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WorksheetsThe cold War Era
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 17mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which powers were the centre of the cold war?
a)
US and USSR
b)
US and Britain
c)
China and India
d)
Germany and US
2.
Who was the leader of the Cuban Communists?
a)
Mao Zedong
b)
Phillipe Alegante
c)
Fidel Castro
d)
Nikita Krushchev
3.
Who was the president during the Cuban Missile Crisis, who was also famously assassinated?
a)
Richard Nixon
b)
John F Kennedy
c)
Franz Ferdinand
d)
Lyndon B Johnson
4.
Attempting to maintain containment, which war did the USA fight early 1950's to counter an invasion by a communist power?
a)
The Korean War
b)
WWII
c)
WWI
d)
The Russo-Japanese war
5.
The Vietnam war ended in a communist victory: TRUE OR FALSE?
a)
True
b)
False
6.
Which of the following was NOT a communist nation during the cold war?
a)
China
b)
Vietnam
c)
France
d)
East German
7.
The Soviet alliance made to counter NATO was:
a)
The USSRE
b)
The communist manifesto
c)
The Prague union
d)
The Warsaw Pact
8.
The full name of the USSR is:
a)
The United Soviet Socialist Republics
b)
The Socialist Republics of Russia
c)
The Soviet Super Republic
d)
The Union on Soviet Socialisms
9.
Towards the end of the cold war the soviet union was suffering from economic, cultural, and political hardships which led to it's collapse. True or False
a)
True
b)
False
10.
What is the main economic system of the United States?
a)
mercantilism
b)
communism
c)
socialism
d)
capitalism
11.
The Cold War developed shortly after the end of WWII primarily because of the
a)
results of the Nuremberg trials
b)
Holocaust during WWII
c)
disputes over Japanese control of China
d)
conflicting goals of the U.S. and the Soviet Union
12.
During the Cold War, the United States used the policy of containment to limit the spread of
a)
parliamentary democracy
b)
absolute monarchy
c)
communism
d)
fascism
13.
Which two nations were allies of the United States during WWII and later became enemies of the U.S. during the Cold War?
a)
Britain and Italy
b)
Korea and Japan
c)
France and Germany
d)
China and the Soviet Union
14.
The Marshall Plan provided economic aid after WWII in order to
a)
strengthen Western European nations against communism
b)
assist soldiers returning to civilian life
c)
help Japan rebuild damage caused by the atomic bombs
d)
raise the standard of living in Asia and Africa
15.
The Marshall Plan, the Berlin Airlift and the formation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) were all steps taken by the United States during the
a)
Cold War
b)
Korean War
c)
Vietnam War
d)
Persian Gulf War
16.
Most historians agree that the world came closest to nuclear war during which event?
a)
Berlin blockade
b)
Communist takeover of China
c)
Cuban Missile Crisis
d)
Vietnam War
17.
In the early 1990's, the Cold War came to an end primarily as a result of the
a)
creation of the European Union
b)
signing of the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT)
c)
US victory in the Persian Gulf War
d)
breakup of the Soviet Union
18.
Cold War means
a)
Hot War
b)
Direct War
c)
Superpower rivalry
d)
Tension between superpowers
19.
Kwame Nkrumah, one of the founding members of NAM belonged to
a)
Egypt
b)
Yugoslavia
c)
Ghana
d)
Indonesia
20.
India is a ________ world country.
a)
First
b)
Second
c)
Third
d)
Fourth
21.
Gamal Abdel Nasser, founding member of NAM belonged to
a)
Egypt
b)
Yugoslavia
c)
Ghana
d)
Indonesia
22.
Which powers were the centre of the cold war?
a)
US and USSR
b)
US and Britain
c)
China and India
d)
Germany and US
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