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Unit 7: Cold War Review

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The "Cold War" refers to tensions between which two countries?
a)
USA and Great Britain
b)
Soviet Union and China
c)
USA and Soviet Union
d)
Germany and France
2.
Which term refers to the alliance between the US and Western European countries?
a)
NATO
b)
Warsaw Pact
c)
United Nations
d)
Satellite Nations
3.
Winston Churchill's term used to describe the division in Europe after WWII was called
a)
Communist Curtain
b)
Solid Division
c)
Steel Wall
d)
Iron Curtain
4.
The Marshall Plan was designed to...
a)
punish Germany
b)
ease the effects of the Berlin Blockade
c)
help European nations recover from WWII
d)
end the Cold War
5.
The Warsaw Pact was a military alliance that included which countries?
a)
USA and Cuba
b)
US and Western Europe
c)
North and South Korea
d)
USSR and its satellite nations
6.
How long did the Cold War last?
a)
over 40 years
b)
3 months
c)
2years
d)
10 years
7.

The Cuban Missile Crisis was caused by the arrival of __________ in Cuba.

a)

aircraft carriers

b)

Chinese ships

c)

bomb shelters

d)

nuclear weapons

8.

During the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union competed in two races. What were they called? Choose 2.

a)

Aircraft Carrier Race

b)

Space Race

c)

Continental Race

d)

Arms Race

e)

Red Race

9.

Why did the US fight in Korea and Vietnam?

a)

to reconquer land that had been theirs before.

b)

to support the Allies in their struggle against Japan.

c)

to stop the spread of Communism.

d)

to build an alliance with China.

10.

________ is an economic and political form of government in which the government owns all the land and most industries in the name of the people.

a)

Capitalism

b)

Communism

c)

Democracy

d)

Totalitarianism

11.

________ is an economic system that encourages citizens to own businesses and properties.

a)

Capitalism

b)

Communism

c)

Democracy

d)

Totalitarianism

12.

Which technology contributed to the anti-war feeling in the United States during the 1960's?

a)

Radio

b)

Television

c)

Movies

d)

the Internet

13.

What structure was a symbol of the divide between communism and the West since the 1960s?

a)

the Red Square

b)

the Reichstag Building

c)

the Berlin Wall

d)

the Great Wall

14.

What was America's response to the Soviet Union's launch of Sputnik, the first unmanned satellite, into space?

a)

The U.S. immediately launched a bigger and faster satellite into space.

b)

The U.S. increased its focus on math and science in American schools.

c)

The two superpowers began to work together to put the first man on the moon.

d)

The United States and the Soviet Union agreed to stop building nuclear weapons.

15.

Which event during the Cold War years brought the U.S. and the Soviet Union closest to nuclear war?

a)

the Cuban Missile Crisis

b)

the Persian Gulf War

c)

the Vietnam War

d)

the Korean War

16.

Which senator proposed that citizens turn in their neighbor if they suspected the neighbor was a communist?

a)

Dwight Eisenhower

b)

Joseph McCarthy

c)

Harry S. Truman

d)

Richard Nixon

17.

“During Harry Truman’s presidency, food and supplies were dropped to the people of Berlin, Germany. They were experiencing starvation because of blocks set up by the Soviet Union.”


What was the "drop" called?

a)

VJ Day

b)

Berlin Wall

c)

Communist Containment Policy

d)

Berlin Airlift

18.
The ____ granted the president broad military powers in Vietnam
a)
Geneva Accords
b)

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

c)
Marshall Plan
d)
Operation Rolling Thunders
19.
Vietcong
a)
South Vietnam force
b)
North Vietnam force
c)
North Vietnamese forces in South Vietnam
d)
Another name for Communists
20.
Napalm
a)
A chemical herbicide used to clear out forests and tall grasses
b)
A type of lotion soldiers would use to get rid of the sent on their clothing
c)
Another name for a flamethrower
d)
An intensely burning explosive used to destroy jungle growth
21.
Agent Orange
a)
Nickname of a Soviet agent that would always wear orange while on important missions
b)
Term used to describe the South Vietnamese agents because they 
c)
A chemical herbicide used to clear out forests and tall grasses
d)
An intensely burning explosive used to destroy jungle growth
22.
Fidel Castro was the leader of which country?
a)
Sweden
b)
Hungary
c)
Cuba
d)
Czechoslavakia
23.
Who was the leader of the communist government in North Vietnam?
a)
 Mao Zedong
b)
Ho Chi Minh
c)
Le Duan 
d)
Ngo Dinh Diem
24.
What United States president decided to pull American troops out of Vietnam?
a)
John F. Kennedy
b)
Lyndon B. Johnson 
c)
Dwight Eisenhower
d)
Richard Nixon
25.
What was one of JFK's plans that failed during his presidency?
a)
Space Program
b)
Cuban missile crisis
c)
Civil Rights movement
d)
Bay of Pigs
26.

The diplomatic initiative to relax Cold War tension around the globe was

a)

the policy of detente

b)

the Brezhnev doctrine

c)

the Warsaw Pact

d)

the Pentagon Papers

27.
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
28.
The Truman Doctrine's main goal was to:
a)
Contain communism
b)
Provide weapons to democratic countries
c)
Help north Korea
d)
Provide collective security
29.
The ideology that if one country in Southeast Asia fell to Communism, others would follow--
a)
Domino Theory
b)
Berlin Arilift
c)
Eisenhower Doctrine
d)
Warsaw Pact
30.
Which foreign policy aimed at preventing Communism from spreading?
a)
Containment
b)
NATO
c)
Cuban Missile Crisis
d)
Berlin Airlift

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