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WorksheetsCold War Quiz
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 8mins
A country that its citizens rights, and has a free economy is called a...
Capitalist democracy
Communist dictatorship
Soviet Union
NATO
Poor citizens embrace communist dictatorships because they...
Have excellent space programs
Give the people voting rights
Promise full wealth equality
Build effective nuclear weapons
The Cold War is best defined as...
An era where nuclear warfare was common
The spread of communism to the USA
The period between WWI and WWII
A period of tension, but no direct fighting
Which of the following is NOT an example of containment?
Korean War
Vietnam War
Berlin Airlift
Space Race
A military alliance formed to discourage the Soviet Union from attacking the USA:
United Nations
NATO
Marshal Plan
Communism
McCarthyism began due to...
Fear of communist spies in the USA
Anger towards Japanese citizens during WWII
The construction of the Berlin Wall
The election of Dwight Eisenhower
The Berlin Airlift and Marshal Plan both aimed to...
Develop new forms of nuclear weapons
Stop the spread of communism in Europe
Increase trade with the Soviet Union
End the Cuban Missile Crisis
Which of the following events worsened relations between the USA and Cuba?
Construction of the Berlin Wall
Space Race
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Vietnam War
During the Cold War, nuclear disaster seemed most likely during...
The Korean War
The Berlin Airlift
The Cuban Missile Crisis
The Yalta Conference
Hiding, attacking at night, and blending in with the enemy are examples of...
Agent Orange
Containment
Guerilla Warfare
The Truman Doctrine
The Vietnam War was unpopular for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:
Graphic television footage
The Cold War was already over when it began
The war lasted over 10 years
The war didn't effect the USA directly
During the Vietnam War the 26th Amendment was passed, which...
Lowered the driving age
Lowered the voting age
Gave women the right to vote
Gave African-Americans the right to vote
The Space Race began as an attempt to...
Better understand the moon's environment
Encourage better relations between the USA and Soviet Union
Stop the spread of communism in Asia
Prove the USA's superiority in the sciences
The Cold War and Soviet Union disbanded shortly after the...
Fall of the Berlin Wall
Korean War
Space Race
end of World War II
