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Cold War Review

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Mark all that are correct: Which is a similarity between the Soviet Union and the United States after WWII?

a)

They are both a free enterprise economy

b)

They were allies during World War II

c)

The people of both countries have rights and freedoms

d)

They were two of the world's most powerful nations

2.

An invisible line that separated communist Eastern Europe from democratic Western Europe

a)

The 38th Parallel

b)

The Berlin Wall

c)

Iron Curtain

d)

The Equator

3.

What was the goal of the United Nations?

a)

Many nations wanted to form allies to prepare for war

b)

Many nations wanted to promote global peace and encourage social justice

c)

Many nations wanted to end world hunger

d)

Many nations wanted to defeat the Soviet Union during The Cold War

4.

The Marshall Plan: Select all that apply

a)

The U.S provided food, shelter, and materials to help European countries stand up to communism

b)

Strengthen relationships between the Soviet Union and the U.S

c)

Cost $13,000,000,000

d)

A strategy to push communism out of Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis

5.

NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) was a military alliance between the nations of ______________

a)

Western Europe

b)

Eastern Europe

6.

After World War II, North Korea had what type of government?

a)

Democratic

b)

Communist

7.

What was President Truman's response to North Korea's attempted invasion of South Korea?

a)

President Truman dropped an atomic bomb on North Korea

b)

President Truman sent American Troops to help South Korea fight.

c)

President Truman sent money to South Korea.

d)

President Truman stationed a missile defense base in South Korea.

8.

After the Korean War, South Korea fell to communism and is still communist today.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Which was NOT a threat of the Cuban Missile Crisis?

a)

Cuba sent communist spies to the United States

b)

Cuba is located 90 miles off the coast of Florida

c)

The Soviet Union donated nuclear weapons to Cuba

d)

The Soviet Union's missile bases were in close proximity to our naval bases

10.

A very unpopular and protested war in America during the 1960's

a)

The Korean War

b)

The Cold War

c)

The Vietnam War

d)

The Cuban Missile Crisis

11.

Select all that apply: Challenge(s) American soldiers faced fighting North Vietnamese soldiers

a)

guerilla warfare

b)

thick jungles

c)

dangerous waters

12.

Term used to describe the panic that Americans were feeling as the communist party grew

a)

McCarthyism

b)

duck and cover drills

c)

blockade

d)

The Red Scare

13.

Select which two ways the Soviet Union tried to take over the city of Berlin

a)

The Soviet Union created a blockade that prevented anything from coming into Berlin; they even cut off electricity

b)

Chinese military occupied Berlin as a threat to citizens

c)

A wall was built around West Berlin to prevent people from leaving the communist side.

d)

The Soviet Union set up several nuclear weapon bases in Germany

14.

During the Space Race, which country won the first round by launching Sputnik 1 in 1957

a)

The Soviet Union

b)

The United States

c)

Germany

d)

Cuba

15.

United States President elected in 1981 who worked to form a better relationship with Mikhail Gorbachev to end the Cold War

a)

President Truman

b)

FDR

c)

President Reagan

d)

President Roosevelt

16.

What event officially signified the end of the Cold War?

a)

The US put man on the moon

b)

The Berlin Wall was taken down

c)

The Soviet Union dissolved into 15 independent countries.

d)

South Vietnam surrendered to North Vietnam