WorksheetsUnit 5 Cold War - Paternostro
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 5hrs 30mins
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Lv1: What was the name of the thought process, in which if one country fell to communism, another one would fall as well?
The Domino Theory
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
The Cuban Missile Crisis
The Zimmerman Telegram
Lv1: What were the defining characteristics of the Cold War?
Prohibition, Flappers, Jazz
Red Scare, Arms Race, Space Race
Holocaust, Nazi Germany, Pearl Harbor
Poverty, Unemployment, Hippies
Lv1: The U.S. got involved in Vietnam because of what foreign policy?
containment
Good Neighbor policy
isolationism
Roosevelt Corollary
Lv1: Which senator proposed that citizens turn in their neighbor if they suspected the neighbor was a communist?
Dwight Eisenhower
Joseph McCarthy
Harry S. Truman
Richard Nixon
Lv1: U.S. soldiers murdered civilians in this Vietnamese village.
Ho Chi Minh
Tonkin
Diem
My Lai
Lv1: Why were the US and Soviet Union on opposite side of the Cold War?
The US dropped atomic bombs on the Soviet Union
The Soviet Union dropped atomic bombs on the US
The two countries have different viewpoints of government and economy.
They were centuries old natural enemies
Lv1: What American policy provided Western European countries financial assistance so they could recover from WWII?
Marshall Plan
Domino Theory
Truman Doctrine
Big Stick Policy
Lv1: What is the term used to describe the invisible line that separated communist Eastern Europe from democratic Western Europe?
Berlin Wall
Iron Curtain
No Man's Land
Arms Race
Lv2: Which statement describes communism?
a political system in which every person in society gets a vote
a political and economic system in which the government owns and distributes wealth and resources
a political system in which people are forced to live in communities
an economic system in which the government takes everyone's money and invests it in the national stock market
Lv2: Read the passage.
“After World War II, the U.S. and its allies formed an organization to assist each other. The countries supported the other members in diplomatic negotiations and military action. Their purpose was to ensure the security of member countries from outside threats.”
What is the name of this organization?
Allied Powers (AP)
United Nations (UN)
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
Lv2: How was the Cold War different from previous wars involving the United States?
Previous wars were fought between the United States and European countries, and the Cold War was fought between the United States and the Soviet Union.
The Cold War refers to the political and economic tension between the United States and the Soviet Union-not an actual war.
The Cold War was fought in the cold climate region of the Soviet Union, whereas previous wars were fought in warmer climate regions.
The Cold War battles were fought with more modern weaponry since it took place in the 1960s.
Lv2: A form of economy that promotes free trade, reduced government intervention and entrepreneurism is ________
Capitalism
Communism
Socialism
Marxism
Lv2: How did a South Vietnamese monk protest Diem's persecution of Buddhists?
Set himself on fire
Chained himself to the White House fence
Hanged himself in public
Set off a bomb in Saigon
Lv2: The United States was involved in the Korean War and the Vietnam War because...
The countries wanted to show support for Germany.
The U.S owed them money from previous wars.
The U.S did not want a communist takeover in these countries.
The U.S did not want a democratic takeover in these countries.
Lv2: Which of the following resulted from McCarthyism during the 1950s?
Membership in the U.S. Communist Party increased.
U.S. citizens were arrested for being suspected communists without evidence.
Sympathy for communism skyrocketed throughout the U.S.
U.S. diplomats began to express dissenting political viewpoints more freely.
Level 3/4 (score depends on quality/depth of answer):
Explain at least 1 specific reason why the Vietnam war might be unpopular with Americans. (Explain a specific policy/decision/or behavior, what it was and why it would hurt the support for the war. 2-4 sentences expected)
Level 3/4 (score depends on quality of response):
Was McCarthyism reasonable or unreasonable and why do you think that? (2-4 sentences expected, explain the consequences of McCarthyism and the justification for your point of view)
