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Origins of the Cold War

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following was not one of Stalin's goals in Eastern Europe at the start of the Cold War?
a)
Spread communism through the area
b)
Create a buffer zone between himself and Germany
c)
Allow the countries to hold free elections
2.
The two superpowers that dominated the world after World War II were the
a)
USSR & Great Britain
b)
US & USSR
c)
USSR & China
d)
US & China
3.
The United States and its allies had a policy called "containment."  This means that they wanted to ...
a)
stop the spread of Fascism.
b)
stop the spread of slavery.
c)
stop other countries from building up their military power.
d)
stop the spread of Communism.
4.
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
5.
Which country was split in two by the Iron Curtain?
a)
Poland
b)
Germany
c)
Hungary
d)
Soviet Union
6.
What was the main idea of The Truman Doctrine?
a)
The Truman Doctrine was the American policy in 1947 of providing economic and military aid to Greece and Turkey
b)
To show how everyone in the U.S. care about other countries in the world.
c)
He tried to get the government to leave.
d)
I didnt even listen to you
7.
What was a major reason for Cold War?
a)
Ideological differences between USA and USSR
b)
The weather was too low
c)
Insufficient money for war reparations
d)
Inability of the UN to maintain peace
8.
The Truman Doctrine's main goal was to:
a)
Contain communism
b)
Provide weapons to communist countries
c)
Destroy communism
d)
Provide collective security
9.
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
10.
What happened to Germany after WWII? 
a)
It was divided up by Britain, France, Russia, and US after WW2
b)
It became communist after WWII
c)
It was split up between France and the Soviet Union
d)
It held democratic elections and became socialist
11.
Which of the following is NOT a satellite nation of the Soviet Union?
a)
East Germany
b)
Hungary
c)
Poland
d)
West Germany
12.
Why was the United States involved in the Berlin Airlift?
a)
to airlift food to the people of West Berlin
b)
to bomb East Berlin
c)
to demolish the Berlin Wall
d)
to transport people out of East Berlin
13.
What is the purpose of N.A.T.O?
a)
Countries joining together to end democracy
b)
Countries joining together to stop trade between the East and West
c)
Countries joining together to fend off attacks by other communist countries
d)
Countries joining together to create one kind of currency (S)
14.
In this economic system, the government owns all property and means of production.
a)
communism
b)
capitalism
c)
socialism
d)
democracy
15.
The organization whose members agreed to mutually defend other Communist nations is called--
a)
Korean Pact
b)
Warsaw Pact
c)
NATO
d)
Satellite Nations
16.

What is the dividing line between North and South Korea?

a)

Pusan Perimeter

b)

38th Parallel

c)

Pyongyang

d)

Seoul

17.

Who was the president at the beginning of the Cold War?

a)

Richard Nixon

b)

John F. Kennedy

c)

Harry Truman

d)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

18.

Who was the leader of communist China?

a)

Mao Zedong

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

Kim Il Sung

d)

Chaing Kai Shek

19.

Who won the Korean War?

a)

South Korea

b)

United States

c)

North Korea

d)

None, ended in a stalemate

20.

Who was Joseph McCarthy?

a)

the general of the United Nations troops in South Korea

b)

Vice President to Harry Truman

c)

anti-communist congressman who made unsupported accusations against suspected communists

d)

Supreme Court justice

21.

Who investigated suspected communists in Hollywood?

a)

HUAC

b)

Loyalty Review Boards

c)

Communist Hunters

d)

Hollywood 10

22.

Where did many Americans move to in the 1950s?

a)

Major cities

b)

Suburbs

c)

West Virginia

d)

Florida

23.

How would you suspect that someone is communist?

a)

Has friends of the same race

b)

Has a multi-racial friend group

c)

Eats at a restaurant alone

d)

Does not have a lot of friends

24.

How were American students to protect themselves from an atomic bomb blast?

a)

Hide in the closet

b)

Sit in the hallways

c)

Get under desk or table

d)

Get in the corner of the classroom

25.

The Soviet Union did not have the technology to build atomic weapons.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

What started the Space Race?

a)

Man landing on the moon

b)

Eisenhower starting NASA

c)

U-2 Spy plane incident

d)

Sputnik I

27.

Brinkmanship is known as using a threat of full force or full out war.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

Who taught American students how to protect themselves from an atomic blast?

a)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

b)

Civil Defense Worker

c)

Harry S. Truman

d)

Bert the Turtle

29.

What were the years of the Baby Boom?

a)

1950-1960

b)

1945-1961

c)

1940-1972

d)

1955-1965

30.

How many TV sets were in America by 1961?

a)

45 million

b)

50,000

c)

55 million

d)

7,000

31.

Who was the first man to orbit the earth from the United States?

a)

John Glenn

b)

Neil Armstrong

c)

Yuri Gagarin

d)

Buzz Aldrin

32.

Which of the following was NOT a Soviet satellite nation?

a)

Hungary

b)

Poland

c)

Yugoslavia

d)

Romania

33.

Which countries were included in the Truman Doctrine?

a)

West Germany and France

b)

Denmark and Norway

c)

Great Britain and Italy

d)

Greece and Turkey

34.
Television helped bring about economic growth in the 1950s through its:
a)
Financial programs
b)
Children’s programs
c)
Credit cards
d)
Advertisements
35.
The post-war “baby boom” was strongly influenced by
a)
Very high employment rates
b)
Americans making more money than ever before
c)
General prosperity
d)
All of the above
36.
In the 1950s men’s roles usually included all of the following EXCEPT: 
a)
Making important family decisions
b)
Supporting their families financially
c)
Cooking, cleaning, and managing the household
d)
Going to college
37.
How did Americans respond to the strong economy of the 1950s?
a)
They wanted to save their money
b)
They bought war bonds
c)
They were ready to buy consumer goods
d)
They donated it to European countries
38.
What were women expected to do for the family in the 1950s?
a)
To work and provide $ for the family
b)
Stay home and care for the children
c)
Shop at the mall
d)
Go to college
39.

Led a communist revolution in China in 1949.

a)

Chang Kai-Shek

b)

Mao Zedong

c)

Vladimir Lenin

d)

Kim Il-Sung

40.
Congressmen created fears of a communist conspiracy to overthrow the American government by infiltrating the US State Department with spies
a)
Communist witch hunt
b)
HUAC
c)
McCarthyism
d)
Senate Hearings
41.

this married couple was charged with selling national secrets to the soviet union, were convicted and executed

a)

Rosenbergs

b)

Sacco and Vanzetti

c)

Roosevelts

d)

Jennings

42.
Eisenhower’s plan to connect the nation through a system of roadways; sparked the middle-class move to the suburbs
a)
Interstate Highway Act
b)
Superhighways
c)
State Highways
d)
Road Improvement Act
43.
beginning of a competition for weapons superiority after both the US and Soviet launch nuclear weapons
a)
Arms Race
b)
Nuclear Weapons
c)
Hydrogen Bomb
d)
Atomic Bomb
44.
federal employee’s were investigated for suspicious activities
a)
HUAC
b)
Loyalty Review Boards
c)
McCarthyism
d)
Suspicion Terms
45.

On what island did the United States test Hydrogen bombs in the mid- 1950s?

a)

Hawaii

b)

Guam

c)

Cuba

d)

Bikini

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