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The Cold War

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What exactly is a cold war?

a)

Arms Race

b)

Weapons depletion

c)

Munitions buying phase

d)

Excuse to raise taxes

2.

The U.S.S.R., United Kingdom, and United States agreed that what would happen to Germany after the end of WWII?

a)

Germany would be forced to give up parts of its territory and pay heavy fines for the war

b)

It would be given the opportunity to pay back its war debt and then reenter the world stage as an equal.

c)

It would be divided up into 4 sections and allowed to have elections to determine government

d)

It would be divided up and redistributed to each of the victorious countries

3.

The countries of Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, and Albania are banded together by the Soviet Union with Communist governments during the Cold War to create what.

a)

Berlin Blockade

b)

Soviet Bloc

c)

Korean War

d)

Confederation of States

4.

The political policy of the U.S. sending 13 billion dollars in aid to western European countries to help protect themselves from Communism was known as what?

a)

Truman Doctrine

b)

Lend Lease Act

c)

Marshall Plan

d)

European Union

5.

The blockade conducted by the Soviet Union against a city in East Germany to cut off railroads, roads, rivers and any other supplies getting into the city was defeated by the ...?

a)

D-Day Invasion

b)

Marshall Plan

c)

Truman Doctrine

d)

Berlin Airlift

6.

A military alliance formed in 1949 that promised to defend each other during an attack was called what?

a)

NATO

b)

UN

c)

Allies

d)

Axis

7.

The opposing organization to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization was known as?

a)

United Nations

b)

NATO

c)

Axis Powers

d)

Warsaw Pact

8.

Which country, also known as the most populated country, was taken over by communists in 1949, making communism the government in the largest and most populated countries in the world.

a)

Cuba

b)

China

c)

Canada

d)

North Korea

9.

Which Senator caused the second red scare that led to the investigation of more than 3 million government employees after WWII.

a)

Joe Manchion

b)

Phil Collins

c)

Andrew Jackson

d)

Joe McCarthy

10.

What is the dividing line between North and South Korea

a)

36th parallel

b)

38th parallel

c)

40th parallel

d)

45th parallel

11.

President Truman was forced to relieve his commanding General during the Korean War. What was that Generals Name?

a)

Douglas MacArthur

b)

Dwight Eisenhower

c)

Omar Bradley

d)

George Patton

12.

Who replaced Joseph Stalin when he died?

a)

Vladamir Pochenko

b)

Nikoli Gorbachev

c)

Nikita Khrushchev

d)

Markos Robinowski

13.

What is responsible for the construction of most of the interstates we enjoy the use of today?

a)

Highway Bypass Legislation in 1960

b)

Road Construction Bill of 1952

c)

Congressional Highway Mandate

d)

Highway Act of 1956

14.

What caused a resurgence of faith in the United States in the 1950's?

a)

anxiety about missile shortages

b)

fear of invasion

c)

fear of the cold war

d)

optimism about the stock market

15.

This type of music, heavily influenced by African-American culture began to become popular in the 50's. Dances associated with this music were considered offensive by older Americans.

a)

Blues

b)

Bluegrass

c)

Rock n' Roll

d)

Rap

16.

This Supreme Court case would change the face of American by making separate but equal illegal.

a)

Topeka vs US

b)

Brown vs Board of Education

c)

Board of Education vs Plessey

d)

Plessy vs. Ferguson

17.

Elected President of the United States after Eisenhower.

a)

Nixon

b)

Kennedy

c)

Ruth

d)

Wilkes

18.

What dictator would allow missiles to be placed in Cuba leading to the panic known as the "Cuban missile crisis"?

a)

Stalin

b)

JFK

c)

Castro

d)

Batista