckless charges.
McCarthyism
Limited War
Satellite State
Arms Race
U.S. policy to use force to help countries in the Middle East fend off communism.
McCarthyism
Truman Doctrine
Eisenhower Doctrine
Mutual Assured Destruction
American diplomat who stressed the need to contain communism within its current boarders.
George Kennan
Dwight Eisenhower
Douglas MacArthur
Julius Rosenberg
