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USH-U12-Cold War

Total questions: 57

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which was the last of the WWII conferences that set up the opening for the Cold War?

a)

Potsdam

b)

Yalta

c)

Tehran

d)

Elrond

2.

Which term was Truman's main foreign policy when it came to the USSR in the 1940s-1950s?

a)

brinkmanship

b)

red scare

c)

containment

d)

censorship

3.

Which of these was NOT part of the USSR's plans for nations in East Europe?

a)

use as buffer states

b)

spread communism

c)

spread capitalism

d)

control with totalitarianism

4.

Which was part of WWII and NOT part of the Cold War?

a)

launching of sputnik

b)

shooting down of Francis Gary Powers U-2 plane

c)

Japan bombing Hawaii

d)

the Hungarian uprising

5.

Which part of Europe did the Nativists fear was the "bad" part of Europe that (later) the Soviets conquered?

a)

EAST

b)

WEST

6.

Which of these was NOT part of the USSR's Warsaw Pact?

a)

Czechoslovakia

b)

Hungary

c)

Switzerland

d)

Poland

7.

Which of these terms applies to Nazi Germany and NOT to the Soviet Union?

a)

Reds

b)

Bolsheviks

c)

Facsists

d)

CCCP

8.

The Marshall Plan was to .....

a)

stop China from being communist

b)

rebuild Europe

c)

bomb Korea

d)

form NATO

9.

America & most of Western Europe formed ___________, a military alliance.

a)

NATO

b)

United Nations

c)

Warsaw Pact

d)

CPAC

10.

Which President's "doctrine" said we should come to the aid, especially financially (economically) of any nation resisting communism?

a)

Roosevelt

b)

Truman

c)

Eisenhower

d)

Kennedy

11.

Which quote seems more in line with the Truman Doctrine?

a)

use the nukes against them

b)

give them financial assistance

c)

invade them

d)

ignore them

12.

Senator who claimed communists were in our government and held televised hearings.

a)

McDonald

b)

McCarry

c)

McCarthy

d)

McScrooge

13.

Group that was blacklisted from the film industry for being accused of being communist sympathizers.

a)

The Red 10

b)

The McCarthy 10

c)

The Oakshire 10

d)

The Hollywood 10

14.

NATO & the Warsaw pact were what?

a)

economic aid packages for Europe

b)

new nations formed after WWII

c)

names of nuclear weapons

d)

military alliances

15.

What city did the USSR blockade that forced America to airlift food and supplies for a year?

a)

Warsaw

b)

Paris

c)

Moscow

d)

Berlin

16.

*Fighting began and ended at the 38th parallel

*The Chinese sided with the North

*General MacArthur was fired


Which conflict does this describe?

a)

Vietnam War

b)

Korean War

c)

Chinese Civil War

d)

Hungarian Uprising

17.

*Mao Zedong led the communists

*The Nationalists lose and flee to Taiwan


Which conflict does this describe?

a)

Vietnam War

b)

Korean War

c)

Chinese Civil War

d)

Hungarian Uprising

18.

Which of the following investigated citizens both in and out of government for being communists?

a)

HUAC

b)

NASA

c)

NATO

d)

The UN

19.

Which rights were being violated during the HUAC and McCarthy hearings?

a)

1st (speech & assembly)

b)

2nd (guns)

c)

8th (cruel & unusual punishment)

d)

10th (states vs federal responsibilities)

20.

Which was NOT part of either Red Scare? (the 1920s or 1950s)

a)

Palmer Raids

b)

Mccarthyism

c)

Scopes Monkey Trial

d)

Sacco & Vanzetti

21.

Which did the launch of the Soviet satellite Sputnik inspire America to form?

a)

NATO

b)

United Nations

c)

NASA

d)

Warsaw Pact

22.

Which of the following is NOT one of the 5 permanent members of the United Nations Security Council?

a)

USA

b)

Britain

c)

South Korea

d)

USSR

e)

China

23.

Generally speaking, which part of Europe embraced capitalism?

a)

EAST

b)

WEST

24.

Which part of the city of Berlin was controlled by the USSR (and divided by an actual wall) until the 1990s?

a)

EAST

b)

WEST

25.

What was the metaphorical name (coined by Churchill) for the division between East & West Europe after WWII?

a)

Containment

b)

Berlin blockade

c)

Iron Curtain

d)

Eastern Front

26.

What was dropped on Berlin from 1948-1949 during the Berlin Airlift?

a)

bombs

b)

supplies

c)

people

27.

America returned to isolationism after World War TWO

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

28.

Which side did the USSR support in the Korean war?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

29.

Which side did the Americans support in the Korean war?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

30.

What was America's goal of the Korean War?

a)

brinkmanship

b)

to end the Berlin airlift

c)

to invade China

d)

containment

31.

Which President set up loyalty review boards to investigate possible communists inside our government?

a)

McCarthy

b)

Truman

c)

Eisenhower

d)

MacArthur

32.

Who replaced Stalin as the leader of the USSR after his death?

a)

Tolstoy

b)

Khrushchev

c)

Lenin

d)

Gorbachev

33.

Who lost the most power in the Middle East after the Suez Canal "war"?

a)

USA

b)

Britain

c)

USSR

d)

Italy

34.

Which President's "doctrine" said we will defend the Middle East against any communist attack?

a)

Roosevelt

b)

Truman

c)

Eisenhower

d)

Kennedy

35.

Which subject was NOT a major part of the 1958 National Defense Education Act?

a)

science

b)

technical instruction

c)

math

d)

english

36.

What was Francis Gary Powers in when the USSR shot at him?

a)

a boat

b)

a jeep

c)

a plane

d)

a tank

37.

Which best describes the relationship between the USA & USSR after WWII?

a)

we were allies (mutual respect)

b)

they were jealous of us (envy)

c)

they didn't trust us (tense)

d)

they ignored us (apathy)

38.

Who did Truman & the USA support in the Chinese Civil War after WWII?

a)

Mao Zedong

b)

Chiang Kaishek

39.

Which President's "doctrine" included brinkmanship and massive retaliation?

a)

Truman

b)

Eisenhower

40.

The Taft-Hartley Act ____________ labor unions and the labor movement.

a)

HELPED

b)

HURT

41.

Which one is MOST unlike the others?

a)

House Un-American Activities Committee

b)

Eisenhower's brinksmanship policy

c)

Truman's loyalty review boards

d)

McCarthyism (the hearings)

42.

A question about the 38th parallel refers to which country?

a)

Korea

b)

Japan

c)

China

d)

Taiwan

43.

Which system did West Germany operate under after WWII?

a)

communism

b)

fascism

c)

capitalism

44.

In the Cold War era, labor unions became associated with...

a)

capitalism

b)

communism

c)

fascism

d)

totalitarianism

45.

The Marshall Plan would have had the biggest effect on.....

a)

The USSR

b)

West Germany

c)

China

d)

Korea

46.

Which would NOT be an act of containment?

a)

giving financial aid to Greece

b)

supporting South Korea against North Korea

c)

supporting Iran's Shah to keep USSR out

d)

liberating Hungary from the USSR

47.

By the end of the 1950s, what 2 continents had the MOST communist nations?

a)

Europe & Africa

b)

Europe & Asia

c)

Asia & Africa

d)

Africa & South America

48.

Which of the following wouldn't be associated with the Red Scares of the 20s, 40s or 50s?

a)

Palmer Raids

b)

Rosenbergs

c)

Sacco & Vanzetti

d)

George C. Marshall

49.

The Iron Curtain and the Berlin Wall are the exact same thing.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

c)

oh lawd there go my GPA

50.

Who was President at the beginning of the Cold War?

a)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

b)

Harry S. Truman

c)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

d)

Kanye

51.

Which political party was Dwight D. Eisenhower a member of?

a)

Democrat

b)

Republican

52.

After the early years of the Cold War, which political party gets the unfair reputation of being "soft on communism"?

a)

Democrats

b)

Republicans

53.

The McCarran Act was most similar to which WWI law?

a)

Civil Rights Act

b)

National Defense Education Act

c)

Espionage Act

d)

Emergency Quota Act

54.

_____ had a revolt in 1979 and tossed out the American backed dictator.

a)

Hungary

b)

Turkey

c)

Mexico

d)

Iran

55.

NASA was created in response to....

a)

McCarthy hearings

b)

Sputnik

c)

Korean War

d)

the development of the H-bomb

56.

While we know history is the ONLY SUBJECT that really matters, which other subject was left out of the National Defense Education Act (1958)?

a)

literature

b)

math

c)

science

d)

technical instruction

57.

In what year did the USSR dissolve and turn back into Russia? (aka...the end of the Cold War)

a)

1969

b)

1979

c)

1991

d)

2001