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Containment DBQ Part A- Hook and BGE

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

True or false: The Soviet Union wanted to see other countries adopt Communism.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

True or false: The U.S. and Soviet Union (U.S.S.R.) believed in different ideologies and lifestyles.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

True or false: The U.S. policy of containment focused on preventing communism from spreading.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Which proposal provided massive aid to rebuild Europe?

a)

Marshall Plan

b)

Warsaw Pact

c)

Truman Doctrine

d)

Iron Curtain

5.

Which country was in the Soviet Bloc?

a)

France

b)

Canada

c)

Poland

d)

West Germany

6.

Countries like North Korea and China are similar in lifestyle and government to ________________________.

a)

Japan

b)

United Kingdom

c)

Soviet Union

d)

United States

7.

Cold War "Containment" means...

a)

to surround a country with a Navy.

b)

to attack any communist country.

c)

to stop the spread of communism.

d)

to place missiles in Cuba.

8.
What two nations were in competition with each other during the Cold War?
a)
Spain and Portugal
b)
England and France
c)
Germany and Italy
d)
United States and Soviet Union
9.

The United States and Soviet Union were friends during the deadliest war in human history, World War II.

a)

True

b)

False

10.
The dividing line between the democracies in blue and the Communist in red was referred to as what?
a)
The line of demarkation
b)
The DeMilitarized Zone
c)
The Iron Curtain
d)
The 38th Parallel
11.
The Iron Curtain divided what continent? 
a)
Asia
b)
North America 
c)
Europe 
d)
Africa 
12.

What Russian leader was at Yalta and Potsdam?

a)

Lenin

b)

Putin

c)

Stalin

d)

Nicholas II

13.
The USA is most closely associated with which of these terms?
a)
Democracy
b)
Totalitarianism 
14.

The Soviet Union is most closely associated with which of these terms?

a)

Capitalism

b)

Communism

15.

The Truman Doctrine(1947) was declared to stop the spread to Communism into which two countries?

a)

Greece and Turkey

b)

France and Spain

c)

Japan and China

d)

Eastern Germany and Poland

16.

Who wanted to create a buffer zone between the Soviet Union and Europe after WW II?

a)

Joseph Stalin

b)

Harry Truman

c)

Vladimir Lenin

d)

George Marshall

17.

Which of the following doesn't belong within this grouping?

a)

Communism

b)

Totalitarian Government

c)

Command Economy

d)

Capitalism

18.

Which of the following doesn't belong within this grouping?

a)

Capitalism

b)

Democracy

c)

Private ownership

d)

Soviet Union

19.

All of the following are part of the American lifestyle except;

a)

Democracy-people have a say in who represents them in government

b)

Capitalism-private ownership and people controlling the economy NOT the government

c)

Liberty and Freedoms-rights promised to all citizens by the Constitution

d)

Communism- the belief that private property should be replaced by community ownership.

20.

All of the following are part of the Soviet way of life except;

a)

Communism- the belief that private property should be replaced by community ownership.

b)

Totalitarian Government- when the government has total control over the people within a country.

c)

All ownership is controlled by and reserved to the government.

d)

Democracy-people have a say in who represents them in government