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WorksheetsCold War Test
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 5hrs 0mins
United States actions in the Vietnam War demonstrated that
Communism was a superior system
advanced technology guarantees victory
advanced weaponry cannot guarantee victory in all wars
One major cause of the Cold War was
Olympic competition between the United States and Europe
different political systems in the U.S. and the Soviet Union
the forced relocation of Japanese-Americans in
detention camps
Which was a cause of American involvement in the Vietnam War?
religious differences between North and South Vietnam
American fear of Communist expansion in Asia
the North Korean invasion of South Vietnam
The Marshall Plan and NATO were similar in that both
to increase American power in Latin America.
punish Germany for starting World War II
stop the expansion of Communism in Europe
The term "Cold War" refers to
U.S. neutrality before World War II
attempts to appease Hitler
hostility between the United States and Soviet Union
The United States joined the United Nations after World War II to
help prevent future wars
seek allies against the Japanese government
The Truman Doctrine was a foreign policy concerning
the international balance of payments
the containment of communism
nuclear disarmament
In the 1950s, Senator McCarthy was most closely associated with issues related to
Communist infiltration and the denial of civil
liberties
farm problems and taxation
military preparedness and foreign aid
The Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan
represented attempts by the United States to deal with the
national debt
spread of communism
President's political opposition
Which statement about the Cuban missile crisis (1962) is most accurate?
The crisis brought two major world powers very close to war.
The United States wanted to establish missile sites in Cuban territory
The Communist government in Cuba was overthrown.
The term “McCarthyism” has come to symbolize
unfounded accusations of disloyalty and a climate
of fear
the protection of the constitutional rights of the
accused persons
integration in public schools
A similarity between the Red Scare of the
1920's and McCarthyism in the 1950's was that during each period
the Communist Party gained many members in the United States
the civil liberties of American citizens were threatened
The Truman Doctrine and the Berlin Airlift
were examples of the United States foreign policy of
colonialism
nonalignment
containment
The Korean War (1950-1953) marked the first time that
the United Nations used military force to oppose
aggression
American and Asian forces fought against each
other
a major disagreement arose between the United
States and the Soviet Union
An outcome of the Korean War was that
Korea became a unified nation under one
government
South Korea remained non-Communist
A cause of public controversy in the United
States during both the Korean War and the Vietnam War was that in each conflict
a President fired a popular general
the United States used atomic weapons
no declaration of war was authorized by Congress
The purpose of the Marshall Plan was to provide Europe with
defensive military weapons
economic aid
cultural exchange programs
The United States became involved in the Korean and Vietnam conflicts mainly to
reestablish the colonial interest of European allies
in the Far East
gain better access to resources and markets in Asia
“Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and success of liberty.”
– John F. Kennedy
This statement by John Kennedy best supports a foreign policy of
colonialism
containment
“Iron Curtain Descends Across Europe”
“Will Berlin Blockade Cause War?”
“Why We Must Stop Stalin in Asia”
The titles of these magazine articles were most probably written in the time period between
the Spanish-American War and World War I
World War I and World War II
World War II and the end of the KoreanWar
