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WorksheetsReview WH Topic 19
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 36mins
The Eastern bloc became dominated by the Soviets
when their governments chose to participate in the Marshall Plan.
because the United States cut the lines of supplies to them.
as a result of democratic elections administered by the Soviets.
when the Red Army supported their communist governments.
When Eastern Europeans revolted in the 1950s and 1960s,
the Soviets responded with military force.
they were able to break away and form their own governments.
the Soviets responded by sending political advisors.
the Americans built a wall in Berlin.
Which statement best describes the arms control agreements of the Cold War era?
They got broader and more general.
They got more regional and weaker.
They got stronger and more limiting.
They got less specific and broader.
Which of the following is an example of the policy of containment?
the Soviet Union imprisoning its critics
the United States supporting Greeks fighting communism
the United States insisting on free elections in West Germany
the Soviets intervening in Czechoslovakia
The U.S. economy is different from the former Soviet Union's economy because in the United States,
there is more economic freedom.
there are fewer goods available.
the state makes all the decisions.
there is less economic freedom.
Which result of World War II led most directly to the beginning of the Cold War?
The trials of Nazi leaders for war crimes at Nuremberg
The creation of Soviet-controlled regimes in Eastern Europe
The formation of the United Nations to promote global development
The creation of the Jewish state of Israel
Which box lists events of the Cold War in chronological order?
There were few recessions in the postwar United States because
Americans were moving to the suburbs.
foreign trade was booming.
American culture was spreading worldwide.
Americans were dependent on foreign oil.
During the 1960s, what happened to U.S. government social programs?
They were expanded.
They were reduced.
They were eliminated.
They were privatized.
In the 1980s, President Ronald Reagan and the Republican Party
reduced military spending.
expanded the welfare state.
increased education spending.
cut taxes and social programs.
The West Germans rebuilt their country
with aid from the Soviet Union.
by building new factories.
by lowering the taxes paid by their citizens.
through large military budgets.
Japan became an economic power by
keeping its tariffs high.
reducing its social budget.
fully funding its military.
lowering its tariffs.
What is the main reason Mao Zedong was able to make China communist?
The landlords supported him because he demanded obedience.
The business owners supported him because he wanted to industrialize China.
The peasants supported him because he promised them land.
The warlords supported him because he promised them tax revenues.
Why did Mao's reforms fail?
The Soviets withdrew their support.
Officials in the Communist Party tinkered with his reforms.
The Korean War consumed too many resources.
His bad policies along with poor weather led to famine, and many people died.
Why did U.S. leaders play the China card?
They saw the Soviet Union as a greater threat.
They wanted to win the war in Korea.
They saw China as a greater threat.
They knew that the two communist nations had a strong alliance.
The United Nations intervened in North Korea because the
Soviets backed the South Korean government.
South Koreans invaded North Korea.
North Koreans invaded South Korea.
Chinese invaded the Korean Peninsula.
Why did Korea remain divided after the Korean War?
North and South Korea negotiated a ceasefire but not a peace treaty.
South Korea remained communist.
China and the United States insisted on it.
The Soviet Union's influence decreased.
The “people’s democratic dictatorship” was a critical element of Mao Zedong’s —
creation of labor unions for China’s industrial workers
preservation of China’s strict class structure
movement to promote nationalism among Chinese peasants
transformation of China into a communist state
