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The Cold War & It's Conflicts

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

2.

How did the Marshall plan try to stop the spread of communism in Western Europe after WWII?

a)

by providing government housing for refugees

b)

by providing military assistance to Vietnam

c)

by providing money to stop poverty by providing money to countries to rebuild

3.
Where was Korea divided?
a)
18 parallel
b)
34 parallel
c)
38 parallel
d)
15 parallel
4.
In the 1950s, the United States became involved in the Vietnam War. Why did the United States become involved in this war?
a)
to prevent the collapse of the government of North Vietnam
b)
to stop Vietnam from taking over Hong Kong
c)
to stop the spread of communism to South Vietnam
d)
to prevent attacks against United States shipping
5.
How did the US respond to finding out that the Soviets had missiles in Cuba?
a)
They sent the Air Force to bomb Cuba
b)
They began placing missiles in the Soviet Union.
c)
They placed a naval blockade around Cuba.
d)
They invaded Cuba and the Soviet Union.
6.
What is the purpose of N.A.T.O?
a)
Countries joining together to end democracy
b)
Countries joining together to stop trade between the East and West
c)
Countries joining together to fend off attacks by other communist countries
d)
Countries joining together to create one kind of currency (S)
7.
Why did Joseph Stalin block the city of Berlin from getting supplies after WWII?
a)
He wanted to make the people dependent on communist Germany for their needs
b)
He hated Berlin
c)
The railroads were broken and still needed to be fixed after the war
d)
The people of Berlin were very wealthy and did not need his help
8.
The purpose of "containment" was to--
a)
stop the spread of democracy
b)
stop the spread of hate
c)
stop global warming
d)
stop the spread of communism
9.
Which of the following foreign policies gave financial aid to European nations to rebuild after WWII?
a)
Truman Doctrine
b)
Marshall Plan
c)
Warsaw Pact
d)
Domino Theory
10.

Which of the following organization supports Democratic ideals and self governance?

a)
Warsaw Pact
b)
Satellite Nations
c)
NATO
d)
Domino Theory
11.
The organization whose members agreed to mutually defend other Communist nations is called--
a)
Korean Pact
b)
Warsaw Pact
c)
NATO
d)
Satellite Nations
12.
Which event is the newspaper headline describing?
a)
Bay of Pigs Invasion
b)
Fall of the Soviet Union
c)
Cuban Missile Crisis
d)
Vietnam War
13.
Why is the Cold War called a "cold" war?
a)
The areas affected were in the polar regions of the world
b)
The war was fought during winter months only
c)
Leaders of the superpowers were sick with coughs and fevers
d)
There was never direct fighting between the two superpowers
14.

What was the US plan with regard to containment?

a)

To provide money to secure communist governments around the world

b)

To try to reach a consensus policy toward the Soviet Union

c)

Appeasement

d)

To stop the spread of communism by aiding nations in danger

15.

Churchill called the imaginary line between Soviet satellite states and western Europe.....

a)

NATO

b)

The Iron Curtain

c)

The Berlin Wall

d)

The Great Wall

16.

Which two nations emerged as superpowers after WWII?

a)

Soviet Union and Germany

b)

US and Great Britain

c)

France and Great Britain

d)

US and Soviet Union

17.

The nation created after World War II as a homeland for displaced Jews was

a)

Palestine

b)

the Soviet Union

c)

Czechoslovakia

d)

Israel

18.

What was one major goal of the Soviet Union during the early years of the Cold War?

a)

to expand individual liberties in the Baltic republics

b)

to attract foreign economic investments

c)

to create a defensive buffer zone in Eastern Europe

d)

to establish a competitive market economy

19.

Which country, in 1948, controlled the ZONE that the entire city of Berlin was located in.

a)

Soviet Union

b)

Great Britain

c)

France

d)

United States

20.

What was the purpose of the Berlin Airlift, between the years 1948 and 1949?

a)

To bring necessary supplies to assist the Communists after World War II.

b)

It was designed to help citizens in France to resist Communism.

c)

Moving Allied soldiers to help fight the Nazis during World War II.

d)

To supply the citizens of West Berlin while the Soviet blockade continued.

21.

After the US left the Vietnam war, which group took over the country?

a)

Europeans

b)

Communists

c)

Non-Communists

d)

Russians

22.

The 1956 invasion of Hungary and the 1968 invasion of Czechoslovakia by the Soviet Union were attempts to

a)

keep Communist governments in power in Eastern Europe

b)

decrease Cold War tensions between Eastern Europe and the United States

c)

prevent German militarism from spreading throughout Europe

d)

provide humanitarian aid to the ethnic minorities of these nations

23.

After World War II, the Soviet Union established satellites in Eastern Europe primarily to

a)

promote constitutional democracy

b)

expand its own political power

c)

prevent the rise of new socialist regimes

d)

persuade Western Europe to abandon military alliances

24.
What was the main reason for the construction of the Berlin Wall?
a)

To stop the flow of West Germans going to East Germany

b)

To stop East Germans from fleeing to West Germany

c)

To reduce cold war tensions

d)

To demonstrate the success of Communism

25.
Fidel Castro was the leader of which country?
a)
Sweden
b)
Hungary
c)
Cuba
d)
Czechoslavakia
26.
He was the communist leader of North Vietnam
a)

Ngô Đình Diệm

b)

Mao Zedong

c)

Ho Chi Minh

d)

Fidel Castro

27.

The idea that the USSR could "send in the tanks" in order to put down any anti-socialist movements

a)

Truman doctrine

b)

De-Stalinisation

c)

Brezhnev Doctrine

d)

Monroe Doctrine

28.

Which group's goal is it to end the Nation of Israel?

a)

Balfour

b)

PLO

c)

Ottomans

d)

HSR

29.

In the 1980's this country invaded Afghanistan and controlled it

a)

Soviet Union

b)

United States

c)

Great Britain

d)

France

30.

This leader took over Iran after the Shah was removed in 1979

a)

Ayatollah Khomeini

b)

Shah Pahlevi

c)

Mohammed Mossadeq

d)

Jimmy Fallon

31.

A result of the Iranian Revolution was...

a)

The Shah coming to power

b)

Iran becoming westernized

c)

The founding of the Islamic Republic

d)

New laws liberating women

32.

What was the name of the rebel group that fought against communist rule in Afghanistan?

a)

Maharas

b)

Mujahideen

c)

Taliban

d)

jihad

33.

What region of the world is Afghanistan in?

a)

Middle East

b)

Europe

c)

Asia

d)

South America

34.

Sputnik launching was the ___________ event in the Space Race.

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

d)

4th

35.

A contest to build more and better weapons than those of your enemy.

a)

Amazing Race

b)

Space Race

c)

Arms Race

d)

Continental Race

36.
What as the structural symbol of the Cold War?
a)
The Great Wall
b)
The Berlin Wall
c)
The 15th Parallel 
d)
The Iron Curtin
37.

What is the term to describe the movement promoting the establishment of a Jewish homeland?

a)

Judaism

b)

Nationalism

c)

Zionism

d)

Isolationism

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