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Cold War: Korean War and Cuban Missile Crisis

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Shutting off of a port to keep people or supplies from moving in or out.

a)

blockade

b)

containment

c)

perestroika

d)

satellites

2.

An attempt by the Soviet Union in 1962 to place nuclear missiles in Cuba directed toward the United States.

a)

Cuban Missile Crisis

b)

Iron Curtain

c)

Berlin Airlift

d)

Detente

3.

A competition between superpowers to develop new, more deadly nuclear and controversial weapons.

a)

Arms Race

b)

Domino Theory

c)

Glasnost

d)

Warsaw Pact

4.

A massive concrete barrier, dividing democratic West Berlin from communist East Berlin. The wall acted as a symbol of the Cold War and Soviet Union restrictions.

a)

Berlin Wall

b)

Cold War

c)

Warsaw Pact

d)

Iron Curtain

5.

Was there any Nuclear missile launching during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

a)

No

b)

Yes

6.

During the Cold War, who was the United States' biggest adversary?

a)

Germany

b)

North Korea

c)

England

d)

Soviet Union

7.

Which statement best describes the Cuban Missile Crisis?

a)

The Soviets let the Cuban government borrow their missiles to scare the US.

b)

US planes spotted Soviet missiles in Cuba and were worried they would be launched to attack the US.

c)

Cubans created their own nuclear missile program and were threatening to use them against the US in retaliation for the US attempt to overthrow their dictator.

d)

The US government was threatening to use nuclear weapons on Cuba as a means to get rid of their dictator if they did not convert from communism to democracy.

8.

What ended the Cuban Missile Crisis?

a)

The USSR removes missiles and the US leaves Cuba alone.

b)

The US uses all of their missiles and destroys Cuba

c)

Cuba forfiets

d)

JFK got tired of fighting and just made a treaty

9.

What was the term 'iron curtain' used to describe the division of?

a)

North and South Vietnam

b)

East and West Asia

c)

North and South Korea

d)

East and West Europe

10.
President Truman adopted a new foreign policy during the Cold War know as the Truman Doctrine. What was the main goal of the Truman Doctrine?
a)
To expand trade with Europe
b)
To limit the build up of nuclear weapons
c)
To stop the spread of communism
d)
to send financial aid to Europe
11.

Before World War II, Korea was ruled by

a)

Russia

b)

China

c)

Japan

d)

USA

12.

Korea was divided along the __________ Parallel after World War II.

a)

35th

b)

36th

c)

37th

d)

38th

13.

How do we know that the Korean War was a civil war?

a)

The USA helped South Korea.

b)

The UN got involved in the war.

c)

North Korea was fighting South Korea.

d)

The USSR sent help to North Korea.

14.

What happened on 25th June 1950?

a)

South Korea started border skirmishes along the 38th parallel.

b)

The USA withdrew from South Korea.

c)

North Korea invaded South Korea.

d)

The UN sent help to South Korea.

15.
What war ended in a stalemate?
a)
Vietnam War
b)
Korean War
c)
Civil War
d)
World War II