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Cold War Origins: Growing Distrust

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Tensions grew between the United States Stalin because...

a)

he invaded France with Operation Barbarossa

b)

he kept the development of an atomic weapon a secret

c)

he had a non-aggression pact with Hitler before WWII

2.

Tensions grew between the Soviet Union and the United states because...

a)

Americans feared the spread of communism

b)

Soviets tried to get Mexico to attack the United States

c)

Both sides wanted to imperialize Europe into their great empire

3.

What did the United States want to do with Germany after WWII?

a)

destroy Germany and demand money

b)

rebuild Germany and establish trade

4.

What did the Soviet Union want to do with Germany after WWII?

a)

destroy it and demand money

b)

rebuild it and establish trade

5.

What did the United States want to do with Eastern Europe after WWII?

a)

claim them as rewards to victory and use them to boost industry

b)

create free elections and self-determination

6.

What did the Soviet Union want to do with Eastern Europe after WWII?

a)

claim them as rewards for victory and use them to boost industry

b)

create free elections and self-determination

7.

Distrust grew because the Soviet Union believed the United States...

a)

delayed its invasion of German occupied Europe during WWII

b)

started its invasion of German occupied Europe during WWII too early

8.

Select the two United States goals after WWII?

a)

Develop strong nations for trade

b)

Control Eastern Europe as a buffer zone

c)

prevent the spread of Communism

9.

Select the two Soviet Union goals after WWII?

a)

Create free elections and self determination in all of Europe

b)

Promote the spread of Communism

c)

Establish control over Eastern Europe

10.

Tensions grew at the Yalta Conference when it was decided that...

a)

Germany would be divided into 4 zones of occupation

b)

Germany would be split into 9 new independent nations

c)

Germany would fall entirely under Soviet control

11.

It was decided at the Yalta conference that Germany would pay reparations with...

a)

cash money

b)

trade goods

12.

Select the Allied Powers that occupied Western Germany & Western Berlin.

a)

United States

b)

France

c)

Soviet Union

d)

Great Britain

13.

TRUE/FALSE: Stalin created satellite nations to follow through with promises made about allowing free elections in Eastern Europe.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

This was a phrase by Winston Churchill that came to stand for the Communist/Capitalist divide across Europe after WWII?

a)

Iron Curtain

b)

Berlin Wall

c)

Containment

d)

Soviet Bloc

15.

Stalin created satellite nations & America responded with this idea?

a)

Berlin Blockade

b)

Containment

c)

Allied Zones of Occupation

16.

Which nations did the Truman Doctrine help out?

a)

South Korea

b)

Turkey

c)

Greece

d)

Japan

17.

As a result of growing tensions, the United States formed which defensive alliance?

a)

Warsaw Pact

b)

NATO

18.

As a result of growing tensions, the Soviet Union formed which defensive alliance?

a)

Warsaw Pact

b)

NATO