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Cold War

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.

Name of conference at the end of World War II

Nombre de la conferencia al final de la Segunda Guerra Mundial.

a)

Berlin Conference

b)

Tokyo Tribunal

c)

Potsdam Conference

3.

A metaphoric barrier between eastern and western Europe


Una barrera metafórica entre Europa oriental y occidental.

a)

The Iron Curtain

b)

Soviet Union

c)

The Berlin Airlift

d)

The Warsaw Pact

4.

The policy to stop the spread of communism


La política para detener la propagación del comunismo.

a)

containment

b)

deterrence

c)

militarism

d)

perestroika

5.
What was the mutual defense alliance of non communist nations?
a)
NATO
b)
Warsaw Pact
c)
Truman Doctrine
d)
Open Skies
6.

The U.S gave food, money, and support to other countries with the


Estados Unidos dio comida, dinero y apoyo a otros países con el

a)

The WWII Recovery Plan

b)

Rebuilding Europe Plan

c)

The Marshall Plan

d)

FDR's Plan

7.

Which war began when the NORTHERN country invaded the SOUTHERN country


¿Qué guerra comenzó cuando el país NORTE invadió el país SUR?

a)

World War II

b)

The Vietnam War

c)

The Cold War

d)

The Korean War

8.

Where was Korea divided?


¿Dónde estaba dividida Corea?

a)

18 parallel

b)

34 parallel

c)

38 parallel

d)

15 parallel

9.

Which part of Korea is communist?


¿Qué parte de Corea es comunista?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

10.

Who tried to put missiles in Cuba?


¿Quién intentó poner misiles en Cuba?

a)

Fidel Khrushchev

b)

The United States

c)

The Soviet Union

d)

Cuba

11.

What was the conflict between John F. Kennedy, Nikita Khrushchev, and Fidel Castro?


¿Cuál fue el conflicto entre John F. Kennedy, Nikita Khrushchev y Fidel Castro?

a)

The Berlin Airlift

b)

The Iron Curtain

c)

The Cuban Missile Crisis

d)

The Berlin Wall

12.

Why did the United States get involved in Vietnam?


¿Por qué Estados Unidos se involucró en Vietnam?

a)

to prevent the collapse of the government of North Vietnam

para evitar el colapso del gobierno de Vietnam del Norte

b)

to stop Vietnam from taking over Hong Kong

para evitar que Vietnam se apodere de Hong Kong

c)

to stop the spread of communism to South Vietnam

para detener la propagación del comunismo a Vietnam del Sur

d)

to prevent attacks against United States shipping

para prevenir ataques contra el envío de los Estados Unidos

13.

Where did containment fail?


¿Dónde falló la contención?

a)

The Korean War

b)

The Vietnam War

c)

WWII

d)

England

14.

These policies of Gorbachev caused the collapse of the Soviet Union


Estas políticas de Gorbachov causaron el colapso de la Unión Soviética.

a)

totalitarianism

b)

glasnost and perestroika

c)

communism and socialism

d)

World War II

15.

The Soviet Union invaded


La Unión Soviética invadió

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Afghanistan

d)

India

16.

This is when countries to expand their atomic weapon program


Aquí es cuando los países expanden su programa de armas atómicas

a)

detente

b)

nuclear proliferation

c)

civil disobedience

d)

Marshall Plan

17.

In this picture we see

a)

the fall of the Berlin Wall

b)

the construction of the Iron Curtain

c)

the rise of Mao Zedong in China

d)

the growth of communism in Europe

18.

In this picture we see

a)

Cuban Missile Crisis

b)

Berlin Blockade

c)

Invasion of Poland

d)

Berlin Airlift

19.

In this picture we see

a)

fighting

b)

detente

c)

nuclear wear

d)

missile crisis

20.

Countries that were NOT involved in the Cold War


Países que no estuvieron involucrados en la Guerra Fría

a)

NATO

b)

Non-Aligned Countries

c)

United States

d)

Warsaw Pact