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Cold War Review #1

Total questions: 68

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The period of distrust and hostility that took place immediately after WWII between the US and USSR is known as what?
a)
WWIII
b)
The Gold War
c)
The Cold War
d)
The Gilded Age
2.
The USA is most closely associated with which of these terms?
a)
Democracy
b)
Totalitarianism 
3.
The USSR is most closely associated with which of these terms?
a)
Capitalism
b)
Communism
4.
This conference decided that countries could decide what government they wanted after WWII.
a)
Yalta
b)
Potsdam
c)
Tehran
d)
Manhattan
5.
The divide between democratic/capitalist Western Europe and communist/totalitarian Eastern Europe is known as what?
a)
Iron Curtain
b)
Red Scare
c)
Iron Scare
d)
Red Curtain
6.
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
7.

Where was Korea divided?

a)

18 parallel

b)

34 parallel

c)

38 parallel

d)

15 parallel

8.
In the 1950s, the United States became involved in the Vietnam War. Why did the United States become involved in this war?
a)
to prevent the collapse of the government of North Vietnam
b)
to stop Vietnam from taking over Hong Kong
c)
to stop the spread of communism to South Vietnam
d)
to prevent attacks against United States shipping
9.
How did the US respond to finding out that the Soviets had missiles in Cuba?
a)
They sent the Air Force to bomb Cuba
b)
They began placing missiles in the Soviet Union.
c)
They placed a naval blockade around Cuba.
d)
They invaded Cuba and the Soviet Union.
10.
This "figurative" wall divided communist countries from democratic counties--
a)
Great Wall of China
b)
Berlin Wall
c)
Iron Curtain
d)
Wall of Democracy
11.
Which of the following foreign policies gave financial aid to European nations to rebuild after WWII?
a)
Truman Doctrine
b)
Marshall Plan
c)
Warsaw Pact
d)
Domino Theory
12.
The physical barrier separating Communist East Berlin and Democratic West Berlin--
a)
Berlin Bloackade
b)
Berlin Base
c)
Berlin Wall
d)
Berlin Barrier
13.
Nations that were aligned with, but also under the influence and pressure of, the Soviet Union were called--
a)
European Nations
b)
NATO
c)
Warsaw Pact
d)
Satellite Nations
14.
What was the mutual defense alliance of non communist nations?
a)
NATO
b)
Warsaw Pact
c)
Truman Doctrine
d)
Open Skies
15.
What was the name for the 1955 alliance of Soviet-dominated countries of Eastern Europe  that were the counterpart to the western alliance?
a)
NATO
b)
Warsaw Pact
c)
European Alliance
d)
Iron Curtain
16.
Leader of communism in China
a)
Mao Zedong
b)
Hirohito Showa
c)
Xi Jinping
d)
Pu Yi
17.

Images like this one refer to what theory about the spread of Communism in Asia (China, Korea, Vietnam)?

a)

The Mar$hall Plan

b)

The Domino Theory

c)

Proxy Wars

d)

Flexible Response

18.

Which leader promoted communism in North Vietnam?

a)

Ho Chi Minh

b)

Mao Zedong

19.

Truman's policy of preventing the expansion of communism was -

a)

containment

b)

deterrence

c)

militarism

d)

perestroika

20.

What policy implemented in the Cold War said the U.S. would give military aid to a country that needed to resist communism?

a)

Marshall Plan

b)

Truman Doctrine

c)

Domino Theory

d)

Open Door Policy

21.

During the Cold War, what policy did the U.S. follow to stop the spread of communism?

a)

Open Door Policy

b)

Big Stick Policy

c)

Containment Policy

d)

Dollar Diplomacy

22.

Which individual/group contributed to the Red Scare by accusing American citizens of being communist spies?

a)

McCarthy/HUAC

b)

NAACP/Farm Workers Union

c)

Nativists/Muckrakers

d)

Philanthropists/Entrepreneurs

23.

What happened as a result of the launch of Sputnik in 1957?

a)

It started the space race between the USSR and U.S.

b)

The U.S. government started NASA.

c)

U.S. began to spend more money on math and science to maintain national security.

d)

All of the above

24.

During what Cold War event did the U.S. bypass a Soviet blockade in Germany without provoking a military conflict?

a)

Berlin Airlift

b)

Vietnam War

c)

Watergate Scandal

d)

Bataan Death March

25.
What was the name of the first satellite in space launched by the Soviet Union?
a)
Gagarin
b)
Apollo 11
c)
Sputnik
d)
Apollo 13
26.

What were the defining characteristics of the Cold War?

a)

Prohibition, Flappers, Jazz

b)

Arms Race, Space Race, Red Scare

c)

Holocaust, Nazi Germany, Pearl Harbor

d)

Poverty, Unemployment, Dust Bowl

27.

What wars were fought during the Cold War as a result of containment and the Domino Theory?

a)

Korean & Vietnam War

b)

WWI & WWII

c)

Civil War & Spanish American War

d)

Persian Gulf & War on Terror

28.

What amendment was passed to lower the voting age because it was unfair that 18-20 year olds were fighting in Vietnam but couldn't vote.

a)

18th

b)

22nd

c)

24th

d)

26th

29.
Who built the Berlin Wall?
a)
Soviet Union
b)
NATO
c)
The UN
d)
China
30.
Was the Cold War an actual war?
a)
Yes
b)
No
31.

Who is this picture of?

a)

John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson

b)

Lyndon Johnson and Nikita Khrushchev

c)

John F. Kennedy and Nikita Khrushchev

d)

John F. Kennedy and Fidel Castro

32.

When & where did JFK get assassinated?

a)

April 14, 1865 in Boston, Massachusetts

b)

November 22, 1963 in Peoria, IL

c)

April 14, 1865 in Washinton, DC

d)

November 22, 1963 in Dallas, TX

33.

What was the Cuban Missile Crisis?

a)

Cuban Revolution.

b)

13 day crisis in which the Soviet Union and the United States faced off and came close to nuclear war.

c)

Missiles not getting to Cuba.

d)

Plot to hide U.S. missiles in Cuba.

34.

What was the Cuban Missile Crisis?

a)

Cuban Revolution.

b)

13 day crisis in which the Soviet Union and the United States faced off and came close to nuclear war.

c)

Missiles not getting to Cuba.

d)

Plot to hide U.S. missiles in Cuba.

35.

Who was the Communist leader in Cuba while Kennedy was President

a)

Khrushchev

b)

Castro

c)

Johnson

d)

Batista

36.

Richard Nixon lost to who in the 1960 Election?

a)

Reagan

b)

JFK

c)

LBJ

d)

Eisenhower

37.

Richard Nixon lost to who in the 1960 Election?

a)

Reagan

b)

JFK

c)

LBJ

d)

Eisenhower

38.
Why is the Cold War called a "cold" war?
a)
The areas affected were in the polar regions of the world
b)
The war was fought during winter months only
c)
Leaders of the superpowers were sick with coughs and fevers
d)
There was never direct fighting between the two superpowers
39.

Which of the following was a failed invasion of Cuban exiles in 1961 that made the Kennedy administration look incompetent?

a)

D-Day

b)

the Bay of Pigs

c)

the Cuban Missile Crisis

d)

the Gulf of Tonkin incident

40.

What policy did the Kennedy administration take that allowed more military options in the event of an international crisis?

a)

flexible response

b)

the building of the Berlin Wall

c)

brinkmanship

d)

detente

41.

Which of the following was most important in electing John F. Kennedy as president in 1960?

a)

his religious views

b)

his opponent’s Watergate scandal

c)

his success in the televised debates

d)

his handling of the U-2 incident

42.

Which of the following was a dedicated phone that enabled the leaders of the US and the USSR to communicate with each other immediately in a crisis after 1963?

a)

an early version of face-time

b)

a hot line

c)

satellite television

d)

open computer access between the nations

43.

What was the name of Kennedy’s legislative agenda?

a)

the New Frontier

b)

the Peace Corps

c)

the Great Society

d)

the Fair Deal

44.

What was the name of the program of volunteer assistance to Asia, Africa, and Latin America that was started in 1961? (and still continues today)

a)

the Peace Corps

b)

the Jobs Corps

c)

the Economic Opportunity Act

d)

the Alliance for Progress

45.

What is the name of the US space agency?

a)

National Organization of Outerspace Travelers (NOOOT)

b)

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

c)

National Outerspace Galaxy Organization (NOGO)

d)

none of the above

46.

Who was the first person to step foot on the moon?

a)

Yuri Gargarin

b)

Sargent Schriver

c)

Neil Armstrong

d)

Alan Shepard

47.
Which of the following were executed for sending atomic bomb secrets to the Soviet Union.
a)
JFK
b)
Alger Hiss
c)
Ethel and Julius Rosenberg
d)
Richard Nixon
48.
What was massive retaliation?
a)
The threat of economic sanction
b)
the threat of nuclear weapons
c)
the threat of conventional weapons
49.
What two strategies did Eisenhower think were the key to victory in the Cold War?
a)
Retaliation at all cost
b)
Strong military
c)
strong free enterprise economy
d)
strong military and economy
50.

What organization was formed at the end of WWII to prevent future wars?

a)

the United Nations

b)

the League of Nations

c)

NATO

d)

the Warsaw Pact

51.

What was the US nuclear policy toward the USSR in the 1950s?

a)

Massive Retaliation

b)

Massive Response

c)

Considered Response

d)

Considered Retaliation

52.

Click three ways that fear of nukes affected Americans in the 1950s?

a)

Students did "duck and cover" drills at school.

b)

Some people built bomb shelters.

c)

The government rationed food.

d)

People were scared that Communists were secretly destroying American society

53.

Click on the names of the two famous spy cases that seemed to show that Communists were everywhere, and they were helping the enemy.

a)

The Alger Hiss Case

b)

The Rosenbergs Case

c)

The Zuckerberg Case

d)

The Nixon Case

54.

This man claimed 205 state department workers were communist agents...who was he?

a)

Joseph McCarthy

b)

Richard Nixon

c)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

d)

Alger Hiss

55.
He was the communist leader of North Vietnam
a)
Diem
b)
Johnson
c)
Ho Chi Minh
d)
Castro
56.

The idea in this picture is about...

a)

The policy of Vietnamization 

b)

The policy of Communism

c)

The policy of containment

d)

The policy of Imperialism

57.
Which side ended up winning the war, if not militarily, politically due to the lack of support of the civilian population?
a)
United states
b)
South Vietnam
c)
North Vietnam
d)
North korea
58.
What rule was Vietnam unified under 
a)
Democratic
b)
Communist
c)
Socialist 
d)
Monarchy
59.
What was the domino theory?
a)
A Game played by soldiers
b)
A strategy for the communists to advance against US forces
c)
A reason to stop the spread of communism
d)
An app on a smart phone
60.
What provided congressional support for escalating military action in Vietnam? 
a)
Cuban Missile Crisis
b)
Battle Of Midway
c)
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution 
d)
Bay of Pigs Invasion
61.

Because of the Domino Theory, The United States will give military aid to....?

a)
A Game played by soldiers
b)
A strategy for the communists to advance against US forces
c)

Diem's government

d)
An app on a smart phone
62.
Truman had the policy of __________ toward Communism
a)
Appeasement
b)
Containment
c)
Expansion
d)
Eradication
63.

Cause: Because the United States joined SEATO...

a)

Effect: US Involvement in Vietnam

b)

Effect: US Involvement in World War II

c)

Effect: US Involvement in the Civil War

d)

Effect: US involvement in Cuba

64.
Which side of Berlin was controlled by the Soviet's military aggression?
a)
North Berlin
b)
East Berlin
c)
West Berlin
d)
South Berlin
65.

Why was the Berlin Wall built?

a)

To separate East and West Berlin

b)

To keep people from leaving East Berlin

c)

Both

66.
Who was the leader of Cuba during the time of the Cuban Missile Crisis?
a)
Fidel Castro
b)
Fulgencio Batista
c)
Francisco Franco
d)
Ho Chi Minh
67.
Which event was a CIA-sponsored invasion to overthrow Fidel Castro that failed miserably?
a)
Cuban Missile Crisis
b)
Alliance for Progress
c)
Bay of Pigs
d)
Marshall Plan
68.

Why did the USSR want to put missiles on Cuba?

a)

To have more missiles because they couldn't match the nuclear power of the US

b)

To counter the Warsaw Pact countries that were overthrowing communism

c)

To counter the US missiles in Italy and Turkey

d)

To counter the power of NATO

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