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Cold War Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
President Truman adopted a new foreign policy during the Cold War know as the Truman Doctrine. What was the main goal of the Truman Doctrine?
a)
To expand trade with Europe
b)
To limit the build up of nuclear weapons
c)
To stop the spread of communism
d)
to send financial aid to Europe
2.

The United States got involved in conflicts like Korea and Vietnam because they were afraid of the domino theory. What is the domino theory?

a)

If one country fell to democracy, others would follow

b)

If one country fell to communism, others would follow

c)

If one country fell to socialism, others would follow

d)

If one country fell to fascism, others would follow

3.

Where was Korea divided?

a)

18 parallel

b)

34 parallel

c)

38 parallel

d)

28 parallel

4.

During the Berlin Blockade, the U.S. flew supplies to west Berlin. This was called the __________________________.

a)

Berlin Rescue Mission

b)

National Airlift Method

c)

Berlin Airlift

d)

Berlin air rescue

5.
The Berlin Wall was constructed to stop 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
6.

What ended the Cuban Missile Crisis?

a)

The USSR removes missiles and the US leaves Cuba alone.

b)

The US uses all of their missiles and destroys Cuba

c)

Cuba forfiets

d)

JFK got tired of fighting and just made a treaty

7.

Who was the Cuban Dictator during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

a)

John F. Kennedy

b)

Nikita Khrushchev

c)

Fidel Castro

d)

Dwight Eisenhower

8.

Who was the United States President during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

a)

Harry Truman

b)

Dwight Eisenhower

c)

John F. Kennedy

d)

Robert Kennedy

9.

Which political leader introduced programs that moved the USSR away from totalitarianism, and increased economic freedom and political rights?

a)

Mikhail Gorbechev

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

Boris Yeltsin

d)

Vladimir Putin

10.

Which new Soviet policy granted the people of the USSR more decision making power and greater access to private ownership of businesses?

a)

perestroika

b)

glasnost

c)

democratization

d)

shock therapy

11.
This Soviet leader decided to increase the growth of heavy industry rather than consumer goods post WWII.
a)
Joseph Stalin
b)
Nikita Krushchev 
c)
Vladimir Lenin
d)
Leon Trotsky
12.
What sought to create a military alliance between the Soviet Union and various Eastern nations?
a)
Warsaw Pact
b)
Marshall Plan
c)
Truman Doctrine
d)
FDR's New Deal
13.
Mao Zedong wanted to revolutionize everything in China from the government, culture and the economy.  His plan of changing the economy was called what?
a)
The Great Leap Forward
b)
The Economic Revolution
c)
The People's Economy
d)
The Red Guard Reform
14.
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
15.

Building better and more atomic and hydrogen bombs

a)

Nuclear Proliferation

b)

Mutually Assured Destruction

c)

Red Scare

d)

Espionage

16.
A system where citizens have private ownership of industry and the freedom of competition is?
a)
Democracy
b)
Totalitarianism
c)
Socialism
d)
Capitalism
17.
The Vietnam War ended when
a)
the United States and North Vietnam signed the Hanoi Accords in 1973.
b)
North Vietnamese forces captured Saigon in 1975.
c)
Communist dictators took over Laos and Cambodia in 1977.
d)
North Vietnam returned all American prisoners of war in 1979.
18.
Communist leader of North Vietnam
a)
Ho Chi Minh
b)
Hediki Tojo
c)
Fidel Castro
19.
Where was Vietnam divided? 
a)
17th Parellel
b)
20thParellel
c)
38th Parellel
d)
34th Parellel
20.
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

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