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Cold War Unit Review

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When did the Cold War occur?

a)

After World War 1

b)

Before the Civil War

c)

Before the Spanish-American War

d)

After World War 2

2.

Which type of government did the Soviet Union have?

a)

Communism

b)

Monarchy

c)

Democracy

d)

Republic

3.

The Cold War is best described as a ___________

a)

War of Battles

b)

War of Words

c)

War of Invasions

d)

Territory War

4.

Who gave the speech from which the term "Iron Curtain" was taken? (SS5Ha)

a)

Franklin D Roosevelt

b)

Herbert Hoover

c)

John F Kennedy

d)

Winston Churchill

5.

Which is the best description of the "Iron Curtain?"

a)

A division of land

b)

A fence around a country

c)

An invisble barrier between types of government in Europe

d)

A wall that divides East and West Germany

6.

The "Iron Curtain" is sometimes confused with __________.

a)

the Berlin Wall

b)

a nuclear conflict

c)

a submarine

d)

a German U-boat

7.

During the Cold War, which best describes the goal(s) of the United States?

a)

To spread the ideas of democracy and capitalism

b)

To stop the spread of communism

c)

To spread the ideas of communism

d)

Both A and B

8.

Examine the table.

Which is the correct name for "Category A?"

a)

Communism

b)

Command

c)

Capitalism

d)

Opportunity Cost

9.

Examine the table.

Which is the correct answer for "Category B?"

a)

Communism

b)

Democracy

c)

Capitalism

d)

Opportunity Cost

10.

Examine the map.

The darkly shaded nations in the map represent which of the following during the Cold War?

a)

Communist nations

b)

Capitalist nations

c)

NATO-Participating nations

d)

Autocratic nations

11.

Which best describes the Berlin Airlift?

a)

Rescuing citizens by lifting them out of Berlin in a helicopter

b)

Fighting wildfires with helicopters in Berlin

c)

Miltary airplanes dropping off supplies to Berlin

d)

A specialized elevator invented in Berlin

12.

Examine the photo.

Which is the best explanation for the need of the Berlin Airlift?

a)

The Soviet Union blocked all incoming road, barge, and rail traffic to Berlin.

b)

The Nazi blocked all incoming road, barge, and rail traffic to Berlin.

c)

Berlin was in war and needed more supplies.

d)

Berlin was too poor to purchase supplies because it was recovering from World War 2.

13.

The map shows North Korea and South Korea.

Which side practiced communism?

a)

North Korea

b)

South Korea

c)

Both

d)

Neither

14.

Which two nations provided resources to North Korea?

a)

Soviet Union and Germany

b)

Soviet Union and China

c)

China and Germany

d)

The United States and Britain

15.

What was the main reason for the Korean War?

a)

South Korea was attempting to stop the spread of communism

b)

South Korea was attempting to spread communism to North Korea

c)

North Korea was attempting to spread communism to South Korea

d)

North Korea was attempting to spread capitalism to South Korea

16.

Examine the table.

Whiich of the following does the table describe?

a)

North American Treaty Organization (NATO)

b)

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

c)

New Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

d)

North American Trade Organization (NATO)

17.

The United States has always been a member of NATO.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Examine the quote.

Which of the following American Senators said this quote?

a)

Joseph Carter Abbott

b)

Joseph McCarthy

c)

Josef Stalin

d)

Nikita Khrushchev

19.

Which represents Joseph McCarthy's position?

a)

He believed that communism had spies had infiltrated into America and traitors had taken government positions.

b)

He believed that communism had spread too far east, and that traitors had taken Chinese government positions.

c)

He believed that capitalist spies had infiltrated into America and traitors had taken government positions.

d)

He believed that the sinking of The Lusitania was a conspiracy to get the United States to join the war.

20.

Joseph McCarthy had __________ evidence to support his claims.

a)

lots of

b)

little

21.

Examine the table.

Which leader does this table describe?

a)

Joseph McCarthy

b)

Josef Stalin

c)

Nikita Khrushchev

d)

Hirohito

22.

Which nation attempted to place nuclear missiles in Cuba?

a)

Soviet Union

b)

China

c)

The United States

d)

Germany

23.

Which is MOST likely the reason the placement of the nuclear missiles in Cuba was a threat to the United States?

a)

Cuba is a known threat to Americans

b)

Cuba’s leader threatened the United States president

c)

Cuba is very close to the United States

d)

Cuba’s economy is much stronger than the United States’ economy

24.

How did President John F. Kennedy respond to the placement of missiles on Cuba?

a)

He placed tariffs on all exports to Cuba and the Soviet Union.

b)

He set up quotas on all imports from Cuba and the Soviet Union.

c)

He refused to have any contact with leaders of Cuba and the Soviet Union.

d)

He placed a blockade against Cuba.

25.

A few years after the Korean War, the United States engaged in another war to stop the spread of communism. In which country was this second war?

a)

Korea

b)

Vietnam

c)

Cuba

d)

Japan

26.

In the 1960s, a group of communists in South Vietnam attempted to _________ the non-communist government there. Which is the best word to fill in the blank?

a)

overthrow

b)

execute

c)

identify

d)

employ

27.

Examine the table.

Which is the correct name for “Category A?”

a)

Vietcong

b)

The United States

c)

North Korea

d)

South Korea

28.

Examine the table.

Which is the correct name for "Category B?"

a)

Vietcong

b)

The United States

c)

North Koread

d)

South Korea