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The Cold War

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What did the "Iron Curtain" symbolize?

a)

The best areas for mining iron in Europe

b)

The divide between democracy and communism

c)

The border between North and South Korea

d)

The Ho Chi Minh Trail

2.

Which of the following choices best describes the U.S. foreign policy during the Cold War?

a)

Containment of communism

b)

Whoever smelt it dealt it

c)

The enemy of my enemy is my friend

d)

Whoever supplied it denied it

e)

The War on Terror

3.

What was the name given to the buildup of weapons during the Cold War?

a)

Space Race

b)

Bombageddon

c)

Arms Race

d)

Cuban Missile Crisis

e)

Nuka-palooza

4.

Which of these BEST describes the Cold War?

a)

direct warfare between two superpowers

b)

competition for global influence between two superpowers

c)

indirect warfare between three superpowers

d)

nuclear war between the U.S. and Soviet Union

e)

mild disagreement between allies

5.

What was the purpose of NATO when it was created?

a)

To guard against the Spanish Inquisition

b)

To regulate the price of oil on the world market

c)

To protect its members from the Soviet Union and communism

d)

To remove all trade barriers and increase trade between North American countries

e)

To be the first to put a man on the moon

6.

Which of the following foreign policies gave financial aid to European nations to rebuild after WWII?

a)

Truman Doctrine

b)

Marshall Plan

c)

Warsaw Pact

d)

Domino Theory

7.

The physical barrier separating Communist East Berlin and Democratic West Berlin--

a)

Berlin Blockade

b)

Berlin Base

c)

Berlin Wall

d)

Berlin Barrier

8.

The ideology that if one country in Southeast Asia fell to Communism, others would follow--

a)

Domino Theory

b)

Berlin Airlift

c)

Eisenhower Doctrine

d)

Warsaw Pact

9.

The organization whose members agreed to mutually defend other Communist nations is called--

a)

Korean Pact

b)

Warsaw Pact

c)

NATO

d)

Satellite Nations

10.
Why was the United States involved in the Berlin Airlift?
a)
to airlift food to the people of West Berlin
b)
to bomb East Berlin
c)
to demolish the Berlin Wall
d)
to transport people out of East Berlin
11.
Where was Korea divided?
a)
18 parallel
b)
34 parallel
c)
38 parallel
d)
15 parallel
12.
How did the US respond to finding out that the Soviets had missiles in Cuba?
a)
They sent the Air Force to bomb Cuba
b)
They began placing missiles in the Soviet Union.
c)
They placed a naval blockade around Cuba.
d)
They invaded Cuba and the Soviet Union.
13.
What was the name of the first satellite in space launched by the Soviet Union?
a)
Gagarin
b)
Apollo 11
c)
Sputnik
d)
Apollo 13
14.
Why did the Soviet Union build the Berlin Wall?
a)
They built it to keep Soviet people from going to Western Europe.
b)
They built it to try to keep East Germans from going to West Germany.
c)
The Soviet Union and the United States divided Berlin in two parts after the war.
d)
The Soviet Union was trying to put people back to work by building the Berlin Wall.
15.
What was the name for the 1955 alliance of Soviet-dominated countries of Eastern Europe  that were the counterpart to the western alliance?
a)
NATO
b)
Warsaw Pact
c)
European Alliance
d)
Iron Curtain
16.
Leader of communism in China
a)
Mao Zedong
b)
Hirohito Showa
c)
Xi Jinping
d)
Pu Yi
17.
I was a senator in the 1950s.
I wanted to find Communists in the US.
My work was part of the Red Scare.
My ideas became unpopular.
Who am I?
a)
Henry Ford
b)
Charles Lindbergh
c)
Joseph McCarthy
d)
General Eisenhower
18.
What major historical event is represented in this map?
a)
Attack on Pearl Harbor
b)
The Cuban Missile Crisis
c)
The Wright Brother's first flight
d)
The building of the Panama Canel
19.
Which country was the aggressor that started the Korean War?
a)
North Korea
b)
South Korea
c)
Neither - they were forced into war by Germany
d)
Japan
20.
Why is the Cold War called a "cold" war?
a)
The areas affected were in the polar regions of the world
b)
The war was fought during winter months only
c)
Leaders of the superpowers were sick with coughs and fevers
d)
There was never direct fighting between the two superpowers
21.
Who was put in charge of the American forces in Korea and even wanted to use the atomic bomb against China?
a)
John Bassilone
b)
Douglas MacArthur
c)
Harry Truman
d)
Richard Nixon
22.
Who was the leader of the communist government in North Vietnam?
a)
Ho Chi Minh
b)
Joseph Stalin
c)
Mao Zedong
d)
Nikita Khrushchev
23.
Which country did the U.S. send military aid to during the Korean War?
a)
North Korea
b)
South Korea
c)
Germany
d)
Japan
24.
During the Potsdam Conference World War II allies agreed to divide Germany into… 
a)
4 occupation zones
b)
2 occupation zones
c)
French and Soviet zones
25.
What did Americans fear most about the Cuban Missile Crisis?
a)
The Soviets invading Cuba
b)
The spread of communism
c)
A nuclear war
d)
WWIII
26.

Who were the leaders of the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

a)

John F. Kennedy & Nikita Khrushchev

b)

Nixon & Stalin

c)

John F. Kennedy & Mussolini

d)

Truman & Nikita Khrushchev

27.
What were the results of the Korean War?
a)
The two sections of Korea reunited
b)
North Korea & South Korea remained divided
c)
The Soviet Union took control of both sections of Korea
d)
China set up a communist government
28.
During the Berlin Blockade, the U.S. flew supplies to west Berlin. This was called the __________________________.
a)
Berlin Rescue Mission
b)
NATO
c)
Berlin Airlift
d)
United Nations
29.

The practice of threatening an enemy with massive military retaliation for any aggression

a)

communism

b)

brinksmanship

c)

containment

d)

domino theory

30.

A list of about 500 actors, writers, producers, and directors who were not allowed to work on Hollywood films because of their alleged Communist connections

a)

iron curtain

b)

super power

c)

blacklist

d)

brinksmanship

31.
During the Cold War, which event occurred last?
a)
Cuban Missile Crisis
b)
Berlin Airlift
c)
Destruction of the Berlin Wall
d)
Launch of Sputnik
32.
What Cold War policy is depicted in this 1962 cartoon?
a)
Detente
b)
Brinkmanship
c)
Containment
d)
Glasnost
33.
Which event of the 1950s most likely led to the publication of this cartoon?
a)
Russia put cosmonauts on the moon
b)
The Soviet Union launched Sputnik
c)
The U.S. was defeated in the Vietnam War
d)
U.S. students scored low on tests in math and science
34.
What did the 38th parallel divide?
a)
Korea
b)
Vietnam
c)
China
d)
Japan
35.
What does HUAC stand for?
a)
House Un-American Activities Committee
b)
House Universal Alien Committe
c)
Hatred of Un-American Commies
d)
Helping Universal Anti-Communists 
36.
Which term means an "easing or lessening of tension"?
a)
Inflation
b)
Detente
c)
Stagflation
d)
Constipation 
37.
Perestroika and Glasnost were both policies that influenced _____________________.
a)
The fall of the Soviet Union
b)
The Arab-Israeli conflict
c)
The war on terror
d)
Decolonization in Africa
38.

What were the defining characteristics of the Cold War?

a)

Prohibition, Flappers, Jazz

b)

Arms Race, Space Race, Red Scare

c)

Holocaust, Nazi Germany, Pearl Harbor

d)

Poverty, Unemployment, Dust Bowl

39.

What happened as a result of the launch of Sputnik in 1957?

a)

It started the space race.

b)

U.S. began to invest more money into math & science education.

c)

The U.S. started NASA.

d)

All of the above

40.

What wars were fought during the Cold War as a result of containment and the Domino Theory?

a)

Korean & Vietnam War

b)

WWI & WWII

c)

Civil War & Spanish American War

d)

Persian Gulf & War on Terror

41.

How did the media (television) impact the Vietnam War?

a)

Negative press coverage contributed to the public disillusionment with the war.

b)

The positive press coverage encouraged enlistment in the military.

c)

The impact of the media in Vietnam was rather minimal.

d)

The media showed that the majority of Americans supported the war effort.

42.

What organization was formed to pursue world peace in 1945?

a)

United Nations

b)

NATO

c)

Warsaw Pact

d)

League of Nations

43.

Nixon's policy of relaxing tensions with the USSR

a)

Detenté

b)

Containment

c)

Domino Theory

d)

Brinksmanship

44.

Which of the following presidents improved relations with the Soviet Union by visiting and signing arms limitations agreements?

a)

Eisenhower

b)

Nixon

c)

Kennedy

d)

Carter

45.
What were the so-called "SALT 1" talks about?
a)
increasing mineral trade between the U.S. and Soviet Union
b)
reducing nuclear weapons
c)
improving the taste of bland foods
d)
learning how to store nuclear waste in salt domes

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