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COLD WAR

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Cold War was mostly a rivalry between which two countries?

a)

A. The U.S. and Cuba

b)

B. The Soviet Union and Cuba

c)

C. The U.S. and the Soviet Union

d)

D. The Soviet Union and Vietnam

2.

What was the main purpose of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)?

a)

To help stop the spread of Communism

b)

To help Japan recover from World War II

c)

To punish Germany for starting World War II

d)

To form worldwide trading partners with the U.S.

3.

How did the U.S. seek to stop the spread of communism through the Korean War?

a)

The U.S joined China in attacking North Korea

b)

President Truman sent food to South Korea to aid them in their fight against North Korea.

c)

The U.S. opened an embassy in South Korea offering a safe haven for people fleeing communism.

d)

President Truman sent troops into South Korea to keep North Korea from invading and spreading

communism.

4.

The Vietnam War began in the 1950s and did not end until 1975. What were the results of the war?

a)

All of Vietnam became communist.

b)

All of Vietnam became a democracy.

c)

The Soviet Union made South Vietnam a colony.

d)

The United States made South Vietnam a U. S. territory.

5.

5. In 1946, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill used the term “Iron Curtain”, when describing the

political and economic conditions in Europe. What did he mean by this term?

a)

European nations needed to discover more iron ore mines.

b)

Peace had finally spread throughout the countries in Europe.

c)

The militaries of Western Europe were being built up and becoming too powerful.

d)

There was a division between communist Eastern Europe and the democratic Western Europe.

6.

The photograph above shows a United States Navy plane and ship attempting to block a Soviet

ship. What was the purpose of the United States doing this?

a)

They wanted to prevent the Soviets from resupplying North Vietnam.

b)

They wanted to prevent the Soviets from shipping gasoline into Cuba.

c)

They wanted to prevent the Soviets from resupplying North Korea with food.

d)

They wanted to prevent the Soviets from shipping nuclear missiles into Cuba.

7.

Why did the U.S. use the Berlin Airlift to drop tons of food and supplies into West Berlin after

WWII?

a)

The city was devastated by the war and needed the supplies to survive

b)

The city was cut off by flooding and there was no other way to resupply it

c)

Stalin and the Soviet Union had blocked all roads and railways into the city

d)

It was less expensive for the U.S. to fly in supplies then to transport them in by truck.

8.

Which person led a movement to find Communists within the U.S. Government and military?

a)

John F. Kennedy

b)

Joseph McCarthy

c)

Lyndon B. Johnson

d)

Nikita Khrushchev

9.

Beginning in the 1950s, the United States became involved in Vietnam, which was divided into two

countries. North Vietnam was communist and South Vietnam was non-communist. Why was there

fighting in Vietnam?

a)

China wanted to make South Vietnam a colony.

b)

The Soviet Union wanted to make South Vietnam a colony.

c)

North Vietnam wanted to change its communist government.

d)

North Vietnam wanted to combine all of Vietnam under communism.

10.

Which of the following almost brought the U.S. and the Soviet Union to the brink of nuclear war in

the 1960s?

a)

D-Day

b)

The New Deal

c)

The Korean War

d)

The Cuban Missile Crisis

11.

The vast majority of nuclear weapons are owned by the United Sates and the Soviet Union.

According to the graph above, in what year were there approximately 17, 500 nuclear weapons in the

world?

A. 1955

B. 1960

C. 1965

D. 1970

a)

1955

b)

1960

c)

1965

d)

1970

12.

Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during the late 1950s and 1960s and wanted to spread

communism throughout the world?

A. Joseph Stalin

B. Joseph McCarthy

C. Nikita Khrushchev

D. Winston Churchill

a)

Joseph Stalin

b)

Joseph McCarthy

c)

Nikita Khrushchev

d)

Winston Churchill

13.

Why did the United States become involved in the fighting in Vietnam?

a)

The United States feared the Soviets had nuclear missiles in Vietnam.

b)

The United States wanted to prevent the spread of communism in Asia.

c)

The United States wanted to prevent China from invading and taking over Vietnam.

d)

The United States wanted to protect oil fields in Vietnam in order to keep fuel prices low.

14.

Which two of the following best describes Joseph McCarthy? Choose two answers.

A. A United States Mayor who was pro democracy.

B. A United States judge who held communist trials.

C. Ruined many lives by accusing people of being communist

D. United States political leader who wanted to spread communism.

E. A United States Senator who believed there were communist in the military.

F. A military leader who believed too many communists had been allowed to join the army.

a)

A United States judge who held communist trials.

b)

Ruined many lives by accusing people of being communist

c)

A United States Senator who believed there were communist in the military.

d)

A military leader who believed too many communists had been allowed to join the army.

e)

United States political leader who wanted to spread communism.

15.

The Cuban Missile Crisis occurred during John F. Kennedy’s Presidency. Why was this one of the

most important events to occur during his time in office?

a)

Kennedy made sure no supplies were delivered into Berlin

b)

Kennedy prevented United States involvement in Vietnam.

c)

Kennedy stopped the Soviets and Chinese from invading South Korea.

d)

Kennedy didn’t back down to the Soviets and prevented a nuclear war.

16.

What were the results when the fighting during the Korean War ended?

a)

Both North and South Korea fell under communist control.

b)

The U.S prevented the spread of communism into North Korea.

c)

The United States was given control of both North and South Korea.

d)

North and South Korea were still divided with little gained by either side.

17.

The Tet Offensive, which was an attack on U.S bases across South Vietnam had what effect on the

American public?

a)

It made them realize that the U.S. was not winning the war.

b)

It made them realize that American bombing of the North was working.

c)

It made the public want to support sending more troops into South Vietnam.

d)

It made people support President Johnson’s bid to run for a second term of office.

18.

The separation between the shaded areas on the map during the Cold War was caused by which?

a)

German control of eastern Europe

b)

The United States supporting the Berlin Airlift.

c)

The Soviet Union attempting to send missiles to Cuba.

d)

European countries supporting either communism or democracy.

19.

Which person most likely would have said the above headlines?

a)

Joseph Stalin

b)

Joseph McCarthy

c)

Nikita Khrushchev

d)

Winston Churchill

20.

What was one-way President Franklin D. Roosevelt worked to accomplish this promise?

a)

by asking Congress to end poll taxes

b)

by authorizing food rationing during World War II

c)

by establishing the Works Progress Administration

d)

by freezing wages after the U. S. stock market crash

21.

This author wrote Gone with the Wind, which was a book about a Georgia family overcoming

hardships after the Civil War?

a)

Jesse Owens

b)

Duke Ellington

c)

Charles Lindbergh

d)

Margaret Mitchell

22.

One of the causes of the Great Depression was the loss of farms in the Dust Bowl region. How did

the Dust Bowl effect banks?

a)

Banks were unable to purchase crops from local farmers to feed their workers.

b)

Farmers could no longer pay back money borrowed from banks, causing banks to close.

c)

Farmers deposited all their money into banks in order to make money from the interest.

d)

Banks began to only lend money to local miners, who were unaffected by the Dust Bowl.

23.

In 1915 a German U-boat sank the British ocean liner Lusitania which resulted in the killing of 1,200

passengers including 120 Americans. What was the long-term result of this attack?

a)

Germany was able to completely prevent trade between the United States and England.

b)

England realized that fighting against U-boats was useless and surrendered to Germany.

c)

France threatened to join the war against Germany unless they signed the Treaty of Versailles.

d)

The United States warned Germany to stop attacking ships and after they refused, the United States

joined the war against Germany.

24.

Fontana Dam in North Carolina was built as part of President Roosevelt’s New Deal. Which New Deal

Program would this most likely have been a part of?

a)

Tennessee Valley Authority

b)

Civilian Conservation Corps

c)

Works Progress Administration

d)

Social Security Administration

25.

What caused Texas ranchers to drive their cattle north to the railways?

a)

Many of the miners from the California Gold Rush wanted beef as part of their diet.

b)

There was a major drought in south Texas and ranchers were driving herds north towards water

sources.

c)

There was a strong demand for beef in eastern cities which gave the ranchers a price incentive to drive

the cattle north.

d)

Roads were constructed through Texas making it much easier and quicker to drive the cattle north

towards the railroads.

26.

27. Which product currently in use is closely related to one of Alexander Graham Bell’s inventions?

a)

The cell phone

b)

The electric car

c)

The microwave oven

d)

The laptop computer

27.

28. Under President Theodore Roosevelt, the United States expanded its role in the world by doing which

of the following?

a)

Invaded several small Caribbean Island nations to expand the United States’ power in the area.

b)

Building the Panama Canal, making access from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean much quicker.

c)

Declaring war on Russia in order to gain ownership of Alaska and all the natural resources located

there.

d)

Defeated Spain, which was attempting to gain control of several Latin American countries in order to

explore for gold.

28.

What was the MAIN effect of the 19th Amendment to the U. S. Constitution?

a)

It gave women the right to vote

b)

It gave African American men the right to vote

c)

It prevented the government from charging a poll tax in order to vote

d)

It gave citizens of Washington D.C. the right to vote in presidential elections

29.

Which World War II event is MOST associated with the information in the above list?

a)

Holocaust

b)

Battle of Iwo Jima

c)

Pearl Harbor attack

d)

bombing of Hiroshima

30.

The map above shows which of the following two? Choose two answers.

a)

Great Western Trail

b)

The flight of the Wright Brothers

c)

The first railroad line

d)

Chisholm Trail

e)

Santa Fe Trail

31.

In what way did Jesse Owens help to raise morale in the United States during the Great Depression?

a)

He sang songs and played upbeat music on the radio.

b)

He went from town to town racing people for money.

c)

He helped Roosevelt make key decisions about the economy.

d)

He won multiple gold medals for the U.S. at the 1936 Olympics.

32.

Most of the major battles of World War II occurred in which two locations?

a)

Asia and Africa

b)

Germany and Russia

c)

European and Pacific theaters

d)

the United States and the Atlantic Ocean

33.

The United States, along with 50 other countries, created what group immediately after World War II

as a way of trying to prevent future wars?

a)

the United Nations

b)

the League of Nations

c)

the North Atlantic Treaty Organization

d)

the North American Free Trade Agreement

34.

Which event contributed to the men standing in the soup kitchen line in the photograph above?

a)

the Stock Market Crash

b)

creation of the New Deal

c)

collapse of the Soviet Union

d)

rationing during World War II

35.

36. Which is a reason the population in these two cities changed between 1870 and 1920 in the chart

below?

a)

Free farmland was provided to settlers.

b)

New industries provided jobs for people.

c)

Many men went overseas to fight in wars.

d)

Fewer immigrants moved to these areas.