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Recapping The Cold War

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Allied victory in World War II led to the emergence of TWO global superpowers. What were those TWO superpowers?

a)

Japan & China

b)

United States & Japan

c)

Great Britain & Soviet Union

d)

United States & Soviet Union

2.

Who was the dictator that controlled the Soviet Union?

a)

Joseph Stalin

b)

Winston Churchill

c)

Benito Mussolini

d)

Emperor Hirohito

3.

A system where the government owns the factories and other natural resources AND controls the production of goods is known as _____________________.

a)

isolationism

b)

independence

c)

communism

d)

democracy

4.

True or False: After World War II Germany was divided into East Germany and West Germany.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

As the iron curtain (imaginary line between East and West Germany) fell the _______________ between the United States and the Soviet Union began.

a)

War of the States

b)

World War III

c)

Cold War

d)

Soviet War

6.

When Germany was divided between the Allied Powers and the Soviet Union after World War II, Germany's capital city of _______________ was also divided.

a)

Prussia

b)

Berlin

c)

Austria

d)

Bismark

7.

In response to NATO, the Soviet Union and its allies formed a defense known as the _______________ _____________.

a)

Warsaw Pact

b)

Soviet Treaty

c)

Warsaw Treaty

d)

Soviet Pact

8.

In 1949 the United States and European countries worked together to form an alliance for protection against Communist aggression called N.A.T.O. What does N.A.T.O stand for?

a)

National Alliance Traffic Organization

b)

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

c)

North American Traffic Organization

d)

National Airlift Traffic Organization

9.
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 the spread of communism to South Vietnam
c)
to stop Vietnam from taking over Hong Kong
d)
to prevent attacks against United States shipping
10.
Why was the Cuban Missile Crisis one of the MOST important events of John Kennedy’s presidency?
a)
The US almost started a war with Cuba.
b)
The US and the USSR almost started a nuclear war.
c)
The US landed a person on the moon.
d)
The USSR broke apart into nation-states.
11.
Who built the Berlin Wall?
a)
Soviet Union
b)
NATO
c)
The UN
d)
China