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The Cold War

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

a decades-long conflict between the Soviet Union and the United States. The two countries never took part in a direct war but it was a clash of ideas.​ (communism vs. democracy)

a)

World War II

b)

The Cold War

c)

Korean War

d)

Vietnam

2.

Why were their tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union?

a)

Soviet communism ( totalitarian dictatorship) scared many Americans, especially due to their development of the atomic bomb and the spread of communism.

b)

there were no tensions between the U.S. and the Soviets, they got along just grand!

c)

The U.S. wanted to obtain Soviet Union and make it a U.S. state and democracy.

3.

Who was the leader of Russia (Soviet Union) after World War II.

a)

Lenin

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

Adolf Hitler

d)

Winston Churchhill

4.

What was the Iron Curtain?

a)

wide spread hysteria in the U.S. about the spread of communism.

b)

was a long period of tension between the democracies of the Western World and the communist countries of Eastern Europe. ​

c)

the imaginary line dividing Europe between Communist and Democratic nations.

5.

The Red Scare was...

a)

the Alliance between Communist countries led by the Soviet Union in response to NATO​.

b)

the wide-spread hysteria/fear in the U.S. about the spread of communism.

c)

the U.S. government providing 13$ billion dollars to rebuild Europe after the WWII.

6.

NATO or the (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) was created to________

a)

military alliance between democratic countries

b)

prevent Communists and Capitalists from getting along.

c)

to promote war among countries post WWII.

7.

Alliance between Communist countries led by the Soviet Union in response to NATO.

a)

Axis Powers

b)

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

c)

Warsaw Pact

d)

Allies

8.

A wall put up after WWII in the capital city of Berlin to prevent communist citizens from escaping East Berlin to democratic West Berlin.

a)

The Iron Curtain

b)

The Berlin Wall

c)

Great Wall of China

9.

The U.S. policy to prevent the spread of communism.

a)

Policy of Freedom

b)

Policy of Democracy

c)

Policy of Containment

10.

The Space Race was won by _______ after Neil Armstrong became the first person to walk on the moon.

a)

Soviet Union

b)

United States of America

11.

The U.S. entered the war in Vietnam due to ___________theory that if one region falls to communism the rest will follow. ​

a)

Anti-War theory

b)

Domino theory

c)

Independence theory

12.

The Soviet union was dismantled, the Berlin Wall fell, the Iron Curtain was lifted. Leaving the rest of Eastern Europe open to free elections.

This officially end the ___________ in 1991.

a)

World War II

b)

Vietnam War

c)

Korean War

d)

Cold War

13.

The Korean war ended in a stalemate along this divide.

a)

Iron Curtain

b)

38th Parallel

c)

19th Parallel

14.

Marshall Plan

a)

American foreign policy that provided military aid to countries fearing communism

b)

the practice of separating a race, group or class from the rest of society.

c)

When the state has full control of the means of production and there is no private ownership