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The Cold War

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the crazies tank in Russia

a)

Soviet KV-1

b)

Soviet KV-100

c)

Soviet KV-6

2.

Which issues first led to the start of the Punic Wars?

a)

Control of land in the Mediterranean

b)

Control of land in Asia

c)

Control of trade in the Mediterranean

d)

Control of trade in Asia

3.

What was the term 'iron curtain' used to describe the division of?

a)

North and South Vietnam

b)

East and West Asia

c)

North and South Korea

d)

East and West Europe

e)

None

4.

What two nations were in competition with each other during the Cold War?

a)

Spain and Portugal

b)

England and France

c)

Germany and Italy

d)

United States and Soviet Union

e)

Soviet union and United State

5.
Why was the United States involved in the Berlin Airlift?
a)
to airlift food to the people of West Berlin
b)
to bomb East Berlin
c)
to demolish the Berlin Wall
d)
to transport people out of East Berlin
6.
Why did the United States become involved in the Korean War?
a)
to contain communism
b)
to colonize Korea
c)
to spread communism
d)
to Christianize Koreans
7.
In 1950, Korea fought a civil war over the spread of communism.  Communists from the north tried to take over the south.  What role did he US play in this war?
a)
The US and its allies went to Vietnam to fight Korean Communists.
b)
The US and its allies join the fight to keep communism from spreading.
c)
The US and its allies did not join the Korean War.
d)
The US and its allies fought to defend the North.
8.
Where was Korea divided?
a)
18 parallel
b)
34 parallel
c)
38 parallel
d)
15 parallel
9.
In the 1950s, the United States became involved in the Vietnam War. Why did the United States become involved in this war?
a)
to prevent the collapse of the government of North Vietnam
b)
to stop the spread of communism to South Vietnam
c)
to stop Vietnam from taking over Hong Kong
d)
to prevent attacks against United States shipping
10.

The Allied victory in World War II led to the emergence of TWO global superpowers. What were those TWO superpowers?

a)

Japan & China

b)

United States & Japan

c)

Great Britain & Soviet Union

d)

United States & Soviet Union

11.

True or False: After World War II Germany was divided into East Germany and West Germany.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Who was the dictator that controlled the Soviet Union?

a)

Joseph Stalin

b)

Winston Churchill

c)

Benito Mussolini

d)

Emperor Hirohito

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