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WorksheetsIntro to the Cold War
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Why was the Cold War termed as such?
Termed as such as the US and the Russians fought during one of the coldest winters in the 1940s and served as a reminder of those cold winters.
It was because both superpowers could not engage each other diplomatically due to their ideological differences which led to no effort to engage each other from 1945 to 1990.
Primarily due to the observed indirect confrontation between the two superpowers that involved political maneuvering, establishing military coalitions, espionage, propaganda, arms buildup, economic and proxy wars.
What were the competing ideologies during the Cold War?
McCarthyism vs. Communism
McDonalds vs. Containment
Capitalism + Democracy vs. Communism + Totalitarianism
Fundamentalism vs. Atheism
What was the name of the treaty signed between the Stalin and Hitler in which the two leaders agreed not to take military action against each other for at least 10 years?
Passive Aggressive Pact
Non-Aggression Pact
Non-Aggression Treaty
Low-Aggression Pact
Which conference did the USA, Great Britain and Russia meet at in 1945 that aimed to determine the future of post-war Europe (specifically Germany and Eastern Europe)?
Malta Conference
Treaty of Versailles
Tehran Conference
Yalta Conference
What was the name of the country that was one of the major points of contention between the West and the Russians?
Hungary
Bulgaria
Poland
Germany
What was the name of the key speech made by then British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, in 1946, warning the world about increasing Soviet aggression in Europe?
Iron Curtain Speech
Steel Curtain Speech
Iron Rod Speech
Brass Rod Speech
_____________ was of key strategic and security interests to the Soviets?
Western Europe
Germany
Eastern Europe
Italy
What was the name of the policy implemented by Harry Truman in response to growing Soviet aggression in 1947?
Rollback Policy
Container Policy
Containment Policy
Controlling Policy
The primary aim of the Marshall Plan was to _________
provide economic aid to Europe to facilitate its postwar recovery.
provide learning tools such as assessment books and other education materials to school-going children who would otherwise be denied of proper education in the postwar period.
to recover its economy to counter the increasing threats of the communists.
provide military training to war-devastated countries to be able to response to future military threats.
In _______, the Soviet Union blocked the Western Allies' railway, road, and canal access to the sectors of Berlin under Western control.
Feb 1947
May 1949
June 1948
April 1948
The West responded with ____________________ that ensured that food and supplies would be delivered to areas affected by Soviet blockade.
Berlin Weightlifting
Berlin Airlift
Berlin Wall
Berlin Heist
Stalin ended the blockade in Berlin by _______ .
April 1948
June 1948
May 1949
June 1949
