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Cold War Era

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The CIA trained Cuban refugees to try and overthrow Castor's communist regime. This attempt was unsuccessful because JFK refused to provide support. 
a)
Bay of Pigs
b)
Cuban Missile Crisis
c)
Berlin Airlift
d)
Massive Retaliation 
2.
Cuba becomes a nuclear threat to the United States and in responses with a naval blockade under Kennedy's leadership. 
a)
Bay of Pigs 
b)
Berlin Airlift
c)
Cuban Missile Crisis
d)
Russian Missile Crisis
3.

Mao Zedong was the Communist leader of what country?

a)

Vietnan

b)

South Korea

c)

China

d)

Soviet Union

4.

What was Mikhail Gorbachev's initial reforming economic policy in the Soviet Union?

a)

Mein Kampf

b)

Kristallnatch

c)

Gorbachev policy

d)

Perestroika

5.

What was the Great Leap Forward?

a)

Radical program in the Soviet Union to speed up the country's economic growth and reach the final stages of communism

b)

Radical program in China to speed up the country's economic growth and reach the final stages of communism

c)

U.S. foreign policy aimed at resisting the spread of Communism around the globe

d)

Chinese foreign policy aimed at resisting the spread of Communism around the globe

6.

What was the Marshall Plan designed for?

a)

Restore economic stability in Europe after WWII

b)

Developed a comprehensive military strategy for defense of Canada

c)

Prevent Soviet control in Angola

d)

Retaliate against Soviet agression

7.

What was the purpose of the policy of containment?

a)

Stop the spread of Communism

b)

Stop the Korean War

c)

Stop the spread of Capitialism

d)

Soviet plan to spread Communism in the USSR

8.
The United States got involved in conflicts like Korea and Vietnam because they were afraid of the domino theory. What is the domino theory?
a)
If one country fell to democracy, others would follow
b)
If one country fell to communism, others would follow
9.
What was the name of the first satellite in space launched by the Soviet Union?
a)
Gagarin
b)
Apollo 11
c)
Sputnik
d)
Apollo 13
10.
This "figurative" wall divided communist countries from democratic counties--
a)
Great Wall of China
b)
Berlin Wall
c)
Iron Curtain
d)
Wall of Democracy
11.

The Tiananmen Square massacre in China was a reaction to

a)

Deng Xiaoping's plan to revive the Cultural Revolution

b)

student demands for greater individual rights and freedom of expression

c)

China's decision to seek Western investors

d)

Great Britain's decision to return Hong Kong to China

12.

Which statement best expresses the change in economic policy between Deng Xiaoping and Mao Zedong?

a)

A more favorable attitude toward a market economy existed under Deng Xiaoping than under Mao Zedong.

b)

Deng Xiaoping and Mao Zedong rejected Western capitalism.

c)

Both Deng Xiaoping and Mao Zedong encouraged peaceful protest.

d)

Deng Xiaoping wanted greater government control of the economy than Mao Zedong did.