WorksheetsCold War Quiz Review
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 11mins
(a) found itself divided into communist and non-communist zones during the 20th century.
The Cold War ...
pitted England and France against each other following the fall of France to the Germans in WWI.
resulted from the conflicts which started at the Versailles Conference following WWI.
developed as a result of tensions between the U.S. and Soviet Union.
developed primarily as a result of the conflict over the creation of Israel.
In his famous 1946 speech, _________ ___________ said that "From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an iron curtain has descended across the Continent."
(a)
What did the "iron curtain" Winston Churchill referred to do?
It divided European countries into two groups - communist and non-communist.
It divided Korea into two separate countries along the 38th Parallel.
It was one of the primary causes of WWII.
It was created after the collapse of the Soviet Union to protect its weakened borders.
The red area in the map shows the European country which was unified when its eastern and western regions joined in 1990. This country is ...
Poland
France
Austria
Germany
A famous quote from Ronald Reagan is "Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate! Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!"
In this quote, the wall to which the President refers was located in the city of (a) .
Which of these best describes the significance of the Berlin Wall?
It divided Berlin into West, occupied by the Soviet Union, and East occupied by the U.S.
It was a concrete symbol of the Cold War and the division between communist and non-communist Europe.
The graffiti showed that people wanted peace and unity.
The government of the Soviet Union spent more money constructing the Berlin Wall than they did on military defenses.
This map shows the politically polarized continent of Europe
during World War II
before the Cold War
during the Cold War
before World War II
Which of the following would be the best title for this map?
World War I
World War II
NATO Countries
The Iron Curtain
Which of the following was the most noticeable physical symbol of the "Iron Curtain"?
the 17th parallel
the Great Wall
the 38th parallel
the Berlin Wall
Which of the following were the main countries facing conflict during the Cold War? (Select all that apply).
Germany
The United States
Korea
The Soviet Union
