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WorksheetsCold War
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Which of these was the Alliance of Capitalist countries in the Cold War
NATO
the Warsaw Pact
The Axis
The Allies
Which of these was the Alliance of Communist countries in the Cold War
NATO
the Warsaw Pact
The Axis
The Allies
Who is the leader of the Warsaw Pact
Poland
The USA
The USSR
Great Britain
Why was it called "the Cold War"
It was fought in the Winter
It was fought in the far North of Europe
It used biological weapons like Influenza
It had no direct fighting between the two sides
What is M.A.D.
Mutually Assured Destruction
Many All Die
Multiple Atomic Detonations
Monumental Assault Directive
Which of these is NOT an example of a Cold War proxy war
The USA airlifting food into a cut off West Berlin
The USA giving the Afghan rebels weapons to fight the Soviet
The USSR sending money and supplies to the North Vietnamese in their war against America
The USA and USSR going to war with each other
Which one of these is the Communist Germany
East Germany
West Germany
The division between the Capitalist West and Communist East of Europe
Iron Curtain
Satellite States
NATO
Berlin Airlift
The idea that if one country becomes Communist it will cause communism to spread to nearby countries
Monroe Doctrine
Truman Doctrine
MAD
Domino Theory
The first battleground of the Cold War
Vietnam
Korea
Afghanistan
Germany
The USA gives millions of dollars to Europe to repair the damage of WW2 and stop countries from becoming Communist
Monroe Doctrine
Truman Doctrine
Marshall Plan
Domino Theory
Which old US ally suddenly became Communist after WW2
France
China
Britain
Mexico
Which of these countries is made up of Chinese people fleeing China after it turned to Communism
Korea
Mongolia
Taiwan
Japan
Who won the Korean War
North Korea
South Korea
It ended in a cease fire
Who did the USA support in the Korean War
North Korea
South Korea
the US did not get involved
Whose support at the end of the war stopped North Korea from losing
the USA
China
Japan
Russia
The First Satellite was 1)________________ it was launched by the 2)_________________
1) Sputnik 2) USSR
1) Sputnik 2) USA
1) Apollo 2) USSR
1) Apollo 2) USA
He lead a communist revolution in Cuba and ruled the country for 50 years
Richard Nixon
Nikita Khrushchev
Fidel Castro
Fulgencio Batista
How did the Cuban Missile Crisis End
The USA invaded Cuba
The USSR invaded Cuba
The USA and USSR agreed to remove weapons from Cuba and Turkey
The Cuban missiles were shot down
Which of these famous Americans from the 60's was NOT assassinated
John F. Kennedy
Robert Kennedy
Martin Luther King Jr.
Richard Nixon
Who was the first person to walk on the moon
Neil Armstrong
Buzz Aldrin
Lee Harvey Oswald
Lyndon B. Johnson
When did Apollo 11 land on the moon
July 20, 1968
July 20, 1969
July 20, 1970
July 20, 1971
Who won the Vietnam War (in reality. not on paper)
North Vietnam + Allies
South Vietnam + Allies
it was a draw
the Vietnam War saw heavy use of what for the first time
Helicopters
Tanks
Airplanes
Machine guns
The Communist leader of Cambodia who killed millions of his own citizens, targeted the educated
Pol Pot
Ho Chi Minh
Kim il-Sung
Joseph Stalin
