WorksheetsCold War Review P2
Total questions: 81
Worksheet time: 1hrs 1mins
The Cold War refers to the period of tension between the United States and the Soviet Union from
the end of World War II to the fall of the Soviet Union.
the end of World War I to the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
the Cuban Missile Crisis to the fall of the Berlin Wall.
the Bolshevik Revolution to the end of World War I.
Communism
Socialism
Democracy
Government
What theory caused the U.S. to enter the Vietnam War in order to stop the expansion of communism across Southeast Asia?
Marshall Plan
Domino Theory
Open Door Policy
Dollar Diplomacy
During the Cold War, what policy did the U.S. follow to stop the spread of communism?
Open Door Policy
Big Stick Policy
Containment Policy
Dollar Diplomacy
When we speak of "containment", what words should you immediately associate with the Cold War?
Hitler & the Nazis
Economic recession
Containment of Communism
Corruption & Industrialization
What policy implemented in the Cold War said the U.S. would give financial, political and military aid to a country that needed to resist communism?
Marshall Plan
Truman Doctrine
Domino Theory
Open Door Policy
During the Cold War, what bill did the U.S. Congress pass to provide financial assistance to western European countries?
Truman Doctrine
Open Door Policy
Marshall Plan
Domino Theory
Roughly how much money was given in financial assistance due to the Marshall Plan?
13 Billion
300 Million
50 Billion
100 million
How many zones was both the country of Germany and the city of Berlin itself split into after WWII?
2
3
5
4
What did Stalin expect to happen by blockading Berlin?
Allies attack the blockade in an act of war
Allies would give Berlin to the Soviets
Allies would use planes to bring in food and fuel
Nothing but he was running out of ideas
One goal of the Berlin Blockade was to
Raise taxes
Promote communism
Save money on resources
Force out the US and allies out of Berlin
What was the Berlin Airlift?
Supplying food and goods to West Berlin
Taking people from East Berlin to West Berlin
Dropping of bombs on Berlin
Supplying food and goods to East Berlin
What was the purpose of the Berlin Airlift, between the years 1948 and 1949?
To bring necessary supplies to assist the Communists after World War II.
It was designed to help citizens in France to resist Communism.
Moving Allied soldiers to help fight the Nazis during World War II.
To supply the citizens of West Berlin while the Soviet blockade continued.
Which country did the Berlin Airlift take place?
Germany
France
U.S.
Russia
What is NATO?
A military alliance between Western European Countries, the U.S. and Canada.
A military alliance between Western European Countries, the Soviet Union and China.
A military alliance between Eastern European Countries, Including the Soviet Union and its satellite nations.
A military alliance between Eastern European Countries.
Which of the following organizations supports Democratic ideals and self governance?
Warsaw Pact
Satellite Nations
NATO
Domino Theory
The organization whose members agreed to mutually defend other Communist nations is called--
Korean Pact
Warsaw Pact
NATO
Satellite Nations
What individual contributed to the Red Scare and accused American citizens of being communists?
Martin Luther King
Jane Addams
Joseph McCarthy
Cesar Chavez
They were accused of transmitting top secret information abou the atomic weapons to the Soviet Union. They were convicted of espionage and sentenced to death.
The Loyalty Board
Alger Hiss
Joseph McCarthy
Julius and Ethel Rosenburg
Which of the following is most characteristic of the Arms Race in the Cold War?
The growth of nuclear arsenals in the United States and the Soviet Union
The expansion of national borders by imperialistic European countries
The implementation of isolationist foreign policies in Great Britain and China
The rapid industrialization of many Southeast Asian countries
What was the FCDA
Federal Civil Defense Administration
Financial Corporation Democratic Association
Federal Community of Defense and Arms
Federal Corporate Division Act
WHAT IS POTENTIALLY ONE OF THE UNDERLYING MOTIVES OF THE UNITED STATES IN THE ARMS RACE?
EXPLORE NUCLEAR ENERGY RESOURCES
TEST NEW SPACE WEAPONS SYSTEMS
UNDERMINE THE SPACE PROGRAM
PUT A LARGE STRAIN ON THE USSR ECONOMY
What best describes the military factor as it relates to the collapse of the Soviet Union?
USSR's continued efforts to keep up in the arms race and space race, despite their inability to afford it
Citizens desire to be more "western"
Russias involvement in a failed war in Afghanistan
MAD
What was the purpose of the FCDA?
Provide weapons to democratic countries
Prepare citizens for potential ground attacks by Communist forces
Prepare and protect Americans in the event of nuclear attack
Provide financial support to democratic nations
The "Duck and Cover" was…
a practice of children dropping and covering themselves in preparation for a nuclear attack.
a tragedy that happened during the Cold War when an American school was bombed.
a safety measure that was used for children in schools in the Soviet Union.
an earthquake drill that schools practiced to prepare children for a natural disaster.
Who was the Korean War between?
U.S. and South Korea
Russia and North Korea
North Korea and South Korea
North Korea and North Vietnam
Korea was divided along the __________ Parallel after World War II.
35th
36th
37th
38th
What type of economic system did North Korea follow?
Capitalism
Socialism
Liberalism
Communism
What was Kim Il-Sung's aim for Korea?
To become a member of the U.N.
To unite all Koreans under one Democratic government
To unite all Koreans under one Communist government
To be recognized by the U.S.
How did North Korea and South Korea end the war?
United under China
Almost exactly back where they began
United under communism
Between 3 and 4 million people
The failed US attempt to overthrow the communist Cuban government led by Fidel Castro in 1961 was called the:
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Boxer Rebellion
Project to Eliminate Cuban Communism (PECC)
Inchon Invasion
During the Cuban Missile Crisis, what did President J.F. Kennedy do when he heard that the Soviet Union was constructing nuclear missile sites in Cuba.
He launched a nuclear missile at the Kremlin in Moscow.
He gave into the demands of the Soviet & Cuban government.
He ordered a naval blockade around Cuba to prevent Soviet ships from bringing the necessary materials.
He declared war on the Soviet Union & Cuba.
How did the United States discover that missiles were being brought into Cuba
They decoded a secret message from Fidel Castro
US spies in Russia intercepted a message
Cuban exiles smuggled information into the US
Pictures taken from a United Stated U2 spy plane
Why did the USSR want to put missiles on Cuba?
To have more missiles because they couldn't match the nuclear power of the US
To counter the Warsaw Pact countries that were overthrowing communism
To counter the US missiles in Western Europe and Turkey
To counter the power of NATO
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Nikita Khrushchev
Joseph Stalin
Mikhal Gorbachav
Fidel Castro
Who was the leader of the US during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Lyndon B. Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Robert Kennedy
Harry S. Truman
What ended the Cuban Missile Crisis?
The USSR removes missiles. US leaves Cuba alone and removes missiles from Turkey
The US uses all of their missiles and destroys Cuba
Cuba forfiets
JFK got tired of fighting and just made a treaty
_________.
What kind of government did Ho Chi Minh establish?
Communism
Democracy
Socialism
Monarchy
38th Parallel
17th Parallel
Mekong River
The Northern Parallel
The Space Race was considered important because...
it showed the world which country had the best science, technology, and economic system.
the Soviet Union was much more advanced in science and technology.
the United States is the largest country in the world.
we had an opportunity to win many medals.
WHICH PRESIDENT WAS COMMITTED TO SENDING A MAN TO THE MOON ?
Lyndon B. Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Dwight Eisenhower
Joseph Stalin
WHAT IS POTENTIALLY ONE OF THE UNDERLYING MOTIVES OF THE UNITED STATES IN THE SPACE RACE?
PUT A LARGE STRAIN ON THE USSR ECONOMY
CREATE FUTURE TECHNOLOGY FOR AI
UNDERMINE THE NUCLEAR PROGRAM
FIND NEW SCIENCE FOR GLOBAL WARMING ISSUES
The Nuclear Test Ban Treaty of 1963 banned testing in which places?
Space, Underwater, Atmosphere
Underground
South of the Equator
In the atmosphere only
The Nuclear Test Ban Treaty of 1963 allowed testing where?
Space, Underwater, Atmosphere
Underground
South of the Equator
In the atmosphere only
How would you describe the third component of the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty of 1963
Allows testing in computer models only
The end goal is MAD
The end goal is disarmament
Halts tesing north of the equator
Which political leader introduced programs that moved the USSR away from totalitarianism, and increased economic freedom and political rights?
Mikhail Gorbechev
Joseph Stalin
Boris Yeltsin
Vladimir Putin
Which of Gorbachev's programs created more openness, more public participation in government, and greater individual rights were given to Soviet citizens?
glasnost
perestroika
democratizatsiya
shock therapy
Which new Soviet policy granted the people of the USSR more decision making power and greater access to private ownership of businesses?
perestroika
glasnost
democratization
shock therapy
Soviet Union
NATO
The UN
China
What Year Did The Berlin Wall Go Up
1969
1956
1961
1962
Why Did The Berlin Wall Fall?
In 1989, political changes in Eastern Europe and civil unrest in Germany put pressure on the East German government to loosen some of its regulations on travel to West Germany.
In 1979, Military changes in Eastern Europe and civil unrest in Germany put pressure on the East German government to loosen some of its regulations on travel to West Germany.
In 1989, political changes in Western Europe and civil unrest in Germany put pressure on the East German Military to loosen some of its regulations on travel to West Germany.
In 1989, political changes in Eastern Europe and civil unrest in Germany put pressure on the West German government to loosen some of its regulations on travel to East Germany.
Which event symbolized the end of the Cold War?
Allies unifying 4 sections of Germany to create West Germany
United States landing on the moon
Collapse of the Soviet Union
Signing of the Cold War peace treaty
Major reasons for the collapse of the Soviet Union include?
Unification of Germany, war in Turkey, Rise of Democracy in Poland
Cuban Crisis factor, Construction of Berlin Wall factor, US financial decline factor
Perestroika
Glasnost
Detente
Political factor, Economic factor, Military factor, Afghanistan factor, Social Factor, Nuclear Factor
What best describes the political factor as it relates to the collapse of the Soviet Union?
Failed efforts to fix the government and economy via perestroika and glasnost
Failed efforts to overturn the leadership
The creation of the Berlin Wall
MAD
What best describes the Afghan factor as it relates to the collapse of the Soviet Union?
Failed efforts to fix the government and economy via perestroika and glasnost
Failed efforts to overturn the leadership
Russias involvement in a failed war in Afghanistan
MAD
What best describes the nuclear factor as it relates to the collapse of the Soviet Union?
Failed efforts to fix the government and economy via perestroika and glasnost
The Chernobyl disaster
Russias involvement in a failed war in Afghanistan
MAD
What best describes the economic factor as it relates to the collapse of the Soviet Union?
Failed efforts to fix the government and economy via perestroika and glasnost
The Chernobyl disaster
Russias involvement in a failed war in Afghanistan
USSR's failing economy as a result of a stifled Communist structure
What best describes the social factor as it relates to the collapse of the Soviet Union?
Failed efforts to fix the government and economy via perestroika and glasnost
Citizens desire to be more "western"
Russias involvement in a failed war in Afghanistan
USSR's failing economy as a result of a stifled Communist structure
