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Worksheets5A Cold War Begins Review
Total questions: 46
Worksheet time: 17mins
In a capitalist economy
Private ownership of property is allowed and individuals start businesses.
The government owns most of the major industries/businesses in the nation.
All land and property is owned by society, not by individuals.
The government makes most of the economic decisions.
In a communist nation
Private ownership of property is allowed and individuals start businesses.
There is a market economy
The government makes most of the economic decisions and all land and property is owned by society
Review: Influenced by the American and French Revolutions, Latin American colonies sought independence from what parent countries?
France, Great Britain, Japan
France, Portugal, Spain
France, Germany, Great Britain
Germany, Great Britain, Russia
Review: The Communist Manifesto argued that capitalism would eventually:
Be the dominant economic system in the world.
Make everyone into wealthy owners of individual businesses.
Be overthrown by a revolution of the proletariat or workers.
Become the system in Europe but never be popular in the rest of the world.
Who would lead the communists in China and would use guerrilla warfare against the Japanese?
Chiang Kai-shek
Ho Chi Minh
Mao Zedong
Ngo Dinh Diem
Who would lead a slave revolt to free Haiti from France's control. The only successful slave revolt in history.
Giuseppe Garibaldi
Miguel Hidalgo
Simon Bolivar
Toussaint L’Ouverture
As a result of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the Warsaw Pact, the Cold War started. Which of the following best describes the reason it was named the Cold War?
Because the war occurred in the far north
Because of the high number of casualties
Because it started in the Russian winter
Because it was mostly a war of words
What type of government did the United States want to create in the lands freed from the Axis powers after World War II?
Absolute Dictatorship
Communist
Constitutional
Totalitarian
In a nation that has an unlimited government:
Citizens have few individual freedoms
Citizens are allowed to vote for leaders in free elections
Individuals are usually allowed to say that they disagree with the government.
Leaders cannot change the constitution.
When the British Prime Minister Winston Churchill referred to an “iron curtain” he was stating that:
Berlin was divided between communist West and capitalist East.
Eastern Europe was under communism and its people lacked freedom.
Most countries of Western Europe had joined the Warsaw Pact alliance.
Western Europe had become communist during the Cold War.
1. After the division of Germany, East Germany’s government was a _______________, and its economy was ____________________.
Democratic; capitalist
Democratic; communist
Dictatorship; capitalist
Dictatorship; communist
Stalin and the Soviet Union promised to allow free elections in Eastern Europe, but did not keep the promise. Instead, the Soviets:
Created communist dictatorships in Eastern Europe.
Enforced the Truman Doctrine.
Established capitalism in Eastern Europe.
Forced Eastern European nations to join the NATO alliance.
The Warsaw Pact:
Included the democratic countries of Western Europe.
Provided support for the nations fighting against the spread of communism in Eastern Europe.
Was an alliance of communist countries in Europe created to oppose NATO
Was the agreement between Germany and the USSR to solve the “Jewish problem” in Europe.
The goal of containment was to:
Keep more nations from becoming satellite states of the Soviet Union.
Make sure no other nations in Europe started to have limited forms of government.
Prevent capitalism from spreading in Eastern Europe.
Stop nations from joining the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
Which of the following was mostly true of a country in Western Europe during the Cold War?
Capitalist economy and limited government
Communist economy and democratic government
Part of the Warsaw Pact alliance and unlimited government
Socialist economy and totalitarian government
The “Big Three” leaders at the Yalta Conference were:
Churchill, Kennedy and Lenin
Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin
Churchill, Truman and Stalin
Lenin, Roosevelt and Truman
What are characteristics of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization?
Purpose was to protect democratic nations against the spread of communism
Primarily consisted of nations in Western Europe
Was formed after the Berlin Airlift
Purpose was to protect Communist nations against the spread of Capitalism
Primarily consisted of nations in Eastern Europe
Was formed after the Berlin Airlift
Purpose was to protect democratic nations against the spread of communism
Primarily consisted of nations in Eastern Europe
Was formed before the Berlin Airlift
Purpose was to protect Communist nations against the spread of Capitalism
Primarily consisted of nations in Western Europe
Was formed before the Berlin Airlift
What was the importance of the Truman Doctrine?
The United States offered support to democratic nations fighting against communism.
The United States encouraged more nations to join the Warsaw Pact alliance.
The Soviet Union was able to establish more satellite states.
Support for the allies was provided before the United States entered World War II.
How did the Marshall Plan prevent the spread of communism?
After West Germany became communist, no more European countries became communist
Aid ($) was provided to help the economic recovery of Western Europe after WWII.
The United States dropped atomic bombs on the Soviet Union.
It stopped the domino theory in Asia by stopping North Korea.
The United Nations is stronger than the League of Nations.
This was shown during the Cold War because:
The Soviet Union and its allies were not allowed to join the United Nations.
The United Nations kept Germany from being divided into two counties.
The United Nations was able to prevent the war in Korea.
The United Nations sent military support for South Korea during the Korean Conflict.
In June of 1950, _________ Korea invaded __________ Korea in an attempt to unite Korea under a communist regime.
East; West
North; South
South; North
West; East
The name of the government formed by the Soviet Union in Eastern Germany, creating a communist government.
Communist Republic of Germany (CRG)
Federal Republic of Germany (FRG)
German Communist Regime (GCR)
German Democratic Republic (GDR)
Who led the Nationalists in China with a large army and controlled most of southwestern China?
Chiang Kai-shek
Ho Chi Minh
Mao Zedong
A. Ngo Dinh Diem
The Berlin Airlift:
Allowed all of Berlin to become part of East Germany
Allowed the Soviet Union to supply East Berlin with weapons
Prevented West Berlin from becoming communist.
Was the bombing of Berlin by NATO during the Cold War
The purpose of the Berlin Wall was to:
Prevent citizens of communist East Germany from escaping to democratic West Germany.
Prevent East Germany from invading West Germany.
Punish Germany and prevent another World War.
Stop allowing people from West Germany to move to East Germany.
Which of the following correctly describes the spread of communism in Asia?
China was the first country to become communist, after a civil war.
Many nations in Asian joined the Warsaw Pact during the 1950's and 1960's.
The Soviet Union sent troops to fight for capitalism in Korea.
After a civil war in China, Mao Zedong and the new communist rulers promised to make all people equal in China. They want to eliminate ________ in favor of Communist beliefs.
Ancient Traditions
Educations
Civil War
Buddhism
For the United States, how were the Korean and Vietnam wars similar?
The United States defeated the Soviet Union in both wars.
The United States joined both wars to increase their colonial holdings.
The United States joined both wars to prevent the spread of Communism.
The United States succeeded in preventing Communist takeovers in both wars.
After World War II this nation was divided into two regions at the 38th Parallel (Latitude Line):
China
Cuba
Korea
Vietnam
After World War II this nation was divided into two regions at the 17th Parallel (Latitude Line):
Berlin
Korea
Taiwan
Vietnam
According to the “domino theory”:
If democracy spread in one European country, then other counties would become democracies as well
The Soviet Union felt it needed to stop the spread of capitalism in Europe.
The United States did not support dictatorships in Latin America.
If Vietnam became communist, so would other nations nearby, such as Cambodia
Why might socialism have an appeal to poor workers in developing countries (like in Africa) than capitalism?
Capitalism was the system favored by the Soviet Union.
Socialism promised to distribute the wealth of the country to everyone.
Socialism provides few government regulations on industry.
The government plans and controls the economy under capitalism.
How did the Cold War impact nations in Africa?
The US and the USSR competed for influence over newly independent nations by promising support.
Since African nations were so poor, the Cold War had very little impact on Africa.
Since African nations were former colonies, none of them wanted to become communist.
No countries in Africa would ever become allies of the United States.
Along with the USSR, which country tried to establish communist governments in Latin America during the 1970s and 1980s?
Cuba
Haiti
Japan
Vietnam
Review: Which astronomer was put on trial by the Catholic Church for arguing that the Earth revolved around the Sun?
Copernicus
Galileo
Newton
Ptolemy
Who was a "super patriot" of Italy, he helped unify southern Italy with the help of his Red Shirts by leading a revolt
Count Cavour of Sardinia
Emperor Napoleon III
Giuseppe Garibaldi
Napoleon Bonapart
Who was 1783-1830, Venezuelan statesman: leader of revolt of South American colonies against Spanish rule.
Simon Bolivar
Fidel Castro
Toussaint L’Ouverture
Miguel Hidalgo
Why did Stalin want to keep territory the Soviets conquered in Eastern Europe?
They felt they deserved it
Protect from future invasions
They were afraid of Germany rising again
To protect them from the United States
Germany and Berlin were split into ________ and ________.
West, South
East, North
North, South
East, West
Communism in one country will cause similar events to happen in neighboring countries.
Spreading Philosophy
Domino Theory
Ripple Effect
Contagious Diffusion
The US had little choice but to accept communism in Eastern Europe trying to keep it where it already existed or enter into a war with the soviets is an example of what policy?
Retainment
Diffusion
Acceptance
Containment
Who decided to send 1500 flights a day to Berlin to deliver 5000 tons of supplies a day.
Allies
Axis
United States
United Nations
Mutual defense treaty against the soviets created in April '49. Includes most of Europe, US, and Canada.
European North American Alliance (ENAA)
Countries Against Communist Soviets (CACS)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
United Nations Communism Treaty (UNCT)
Created in May '55 as an alliance of communist states. Members had no choice but to join since their governments were indirectly controlled by the USSR.
Warsaw Pact
Yalta Pact
Crimea Pact
Berlin Pact
True or False: There are no pure capitalist economies, they are mixed economies.
True
False
Communism in this country lead to work camps, shortages, famine, no motivation, citizens couldn't leave, rights restricted, etc.
Soviet Union (USSR)
Poland
Germany
Italy
