WorksheetsCold War (the later years)
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
What was the name of the communist force that the US fought against in the Vietnam War?
Viet Minh
Viet Cong
Ho Chi Minhions
The Chitauri
What was the outcome of the Vietnam War?
58,000 American troops were killed, 2 million Vietnamese were killed, and over 12 million Vietnamese became refugees
The US suffered an embarrassing defeat and withdrew its troops
The communist north conquered the non-communist south and Vietnam became a unified communist nation
The non-communist south conquered the communist north and Vietnam became a unified capitalist nation
All except D
Vietnamization was the US plan to...
promote Vietnamese culture in the United States
withdraw US troops from Vietnam and transfer more responsibility to the South Vietnamese army
let the Vietnamese citizens into the United States have a tax break
bomb the Ho Chi Minh Trail and halt the transportation of supplies between Viet Cong squadrons
What is agent orange?
Nickname of a Soviet agent that would always wear orange while on important missions
Term used to describe the South Vietnamese agents because they
A chemical herbicide used to kill crops & other vegetation
An intensely burning explosive used to destroy jungle growth
What is napalm?
A chemical herbicide used to clear out forests and tall grasses
A type of lotion soldiers would use to get rid of the sent on their clothing
Another name for a flamethrower
An intensely burning explosive used to scorch jungles
The Viet Cong used an ambush tactic known as ____________ _____________ that made it difficult for US soldiers to be successful in the Vietnam War.
Vietnamese Warfare tactics
Cheetah Warfare
Hidden Warfare
Guerrilla warfare
Who was the leader of the Chinese Communist Party during the Cold War era?
Xia Ping
Mao Zedong
Deng Xiaoping
Emperor Hiroto
Mao Zedong's plan to increase agricultural & industrial production that led to the death of 18-45 million people in China.
Cultural Revolution
The Chinese Communal Farm Plan
The Communist's Food Plan
The Great Leap Forward
All citizens of China during the Cultural Revolution were required to memorize and carry this with them.
Mao's Little Instruction Book
Mao's Letter to the People
Mao's Little Red Book
Mao's How to be a Communist Book
What program was designed to stop opposition to the Chinese Communist Party?
The Great Leap Forward
The Cultural Revolution
The Chinese Civil War
The Ping Dynasty
What was the outcome of President Nixon's visit to China?
The hostilities between the US & China escalated
President Nixon was never seen or heard from again
The US & China signed a treaty ending the Vietnam War
The US & China reestablished diplomatic relations with each other
Where were thousands of peaceful protesters killed by the Chinese government in 1989?
Red Square
Tiananmen Square
Olympic Square
Singapore Square
In both the Korean and Vietnam Wars, the US fought communist forces that were aided by what country?
China
The Soviet Union
Germany
China & the Soviet Union
How did the Soviets begin the "Space Race" which started in 1957?
They launched the first ICBM (Intercontinental Ballistic Missile)
They launched the first artificial satellite named Sputnik into space
They created the first space station
They produced the largest hydrogen bomb ever
Which president vowed that the US would go to the moon?
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Richard Nixon
What was the true major concern of the US & Soviet Union in the Space Race?
That the other would land on the moon first
That the other would claim the other planets before another could
That the other would have military dominance using space weaponry
That the other would build a Death Star
Which of these describes the "Arms Race?"
The United States and Soviet Union competing to make superior sattelites
The US and Soviet Union fighting over space technology
The US and Soviet Union competing to make more powerful nuclear weapons
The population boom competition between the US and Soviet Union
Which of these describes the "Space Race?"
The United States and Soviet Union competing to make superior space technology
The US and Soviet Union competing to achieve superior space flight capabilities
The US and Soviet Union competing to make more powerful nuclear weapons
all except C
President Nixon called for this policy as a way to relax or ease tensions between the United States and Soviet Union.
Brinkmanship
Containment
Detente
Big Stick Policy
As part of Detente, Nixon did which of the following?
took part in the SALT agreement
visited the Soviet Union and met with Leonid Brezhnev
visited China and met with Mao Zedong
All of the above
Nixon and the Soviet Union signed SALT (Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty) to
make the United States military stronger
establish diplomatic relations
limit the race for oil production
"cool off" the arms race
The U.S. and the Soviet Union signed agreements in 1972 and 1979 known as SALT I and SALT II, which stands for...
Social Agreement Limiting Trade
Strategic Association Litigation Treaty
South Atlantic Legal Trade
Strategic Arms Limitations Treaty
Which statement about SALT I & II is not true?
Both called for reductions and limits on nuclear weapons in the US & Soviet Union
Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev signed both agreements
President Nixon signed SALT I & President Carter signed SALT II
SALT II never went into effect because of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
All statements are true
In what way(s) did the United States support the mujahideen during the Soviet-Afghan War?
Sending American soldiers to fight
Sending weapons, money, and supplies
Sending UN peacekeepers
None of the above
What was the outcome of the Soviet-Afghan War?
Soviet troops successfully defeated the mujahideen.
The Soviet Union withdrew its troops and Afghanistan's communist government fell.
The United States entered the war and defeated Afghanistan's communist government.
None of the above
The leaders who are both credited with bringing a quicker end to the Cold War would be...
Kennedy and Khruschev
Truman and Stalin
Nixon and Bhreshnev
Reagan and Gorbechev
Which of Gorbachev's programs created more openness, more public participation in government, and greater individual rights were given to Soviet citizens?
glasnost
perestroika
democratizatsiya
shock therapy
Which of Gorbachev's reforms called for a restructuring of the Soviet economy and granted the people greater access to private ownership of businesses?
perestroika
glasnost
democratization
shock therapy
What do Mikhail Gorbachev's policies of Glasnost & Perestroika mean in English?
crash & burn
Tear down this wall
openness & restructuring
democracy & capitalism
Which of these events led to the breakup of the Soviet Union?
The arms race & government overspending
Anti-communist movements taking place throughout Eastern Europe
Democratic reforms brought on by Mikhail Gorbachev
All of these
The Reagan administration rapidly increased spending on
social programs.
the American military.
support of the Soviet Union.
enlargement of the federal government.
Which of the following statements about Reagan's leadership is not true?
he dramatically increased US military spending on projects such as the SDI or "Star Wars" program
he implemented the Reagan Doctrine which provided aid to communist movements in Africa, Asia, & Latin America
he signed the INF Treaty with Gorbachev which limited/reduced nuclear weapons each nation could have
he publicly challenged Gorbachev to "tear down this wall" (the Berlin Wall)
The Berlin Wall fell in
1989
1988
1990
1991
How did the Space Race and arms race contribute to the collapse of the Soviet Union?
Both were expensive programs that put a strain on the country's economy.
There were not enough military bases to support the programs.
The US used espionage to steal the technology from both programs.
The USSR did not have the resources to develop the technology needed for the programs.
The Soviet Union officially fell in
1991
1992
1989
1990
Which of the following statements about Gorbachev's leadership is not true?
He re-Stalinized the Soviet Union through harsh reforms
He withdrew Soviet troops from Afghanistan ending the Soviet-Afghan War
He ended Soviet occupation of Eastern European countries
He allowed for freedom of speech and private ownership of property in the Soviet Union
When the Soviet Union ended its military occupation of Eastern Europe, what happened as a result?
Nazi Germany arose from the ashes and reconquered all of Europe
Countries like East Germany, Czechoslovakia, and Poland got rid of their communist governments
The countries that the Soviet Union withdrew from kept their communist governments in place
American troops were deployed to take control of the former Soviet territories
During what period of time did the Cold War take place?
1914-1918
1939-1945
1945-1991
2001-present
