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The Cold War

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why did the US choose Cuba to build a missile base?

a)

Cuba is so close to the US

b)

They have a strong military

c)

There was a fight

d)

to spread democracy

2.

What is an Arms Race?

a)

fighting for a better government

b)

fighting for natural resources

c)

fighting for money

d)

fighting for stronger and better weapons

3.

Many people in the 1950's were fired because they were accused of .....

a)

being communist

b)

being a Korean spy

c)

not doing their work

d)

being from Japan

4.

What were Americans mos scared of during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

a)

a naval blockade

b)

Soviet Spies

c)

McCarthyism

d)

Nuclear War

5.

Winston Churchill used the term "Iron Curtain" to describe...

a)

part of Europe isolated through communism

b)

a new type of shower curtain

c)

the Berlin Wall

d)

the Cuban Missile Crisis

6.

Why was it called a "Cold War?"

a)

it was a war of nuclear weapons

b)

it happened after atomic bombs were dropped

c)

it was winter

d)

it was a war of threats with no fighting

7.

The barrier separating East and West Berlin was called...

a)

Berlin Wall

b)

Iron Curtain

c)

Berlin Airlift

d)

The Separator

8.

When aircraft dropped supplies such as food, water, fuel, and medicine into West Berlin which was trapped by the Soviet Blockade...

a)

Berlin Airlift

b)

Iron Curtain

c)

The Drop

d)

The Blocade

9.

What two super powers "fought" in the Cold War?

a)

Great Britain and the US

b)

US and the Soviet Union

c)

France and Great Britain

d)

US and Japan

10.

What event during the Cold War brought the US and the Soviet Union closest to nuclear war?

a)

Red Scare

b)

Cuban Missile Crisis

c)

Korean War

d)

Vietnam War

11.

Finish the sentence....NATO was established to....

a)

share natural resources

b)

stop Germany from starting war

c)

protect each other from the Soviet Union

d)

set up laws

12.

A government run by the people....

a)

socialism

b)

communism

c)

democracy

d)

republican

13.

A government that has complete control of a country:

a)

communism

b)

democracy

c)

socialism

d)

government

14.

Why did the Soviet Union choose Cuba as a site to build a missile base?

a)

Cuba is so close to the US

b)

they didn't know where else to build it

c)

The US didn't like Cuba

d)

carrots

15.

Who was Joseph McCarthy?

a)

the President of the US

b)

dictator of the Soviet Union

c)

Head of the Heritage School

d)

senator who accused people in the government of being communist

16.

What color is associated with the panic Americans felt as the communist party grew?

a)

Blue Scare

b)

Yellow Scare

c)

Orange Scare

d)

Red Scare

17.

The Marshall Plan:

a)

sent troops to Europe

b)

united the countries in the Cold War

c)

gave food, shelter, and materials to help Europe rebuild

d)

a pan to help Mr. Marshall

18.

Who was the leader of the US during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

a)

Dwight D. Eishenhower

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

John F Kennedy

d)

George Washington

19.

What was the Space Race?

a)

a race to decide how many spaces you need in a sentence

b)

a race to determine who won the Cold War

c)

a race between Kennedy and McCarthy to see who was fastest

d)

a race to get the first human in space and create better technology

20.

Why was the United Nations formed?

a)

to unite the Soviet Union and the United States

b)

to promote global cooperation and prevent future wars

c)

to give money to countries

d)

there is no United Nations