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Cold War Test

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 5hrs 0mins

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Class
Date
1.

United States actions in the Vietnam War demonstrated that

a)

Communism was a superior system

b)

advanced technology guarantees victory

c)

advanced weaponry cannot guarantee victory in all wars

2.

One major cause of the Cold War was

a)

Olympic competition between the United States and Europe

b)

different political systems in the U.S. and the Soviet Union

c)

the forced relocation of Japanese-Americans in

detention camps

3.

Which was a cause of American involvement in the Vietnam War?

a)

religious differences between North and South Vietnam

b)

American fear of Communist expansion in Asia

c)

the North Korean invasion of South Vietnam

4.

The Marshall Plan and NATO were similar in that both

a)

to increase American power in Latin America.

b)

punish Germany for starting World War II

c)

stop the expansion of Communism in Europe

5.

The term "Cold War" refers to

a)

U.S. neutrality before World War II

b)

attempts to appease Hitler

c)

hostility between the United States and Soviet Union

6.

The United States joined the United Nations after World War II to

a)

help prevent future wars

b)

seek allies against the Japanese government

7.

The Truman Doctrine was a foreign policy concerning

a)

the international balance of payments

b)

the containment of communism

c)

nuclear disarmament

8.

In the 1950s, Senator McCarthy was most closely associated with issues related to

a)

Communist infiltration and the denial of civil

liberties

b)

farm problems and taxation

c)

military preparedness and foreign aid

9.

The Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan

represented attempts by the United States to deal with the

a)

national debt

b)

spread of communism

c)

President's political opposition

10.

Which statement about the Cuban missile crisis (1962) is most accurate?

a)

The crisis brought two major world powers very close to war.

b)

The United States wanted to establish missile sites in Cuban territory

c)

The Communist government in Cuba was overthrown.

11.

The term “McCarthyism” has come to symbolize

a)

unfounded accusations of disloyalty and a climate

of fear

b)

the protection of the constitutional rights of the

accused persons

c)

integration in public schools

12.

A similarity between the Red Scare of the

1920's and McCarthyism in the 1950's was that during each period

a)

the Communist Party gained many members in the United States

b)

the civil liberties of American citizens were threatened

13.

The Truman Doctrine and the Berlin Airlift

were examples of the United States foreign policy of

a)

colonialism

b)

nonalignment

c)

containment

14.

The Korean War (1950-1953) marked the first time that

a)

the United Nations used military force to oppose

aggression

b)

American and Asian forces fought against each

other

c)

a major disagreement arose between the United

States and the Soviet Union

15.

An outcome of the Korean War was that

a)

Korea became a unified nation under one

government

b)

South Korea remained non-Communist

16.

A cause of public controversy in the United

States during both the Korean War and the Vietnam War was that in each conflict

a)

a President fired a popular general

b)

the United States used atomic weapons

c)

no declaration of war was authorized by Congress

17.

The purpose of the Marshall Plan was to provide Europe with

a)

defensive military weapons

b)

economic aid

c)

cultural exchange programs

18.

The United States became involved in the Korean and Vietnam conflicts mainly to

a)

reestablish the colonial interest of European allies

in the Far East

b)

gain better access to resources and markets in Asia

19.

“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

a)

colonialism

b)

containment

20.

“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

a)

the Spanish-American War and World War I

b)

World War I and World War II

c)

World War II and the end of the KoreanWar