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The Cold War

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What two nations were in competition with each other during the Cold War?
a)
Spain and Portugal
b)
England and France
c)
Germany and Italy
d)
United States and Soviet Union
2.
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
3.
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.
4.
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
5.
What was the mutual defense alliance of non communist nations?
a)
NATO
b)
Warsaw Pact
c)
Truman Doctrine
d)
Open Skies
6.
In 1946, the British Prime Minister said in a speech that an "Iron Curtain" had fallen across the European continent. This "Iron Curtain" was ______________.
a)
a wall built between countries controlled by Nazi Germany and ones that weren't.
b)
another name for the Alps, which protected it from the USSR during the Cold War. 
c)
an imaginary line separating Europe's communist and non-communist countries.
d)
a divider between the good and the evil.
7.
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
8.
What organization was created by Congress to hunt for communist spies?
a)
Federal Civil Defense Administration (FCDA)
b)
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
c)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
d)
House Un-American Activites Commitee (HUAC)
9.
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
10.
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
11.

The period after WWII of rivalry and tension between the US and the Soviet Union was called the ___.

a)

NATO

b)

WWII

c)

Cold War

d)

Russian Revolution

12.

The Berlin Wall, which became a physical representation of the Iron Curtain & a symbol of the Cold War, was constructed to stop the movement of people between East & West Germany. What was the main difference between the two countries?

a)

East Germany was communist and West Germany was democratic and capitalist

b)

East Germany was a free state and West Germany was occupied by Europe

c)

East Germany was domcractice and West Germany was a dictatorship

d)

East Germany was Christian and West Germany was Muslim

13.

What did the destruction of the Berlin Wall symbolize?

a)

1st step in the fall of communism

b)

the defeat of capitalism

c)

the end of the Vietnam War

d)

the end of the Cuban Missile Crisis

14.

What 1991 event is considered the end of the Cold War?

a)

the rule of Gorbechev

b)

the creation of Russia

c)

the collapse of the Soviet Union

d)

the destruction of the Berlin Wall

15.
The purpose of the Marshall Plan was to help rebuild...
a)
European cities
b)
European economies
c)
European countrysides
d)
European communism
16.

The US policy during the Cold War of keeping communism where it was and not letting it spread was called...

a)

containment

b)

domino theory

c)

appeasement

d)

manifest destiny

17.

During the Cold War you were either aligned with the US or the Soviets. The alliance in blue was/is called...

a)

NATO

b)

Warsaw Pact

c)

Axis Powers

d)

Central Powers

18.

The image above matches with which headline below?

a)
b)
c)
d)
19.

The Marshall Plan was designed to help _________________ recover from World War II and prevent a communist take over in that region.

a)

Asia

b)

South America

c)

Africa

d)

Western Europe

20.

What was the name of President Truman's foreign policy during the Cold War that aimed to stop the spread of communism?

a)

Open Door Policy

b)

Dollar Imperialism

c)

Roll-back Policy

d)

Containment policy

21.

How was the Cold War fought?

a)

only in the Arctic and Antarctic regions

b)

direct conventional fighting using weapons and troops between the US and USSR

c)

detonating of nuclear bombs on civilians

d)

Through spy agencies & the spreading of influence throughout the world

22.
Who was the Communist leader of Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
a)
Fidel Castro
b)
Raul Castro
c)
Manuel Urrutia Lleó
d)
Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado
23.

In 1957, what caused the U.S. to fear that the USSR was ahead in the space race?

a)

Sputnik satellite

b)

a monkey in space

c)

a dog in space

d)

a man on the moon!

24.

What were the results of the Korean War, 1950-53?

a)

Essentially a stalemate. The two Korean governments were separated again along the 38th parallel after a Chinese counterattack pushed U.S. troops out of North Korea

b)

Korea was reunified by the UN/South Korean forces

c)

North Korea and China took over the whole peninsula

d)

Korea was put under the rule of the UN