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Cold War

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 1hrs 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What was the conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union that was a struggle between their ideologies of democracy and communism?
a)
World War III
b)
The Cold War
c)
The Marshall Plan
d)
Russian American War
2.
Which act launched the Cold War and prevented Russia from taking over all of Berlin following WWII?
a)
Cold War
b)
WWII
c)
The Marshall Plan
d)
Berlin Airlift
3.
What was the American effort to rebuild Europe following WWII through the donation $13 billion in money, materials, and food?
a)
The WWII Recovery Plan
b)
Rebuilding Europe Plan
c)
The Marshall Plan
d)
FDR's Plan
4.
What was the alliance between the United States and nations of Western Europe that opposed the Soviet Union during the Cold War?
a)
Warsaw Pact
b)
NATO
c)
The Allies
d)
The Central Powers
5.
Which part of Korea is communist?
a)
North
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West
6.
Which U.S. war ended with communist victory when the United States left the country?
a)
The Korean War
b)
The Vietnam War
c)
WWII
d)
The Cold War
7.

During the Cuban Missile Crisis, what did JFK do when he heard that the Soviet Union was construction a missile site in Cuba.

a)

JFK gave into the Soviet demands.

b)

JFK bombed the Soviet Union with an atomic bomb.

c)

JFK ordered a naval blockade of Cuba.

d)

JFK invaded Cuba from Guantanamo Bay.

8.
What does the ‘Iron Curtain’ symbolize? 
a)
The division between East Germany and West Germany
b)
The division between East Berlin and West Berlin
c)
The division between communist Europe and noncommunist Europe 
d)
The division between North Korea and South Korea
9.
Who built the Berlin Wall?
a)
Soviet Union
b)
NATO
c)
The UN
d)
China
10.
The United States sent troops to Vietnam
_________.
a)
to stop the spread of communism
b)
as a result of the Cuban Missile Crisis
c)
to set up a capitalist goverment
d)
because they bombed us
11.
A competition between nations to build powerful weapons is called ___________.
a)
Arms Race
b)
Blockade
c)
Space Race
d)
Atomic Bomb
12.

During the Cold War, what policy did the U.S. follow to stop the spread of communism?

a)

Open Door Policy

b)

Big Stick Policy

c)

Containment Policy

d)

Dollar Diplomacy

13.
What was the main reason for the construction of the Berlin Wall?
a)
To embarrass America
b)
To stop East Germans from fleeing to West Germany
c)
To reduce cold war tensions
d)
To demonstrate the success of Communism
14.
Fidel Castro was the leader of which country?
a)
Sweden
b)
Hungary
c)
Cuba
d)
Czechoslavakia
15.
He was the communist leader of North Vietnam
a)
Diem
b)
Johnson
c)
Ho Chi Minh
d)
Castro
16.
The idea that if South Vietnam fell to communism, other nations would soon follow...
a)
Vietnamization 
b)
Communism
c)
Domino Theory
d)
Imperialism
17.
Vietnam was a colony of what country prior to World War II?  
a)
United States
b)
China
c)
Japan 
d)
France
18.

What was an immediate result of the Great Leap Forward (1958)?

a)

independence of Kenya from Great Britain

b)

the breakup of the Soviet Union

c)

the relocation of Bosnian refugees

d)

increased famine in China

19.

In China the terms "Long March," "Little Red Book," and "Great Leap Forward" are most closely associated with the

a)

economic policies of the Kuomintang

b)

expulsion of foreigners during the Boxer Rebellion

c)

foreign policy under Deng Xiaoping

d)

leadership of Mao Zedong

20.

A leader of the Chinese Nationalist Party, the Kuomintang.

a)

Mohandas K. Gandhi

b)

V.I. Lenin

c)

Mao Zedong

d)

Chiang Kai Shek

21.

What was the purpose of the Great Leap Forward?

a)

Political reform

b)

Foreign policy

c)

Social restructuring

d)

Economic development

22.

The failed US attempt to overthrow the communist Cuban government in 1961 was called the:

a)

Bay of Pigs Invasion

b)

Cuban Missile Crisis

c)

Project to Eliminate Cuban Communism (PECC)

d)

Inchon Invasion

e)

Anti-Totalitarian Takeover (ATT)

23.

What is the term used to describe the type of wars where the US and Soviet Union supported opposing sides without direct conflict?

a)

World wars

b)

Revolutionary wars

c)

Civil wars

d)

Proxy wars

24.

What was the main reason behind the space race during the Cold War?

a)

Technological superiority

b)

Colonizing space

c)

Expanding trade routes

d)

Exploring alien life

25.

Military alliance established in 1955 between the Soviet Union and other communist States in Europe.

a)

Warsaw Pact

b)

UN

c)

Truman Doctrine

d)

Marshall Plan

26.
By applying the strategy of containment, the United States hoped to prevent the
a)
emergence of an economic crisis in Europe
b)
return of Nazi ideas to postwar Germany
c)
expansion of the Soviet Union's influence around the world
d)
spread of nationalism from China to the rest of Asia 
27.

During the Cuban Missile Crisis, what did JFK do when he heard that the Soviet Union was construction a missile site in Cuba.

a)

JFK gave into the Soviet demands.

b)

JFK bombed the Soviet Union with an atomic bomb.

c)

JFK ordered a naval blockade of Cuba.

d)

JFK invaded Cuba from Guantanamo Bay.

28.

The decolonization of Africa began after which event?

a)

WWI

b)

WWII

c)

The Vietnam War

d)

The Cold War

29.

Who led the nonviolent movement which eventually led to the liberation of India from the British?

a)

Indira Gandhi

b)

Jawaharlal Nehru

c)

Mahatma Gandhi

d)

Narendra Modi

30.

Who was the leader of the Cuban Revolution?

a)

Fidel Castro

b)

Che Guevara

c)

Fulgencio Batista

d)

Rafael Trujillo

31.

Who ruled Haiti for 14 years as an autrocrat?

a)

Wyclef Jean

b)

"Papa Doc" Duvalier

c)

Jean-Jacques Dessalines

d)

Jean-Francois Champollion

32.

The Mujahideen, supported by the US, fought against the Soviet invasion of which nation?

a)

Afghanistan

b)

Iraq

c)

Iran

d)

Azerbaijan

33.

Which faction did the US support during the Nicaraguan Revolution?

a)

Contras

b)

Sandinistas

c)

FARC

d)

PLO

34.

The major disputes between the Palestines and Israelis were because both sides:

a)

wanted to control oil

b)

had farms in that region

c)

had military bases in the region

d)

had historical ties to the same land

35.
Genocide involves acts committed with the intent to 
a)
create world peace
b)
destroy a group of people based on a common characteristic
c)
hurt a specific world power
d)
destroy a country because of its political positions
36.
When the British left India, the country was divided into two nations:  India and _________
a)
Nigeria
b)
Rwanda
c)
North Korea
d)
Pakistan
37.

With which human rights violation is the term "killing fields" associated?

a)

Armenian Genocide

b)

Bosnian Genocide

c)

Cambodian Genocide

d)

Rwandan Genocide

38.
This leader took over Iran after the Shah was removed in 1979 and implemented a theocracy
a)
Ayatollah Khomeini
b)
Shah Pahlevi
c)
Mohammed Mossadeq
d)
Jimmy Carter
39.

Which document is most closely associated with the Arab-Israeli conflict?

a)

Balfour Declaration

b)

Kyoto Protocol

c)

Communist Manifesto

d)

Treaty of Nanjing

40.

What was a major consequence of the Chilean coup of 1973? (3.1)

a)

The establishment of a democratic government

b)

The rise of General Augusto Pinochet’s dictatorship

c)

The end of U.S. involvement in Latin America

d)

A strong alliance with the Soviet Union

41.

Why did the U.S. help overthrow President Jacobo Árbenz in Guatemala in 1954? (3.1)

a)

He was an ally of the Soviet Union

b)

He introduced land reforms that threatened U.S. business interests

c)

He supported military rule in Latin America

d)

He refused to trade with the U.S.

42.

How did the Cold War contribute to civil wars in Latin America? (3.1)

a)

Both the U.S. and the Soviet Union funded opposing sides in conflicts

b)

Latin American countries fought directly against the U.S.

c)

The region became isolated from global politics

d)

It led to stronger democracies throughout Latin America

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