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Cold War Review

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 16mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following contributed to the start of the cold war? (More than 1 option)

a)

Ideological differences before WWII

b)

Korean War

c)

Distrust that grew during the WWII grand alliance

d)

Worsening relations between USA and USSR after WWII

2.

The political ideology that the USSR subscribed to is (a)  

3.

The political ideology that the USA subscribed to is (a)  

4.

Which of the following contributed to the USA's implementation of the containment policy?

a)

Kennan's Long Telegram

b)

Truman's Long Telegram

c)

Churchill's iron curtain speech

d)

Truman's Doctrine

5.

The Truman Doctrine was meant for (a)   and Greece.

6.

What are the reasons for the USA to roll out the Truman Doctrine as part of the containment policy?

a)

They wanted to help rebuild the economies of Greece and Turkey

b)

They wanted to reduce the attractiveness of communism in these countries

c)

They wanted to takeover Greece and Turkey

d)

They wanted to make sure communism does not spread outside of Greece and Turkey

7.

What type of aid did the Truman Doctrine provide to Turkey and Greece?

a)

digital

b)

political

c)

military

d)

social

e)

economic

8.

What is the difference between the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan?

a)

The Marshall Plan was extended to the rest of Europe while the Truman Doctrine did not

b)

The Marshall Plan gave military aid while the Truman Doctrine gave economic aid

c)

The Marshall Plan failed while the Truman Doctrine succeeded

9.

The Marshall Plan was extended even to Eastern European communist countries.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

The Marshall Plan caused Stalin to create (a)   and Cominform to counter the effects of the Marshall Plan.

11.

What is the purpose of COMECON?

a)

To unite the militaries of the Soviet satellite states

b)

To unite the people of the Soviet satellite states

c)

To unite the economies of the Soviet satellite states

12.

With Europe being divided into two economic spheres of influence, Europe is also becoming more b_-p (a)  

13.

What happened during the Berlin blockade?

a)

Stalin arrested the people who worked for the western powers in West Berlin

b)

Stalin cut off all land and water pathways to cut food supplies and electricity between Germany and West Berlin

c)

Stalin invaded West Berlin to chase the Western powers out of Berlin

d)

Stalin invaded the rest of Western Germany to force the Western powers out of Germany

14.

What happened during the Berlin Airlift?

a)

Western powers flew supplies into Western Berlin to counter USSR's blockade of Berlin

b)

Western powers flew into East Germany to bomb the cities in East Germany so as to stop the Berlin Blockade

c)

Unhappy with just the blockade, Stalin order planes to fly to West Germany to bomb the cities there

15.

Which of the following are the impacts caused by the Berlin Blockade?

a)

Humiliated the Soviet Union

b)

Boosted credibility of the Western powers

c)

Caused East Berliners to riot against the Soviet Union

d)

Led to the formal division of Germany between superpowers

16.

Which of the following are military alliances that were created during the Cold War?

a)

COMECON

b)

NATO

c)

Warsaw Pact

d)

United Nations

17.

What is the purpose of NATO?

a)

To prepare to invade other countries

b)

To maintain world peace

c)

To resolve conflicts between different nations

d)

To commit USA to the defence of the countries in it

18.

Which of the following events made it more likely for Stalin to approve of North Korea's invasion of South Korea?

a)

NSC-68 report

b)

Soviet explosion of the atomic bomb

c)

Rise of communist China

d)

USA's decision to leave Korea out of the American defensive perimeter

19.

Which of the following made the Korean War a civil war?

a)

The local leaders requesting for military aid from their supporting superpowers

b)

Border clashes between North and South Korea

c)

China's entry into the Korean War

d)

The signing of the armistice to stop the fighting

20.

Which of the following statement(s) is/are true?

a)

North Korea started the invasion of the South

b)

USA encourage the South Koreans to start the border clashes

c)

MacArthur was given the permission to push further north into North Korea

d)

China joined in the Korean War since the very beginning

21.

China entered the Korean War when...

a)

UN troops continued to push towards the Yalu River despite warnings

b)

UN troops crossed the 38th parallel

c)

North Korea successfully pushed South Korean troops to Busan

d)

North Korea started the invasion

22.

The armistice was pretty much forced upon both North and South Korea - True or False?

a)

True

b)

False