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Cold War Quiz April 16th

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

"It is my duty, however, to place before you certain facts about the present position in Europe.

From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic an iron curtain has descended across the Continent" Winston Churchill is referring to:

a)

War with Korea

b)

War with Russisa

c)

Communist threat in Western Europe

d)

the boundary between North and South Korea

2.

The Cold war was from _____ and primarily between ______.

a)

1939-1945 ; Germany and USA

b)

1939 - 1945 ; Axis and Allies

c)

1945 - 1991 - Russia and USA

d)

1945 - 1953 - North and South Korea

3.

"It is necessary only to glance at a map to realize that the survival and integrity of the Greek nation are of grave importance in a much wider situation. If Greece should fall under the control of an armed minority, the effect upon its neighbor, Turkey, would be immediate and serious" Harry Truman said this leading to the

a)

Korean War

b)

Vietnam War

c)

Greek War

d)

Truman Doctrine

4.

Which is true about the Truman Doctrine? It pledged to..

a)

give financial aid to rebuild parts of Europe destroyed by WWII

b)

support any country threated by Communism

c)

maintain strict isolation policy until under direct threat

d)

expand Democracy to all corners of the world

5.

This picture respresents the _______ the belief that if one country falls to Communism others will as well

a)

Marshal Plan

b)

Truman Doctrine

c)

Domino Theory

d)

Berlin Airlift

6.

This map shows North Korea moving into South Korea. The Korean war ended when:

a)

Korea was unified under Communist Rule

b)

Korea was unified under Democratic Rue

c)

neither side won ; a stalemate occured

d)

the 38th parallel was removed

7.

"The foreign policy of the United States, which reflects the imperialist tendencies of American monopolistic capital, is characterized in the postwar period by a striving for world supremacy." This quote is most likley from:

a)

Harrys S. Truman

b)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

c)

Communist leaders of Russia

d)

West Germany leaders occupied by USA

8.

After WWII, Which is true of Germany?

a)

It was split in 4 occupied zones

b)

It was split in half - between Russia and Great Britain

c)

It was stripped of all land

d)

It was forced to pay war reparations

9.

The Berlin Airlift was necessary when Russia did what?

a)

closed off Western Berlin

b)

opened up all of Berlin

c)

began to invade Western Germany

d)

launched an attack on USA in Guam

10.

Containment is the idea that:

a)

Democracy must flow out into the world

b)

Communism must flow out into the world

c)

Western Europe must keep Communism from spreading

d)

Eastern Europe must spread Communism to the West