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Cold War Test

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 10hrs 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is the best definition of the Cold War?

a)

Battle for control over the frozen tundra of Siberia

b)

Competition for world influence between the U.S. and USSR.

c)

Contest between scientists to be the first to use atomic power to create cold fusion.

d)

Collegiate rivalry between Minnesota and Michigan hockey.

2.

Which of the following best describes the differences between the United States and the USSR as they transitioned from World War II allies to Cold War enemies and superpowers?

a)

The United States was committed to limiting all development of nuclear weapons home and abroad, whereas the USSR was committed to helping European nations build nuclear weapons.

b)

The United States was committed to a democratic government and an economy based on capitalism, whereas the USSR was founded on communist theories.

c)

The United States was committed to enforcing the provisions outlined within the Warsaw Pact, whereas the USSR was committed to enforcing provisions within the League of Nations.

d)

The United States was committed to a state-run economy and one-part rule, whereas the USSR was committed to individual freedom and equality for all.

3.

The blockade of Berlin by the Soviet Union during the years of 1948-1949, in which the citizens of Berlin were not allowed outside aid, led to which of the following events?

a)

The Yalta Conference

b)

Domino Theory

c)

The Marshall Plan

d)

The Berlin Airlift

4.

Which of the following best describes one of the main causes for both the Korean and Vietnam Wars?

a)

The nuclear arsenals within both Vietnam and Korea were a direct threat to the United States and the Soviet Union, leading to a joint military operation.

b)

Trade tariffs in Southeast Asia led to military intervention by the United States and Canada in the Korean Peninsula and Vietnam.

c)

The Cold War policy of containing communism led to military intervention by the United States in both the Korean Peninsula and Vietnam.

d)

After the conclusion of World War II, the United States and Soviet Union worked together to remove Chinese military operations in Korea and Vietnam.

5.

Based on the photographs shown, what impact did the Cold War have on American society?

a)

Fear over nuclear destruction led most Americans to demand all nuclear weapons be eliminated.

b)

Many felt that nuclear weapons should be used to destroy nations at fault for World War II.

c)

There was a reduction in nuclear weapons as Americans invested in the space program.

d)

Increased competition to create nuclear weapons caused Americans to prepare for disaster.

6.

One reason for the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961 was to:

a)

keep East Germans from fleeing to the Western sector of Berlin

b)

promote reunification of East Germany and West Germany

c)

complete the post–World War II rebuilding of Berlin

d)

meet the requirements of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

7.

One reason Mikhail Gorbachev implemented the policies of glasnost and perestroika in the Soviet Union was to:

a)

eliminate freedom of speech and press

b)

destroy the power of the opposition party

c)

dominate the governments of Eastern Europe

d)

encourage political discussion and economic reform

8.

Many see the Cold War as ending when which of the following was destroyed?

a)

The Berlin Wall

b)

The Great Wall

c)

The Vietcong

d)

Iraq

9.

The launch of the Soviet Union satellite "sputnik" made the US react in what way?

a)

Decrease defense spending to calm the american people

b)

increase the housing boom market spending

c)

Establish an armistice in Korea

d)

Increase defense depending on these such as NASA and education in Science & Math

10.

The 12 nation pact created a mutual defense alliance between the United States and Western European Countries

a)

NATO

b)

WARSAW Pact

c)

Treaty of Versailles

d)

United Nations

11.
Who controlled the city of Seoul in January 1951?
a)
South Korea
b)
UN Forces
c)
North Korea and China
d)
Soviet Union
12.
The term “iron curtain” refers to the
a)
tension between Arab and Jews over the control of Palestine.
b)
imaginary wall that divided Soviet controlled Europe and the Western world.
c)
a fence that surrounded the Soviet Union.
d)
policy of providing aid to fight communism.
13.
What is brinkmanship?
a)
the willingness to come close to war to stop the spread of communism
b)
  an economic system based on an “every man for himself” theory
c)
a policy of stopping countries from setting up satellite states
d)
unceasing loyalty to one’s country in any situation
14.
The Korean War ended in 1953 with
a)
Soviet troops in place to guard the North Korean border.
b)
China pulling out its troops and ending its support for North Korea.
c)
the defeat of North Korea, which pulled back farther north.
d)
North and South Korea once again divided near the 38th parallel.
15.

_______ was launched in China to renew the people's loyalty to communism and create a better society.

a)

The Five Pillars

b)

The Great Leap Forward

c)

The Red Wave

d)

The Cultural Revolution

16.

This event triggered the space race between the United States and the Soviet Union?

a)

Vietnam War

b)

Creation of NASA

c)

Sputnik

d)

Apollo 13

17.

This event brought the United States and the Soviet Union to the brink of war and was the height of cold war tension?

a)

Vietnam War

b)

Korean War

c)

The Cuban Missile Crisis

d)

Bay of Pigs Invasion

18.

What year did the Soviet Union officially collapse?

a)

1991

b)

1988

c)

1996

d)

1993

19.

Who was the communist leader of North Vietnam?

a)

Ho Chi Minh

b)

Mao Zedong

c)

Ngo Dien Diem

d)

Hideki Tojo

20.

What did the United States fear would happen if all of Vietnam became communist?

a)

Domino Theory

b)

Communism would not spread

c)

The Iron Curtain Theory

d)

Soviet Scare

21.

What was the chemical used to kill the vegetation in Vietnam?

a)

Agent Orange

b)

Agent Yellow

c)

Agent Napalm

d)

Agent Magenta

22.
Which side ended up winning the war, if not militarily, politically due to the lack of support of the civilian population?
a)
United states
b)
South Vietnam
c)
North Vietnam
d)
North korea
23.
Who were the communists in South Vietnam?
a)
Vietminh
b)
Vietcong
c)
Ho Chi Minhions
24.
This Supreme Court case established students have a first amendment right to freedom of SPEECH as long as it doesn't cause a disruption.
a)
Brown v. Board of Education, Topeka Kansas
b)
Tinker v. DesMoines
c)
Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier
d)
Gideon v Wainwright
25.

Who was Pol Pot?

a)

Prime Minister of Cambodia

b)

Leader of Vietnamese Military

c)

Coach of the Chicago Bulls

d)

Communist leader of the Khmer Rouge

26.

What was the common name for the of the Cambodian communists who took over Cambodia in the Cold War?

a)

Khmer Rubles

b)

Karen Rogers

c)

Kissinger Richards

d)

Khmer Rouge

27.

How many people died in the Cambodian Genocide?

a)

2 million

b)

7.7 billion

c)

4 million

d)

100,000

28.

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

a)

Ayatollah Khomeini

b)

Shah Pahlevi

c)

Mohammed Mossadeq

d)

Jimmy Fallon

29.
Why did Iranian students take hostages from the US embassy, starting the hostage crisis?
a)
demand to put the Shah on trial in Iran
b)
demand to put the Shah on trial in USA
c)
send the Shah to the UN
d)
for helping during the Iran/Iraq War
30.

Which of these describes the "Arms Race?"

a)

The United States and Soviet Union competing to make superior sattelites

b)

The US and Soviet Union fighting over space technology

c)

The US and Soviet Union competing to make more powerful nuclear weapons

d)

The population boom competition between the US and Soviet Union

31.

Why couldn't the US and Soviet Union get into a major war after the 1950s?

a)

They would have no support from NATO or the Warsaw Pact if they did

b)

The United Nations would kick these founding members out for going to war

c)

It would cause mutually assured destruction (M.A.D.) killing everyone

d)

It would cause the rest of the world to declare war on both sides

32.

What happened in 1969 ending the Space Race?

a)

The US sent is own satellites into Space

b)

John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth

c)

The US sent the first robotic rover to Mars

d)

Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on The Moon

33.

Which Chinese leader is most closely associated

with leading the Great Leap Forward and the

Cultural Revolution?

a)

Sun Yixian (Sun Yat-sen)

b)

Jiang Jieshi (Chiang Kai-shek)

c)

Mao Zedong

d)

Deng Xiaoping

34.

Acts of violence directed at any specific group with the intention to eliminate that group are known as what?

a)

Conflict

b)

Crisis

c)

Genocide

d)

Power Struggle

35.

This is a type of government where the government has complete control of the country.

a)

Communism

b)

Socialism

c)

Democracy

d)

Government

36.

This type of government is ran by the people.

a)

Democracy

b)

Communism

37.

Who was the 1st directly elected president of the Russian Federation?

a)

Mikhail Gorbachev

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

Boris Yeltsin

d)

Vladimir Putin

38.

The Warsaw Pact can be defined as...

a)

the international military alliance between countries in North America and Europe created after World War II

b)

military alliance formed by the Soviet Union and its satellite states in Eastern Europe

39.

What happened to many eastern European countries after WWII?

a)

They were dependent on the Marshall Plan

b)

They developed democratic governments

c)

They became economic world powers

d)

They became Soviet satellite states