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Cold War Review 2

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How were NATO and the Warsaw Pact similar?

a)

Both set up democratic governments.

b)

Both created a policy to support containment.

c)

Both created military alliances.

d)

Both set up communist governments.

2.

What happened to the country of Germany after World War II?

a)

It was split into two.

b)

It was split up between the four allied countries.

c)

France took control of the German government.

d)

It was left alone and given aid to recover.

3.

Which statement best describes government power in the Soviet Union during the Cold War?

a)

It was unlimited because of free and fair elections.

b)

It was unlimited under the rule of a dictator who had absolute power.

c)

It was limited by a constitution with checks and balances.

d)

It was limited by the President.

4.

A symbol of the division between Communist Eastern Europe and Western democracies...

a)

The Manhattan Project

b)

The Truman Doctrine

c)

The Cold War

d)

The Iron Curtain

5.

Postwar tensions between the _________and the Western powers eventually led to the Cold War.

a)

Soviets

b)

Germans

c)

Japanese

d)

French

6.

Which of the following was NOT one of the ways that the US fought against Communism early in the Cold War?

a)

Marshall Plan

b)

Truman Doctrine

c)

Berlin Airlift

d)

Berlin Wall

7.

During what event did U.S. airplanes drop food and supplies to the people in

West Berlin?

a)

WW2

b)

Berlin Airlift

c)

British Air Raid

d)

Soviet Food Drive

8.

What was the result of the Berlin Airlift during the Cold War?

a)

The Soviet Union forced the Allies to turn over full control of Berlin.

b)

Allies couldn't get supplies to the people of West Berlin.

c)

the Soviets lifted their blockade on West Berlin.

d)

East and West Berlin were reunited.

9.

N.A.T.O. stands for-

a)

National Airlift Traffic Organization

b)

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

c)

National Alliance Traffic Organization

d)

North American Traffic Organization

10.

After WWII, what was U.S. Foreign Policy?

a)

imperialism

b)

isolationism

c)

containment

d)

communism

11.

Which of the following events occurred last?

a)

Korean War

b)

Vietnam War

c)

WW2

d)

Cuban Missile Crisis

12.

Which of the following events occurred first?

a)

Korean War begins

b)

Vietnam War ends

c)

Berlin Wall torn down

d)

Cuban Missile Crisis

13.

The idea that if one side starts a nuclear war, both sides will be destroyed-

a)

Mutually Assured Destruction

b)

Arms Race

c)

Ballistic Missiles

14.

Which of the following events occurred last?

a)

John Glenn orbits the Earth.

b)

Neil Armstrong walks on the moon.

c)

NASA is created.

d)

Sputnik is launched.

15.

Which of the following were intended to halt the spread of communism? (2)

a)

Marshall Plan

b)

Berlin Wall

c)

Manhattan Project

d)

Truman Doctrine