WorksheetsCold War 1950s Review
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 23mins
Cold War tensions were mainly caused by
competition between the superpowers to explore outer space
U.S. refusal to send economic aid to European nations
Soviet aggression to spread communism and domination in Eastern Europe
continuation of the pre-World War II balance of power
In the EARLY Cold War Western and Eastern powers formed military alliances called
The League of Nations & the United Nations
The Berlin Wall and NATO
The United Nations & NATO
NATO & the Warsaw Pact
The creation of NATO and The Warsaw Pact is significant because
Immigration was highly restricted by these entities
It intensified cold war tensions
They helped ease the Cold War tensions
They led to the outbreak of the Korean War
One way the U.S. demonstrated the policy of Containment in the EARLY Cold War was by
sending troops into communist regions
sending economic aid to help countries rebuild and resist communism
limiting immigration to the U.S. from all nations
remaining isolationist in the decades after WWII
The Marshall Plan
Helped unite Germany
Further divided Eastern and Western Europe
United Eastern and Western Europe
Separated the nation of France
The Berlin Airlift was a response to
The first launch of a communist satellite into space
The construction of the Berlin Wall
The US blockade of East Berlin
The cutting off of food & supplies to the city of West Berlin by the Soviets
The Truman Doctrine pledged to stop the spread of communism by...
Providing military and economic aid to Turkey and Greece to resist communist takeover
Helping South American countries rebuild after WWII
Helping NATO Countries
Providing economic aid to Eastern Europe
The main goals of the Marshall Plan were
To help South Korea
Assist countries in Eastern Europe who needed food
To help the Middle East
Help rebuild cities of Western Europe after WWII to further the policy of Containment
The Truman Doctrine was necessary because
Korea was in desperate need of military aid
Western Europe needed to be rebuilt to withstand the spread of Communism
The Red Scare had many Americans fearing a nuclear conflict
Greece & Turkey were vulnerable to Soviet communist interference
US Containment policy during the Cold War that stated...
We wanted to hunt down USSR spies who had infiltrated the U.S.
Our primary focus was to stop the spread of communism
We wanted to stop the flow of refugees into the country
We were trying to contain the National Debt
The Iron Curtain was an imaginary boundary that
Divided Berlin into two halves
A wall that divided Non Communist East and Communist West
Symbolic boundary that divided Communist East and Non Communist West in Europe
Line that divided the 38th parallel
The U.S. involvement in the Korean war was mainly started because
The US wanted to be aggressive in taking over new territory demonstrating the policy of Mutually Assured Destruction
The Soviets directly challenged the US to get involved demonstrating the policy of Brinkmanship
Border disputes b/w Communist North and Democratic South led to US backing of S. Korea and USSR backing N. Korea demonstrating the idea of Proxy War.
Great Britain asked the US for help in containing communism
The Korean War is an example of
Containment Policy
Mutually Assured Destruction
The Marshall Plan
The Arms Race
Which outcome of the Korean War is true?
After the war, the country remained divided just as it was in the beginning.
The South won a sweeping victory and united the country under democracy
The Soviets entered the war, bringing victory to North Korea
Neither side experienced a tactical or strategic military victory throughout the war
One of the Long-term impacts of the Korean War is
The eventual fall of Communist China due to North Korea spreading communism
The creation of NATO as a direct response to the conflict
The continued military presence of the US on the 38th Parallel
The invasion of Vietnam shortly after to break the stalemate
Belief in the Domino Effect meant that
If one nation falls to Democracy, others will follow
The US needed to conquer other nations
If one nation falls to Communist rule, others will follow
The US needed to work with the Soviets to stop Communism
This action was promoted to children and the general public in the event of a nuclear attack
Duck and Cover
Run and Hide
Stop, Drop, and Roll
Twist and Shout
This image demonstrates...
How people had to protect themselves from nuclear threats or attacks
How Americans wanted to live to be free from disease
How Americans coped with raids during the Cold War
How people would protect themselves from geothermal radiation
What was created due to the emergence of highways and the Baby Boom?
Urban Apartments
Settlement Houses
Homeless Shelters
Suburbs
The GI Bill...
Gave African Americans economic aid
Gave veterans economic aid after WWII
Gave women economic aid in the suburbs
Gave immigrants economic aid
The Cuban Missile Crisis demonstrated
escalation of brinkmanship and the dangers of MAD
US military intervention in Cuba would ultimately lead to failure to stabilize the area
that proxy war in communist nations will just end up the same as it was at the beginning
the pitfalls of the Space Race and the danger of MAD
The goal of HUAC and the Loyalty Review Board was
Limit political participation from voters
Find suspected Communists within the US
Help the government deport illegal immigrants
Limit civil liberties during the Cold War Era
McCarthyism was
a foreign policy to limit the spread of communism throughout eastern europe
a domestic initiative driven by the Red Scare to find suspect communists
a Cold War mentality that escalated the threat of nuclear attack
a hearing where immigrants were relocated to internment camps
