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WorksheetsEarly Cold War Quizziz
Total questions: 80
Worksheet time: 51mins
What is the term used to describe the invisible line that separated communist Eastern Europe from democratic Western Europe?
Berlin Wall
Iron Curtain
No Man's Land
Iron Wall
What wars were fought during the Cold War as a result of containment and the Domino Theory?
Korean & Vietnam War
WWI & WWII
Civil War & Spanish American War
Persian Gulf & War on Terror
The Cold War was a period of competition between which two countries?
the U.S. and Korea
The Soviet Union and Afghanistan
the U.S. and Afghanistan
the U.S and the Soviet Union
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
What policy implemented in the Cold War said the U.S. would give military aid to a country that needed to resist communism?
Marshall Plan
Truman Doctrine
Domino Theory
Open Door Policy
During what Cold War event did the U.S. bypass a Soviet blockade in Germany without provoking a military conflict?
Berlin Airlift
Vietnam War
Watergate Scandal
Bataan Death March
The first country in Asia to become communist in 1949 was
Japan
North Korea
South Korea
China
Korea was divided along the __________ Parallel after World War II.
35th
36th
37th
38th
the Cuban Missile Crisis. Which was the importance of this event?
Read the quote.
“On Sunday, June 25th, Communist forces attacked the Republic of Korea.
This attack has made it clear, beyond all doubt, that the international Communist movement is willing to use armed invasion to conquer independent nations. An act of aggression such as this creates a very real danger to the security of all free nations.”
… excerpt from President Harry S. Truman’s speech regarding Korea (July 19, 1950)
What conclusions can you draw about the United States' involvement in the Korean War?
The United States became involved in the Korean War to gain more allies for future world wars.
The United States became involved in the Korean War to protect their trade routes to China.
The United States became involved in the Korean War to prevent the spread of communism around the world.
The United States became involved in the Korean War to stop Emperor Hirohito from conquering Korea.
How was the Cold War different from previous wars involving the United States?
Previous wars were fought between the United States and European countries, and the Cold War was fought between the United States and the Soviet Union.
The Cold War refers to the political and economic tension between the United States and the Soviet Union-not an actual war.
The Cold War was fought in the cold climate region of the Soviet Union, whereas previous wars were fought in warmer climate regions.
The Cold War battles were fought with more modern weaponry since it took place in the 1960s.
During the Cuban Missile Crisis, what did JFK do when he heard that the Soviet Union was construction a missile site in Cuba.
JFK gave into the Soviet demands.
JFK bombed the Soviet Union with an atomic bomb.
JFK ordered a naval blockade of Cuba.
JFK invaded Cuba from Guantanamo Bay.
During the Cuban Missile Crisis, what did JFK do when he heard that the Soviet Union was construction a missile site in Cuba.
JFK gave into the Soviet demands.
JFK bombed the Soviet Union with an atomic bomb.
JFK ordered a naval blockade of Cuba.
JFK invaded Cuba from Guantanamo Bay.
What ended the Cuban Missile Crisis?
The USSR removes missiles and the US leaves Cuba alone.
The US uses all of their missiles and destroys Cuba
Cuba forfiets
JFK got tired of fighting and just made a treaty
Which individual/group contributed to the Red Scare by accusing American citizens of being communist spies?
McCarthy/HUAC
NAACP/Farm Workers Union
Nativists/Muckrakers
Philanthropists/Entrepreneurs
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
In what year did the Russians launch the satellite Sputnik?
1941
1957
1969
1991
What happened as a result of the launch of Sputnik in 1957?
It started the space race between the USSR and U.S.
The U.S. government started NASA.
U.S. began to spend more money on math and science to maintain national security.
All of the above
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.
Which of the following is most characteristic of 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
The United States followed a policy of containment during the Cold War in response to the spread of communism.
How did the Marshall Plan reflect containment policy?
It blocked Soviet missiles from from arriving in communist Cuba.
It provided economic aid to European countries in order to prevent the spread of communism.
It authorized the use of military force against communist forces in Vietnam.
It stopped communist efforts to control the Korean Peninsula.
When the United States sent military aid to African governments to help them resist communism, it was continuing a foreign policy first asserted in the
Potsdam Agreement.
Teheran Conference.
Marshall Plan.
Truman Doctrine.
What was one major goal of the Soviet Union during the early years of the Cold War?
to expand individual liberties in the Baltic republics
to attract foreign economic investments
to create a defensive buffer zone in Eastern Europe
to establish a competitive market economy
During the Korean War, what prevented the southern part of the peninsula from falling permanently to the invading forces?
The threat of a Soviet naval blockade
The assistance of the Chinese military
The use of atomic weapons on northern cities
The involvement of UN forces under the command of the United States
During the Cold War, in which country would the city of West Berlin be inside of?
East Germany
West Germany
Soviet Union
France
Which country, in 1948, controlled the ZONE that the entire city of Berlin was located in.
Soviet Union
Great Britain
France
United States
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.
The United States Foreign Policy after World War II was the policy of Containment, which was?
The U.S. would try to restrict the spread of Fascism in Europe.
The U.S. would help to rebuild the nations of Japan and Germany.
Due to the importance, the U.S. would increase spending into the Space Race.
The U.S. would try to prevent the spread of Communism anywhere in the world.
The physical barrier separating Communist East Berlin and Democratic West Berlin--
Berlin Blockade
Berlin Base
Berlin Wall
Berlin Barrier
Nations that were aligned with, but also under the influence and pressure of, the Soviet Union were called--
European Nations
NATO
Warsaw Pact
Satellite Nations
The ideology that if one country in Southeast Asia fell to Communism, others would follow--
Domino Theory
Berlin Airlift
Eisenhower Doctrine
Warsaw Pact
The organization whose members agreed to mutually defend other Communist nations is called--
Korean Pact
Warsaw Pact
NATO
Satellite Nations
Yalta Conference
1945 Meeting with US president FDR, British Prime Minister(PM) Winston Churchill, and and Soviet Leader Stalin during WWII to plan for post-war
July 26, 1945 - Allied leaders Truman, Stalin and Churchill met in Germany to set up zones of control and to inform the Japanese that if they refused to surrender at once, they would face total destruction.
1947, President Truman's policy of providing economic and military aid to any country threatened by communism or totalitarian ideology, mainly helped Greece and Turkey
A 1949 defense alliance initiated by the US, Canada, and 10 Western European nations
Potsdam Conference
July 26, 1945 - Allied leaders Truman, Stalin and Churchill met in Germany to set up zones of control and to inform the Japanese that if they refused to surrender at once, they would face total destruction.
1945 Meeting with US president FDR, British Prime Minister(PM) Winston Churchill, and and Soviet Leader Stalin during WWII to plan for post-war
A 1949 defense alliance initiated by the US, Canada, and 10 Western European nations
An alliance between the Soviet Union and other Eastern European nations. This was in response to the NATO
Truman Doctrine
1947, President Truman's policy of providing economic and military aid to any country threatened by communism or totalitarian ideology, mainly helped Greece and Turkey
A United States program of economic aid for the reconstruction of Europe (1948-1952)
A political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
A political barrier that isolated the peoples of Eastern Europe after WWII, restricting their ability to travel outside the region
Marshall Plan
A United States program of economic aid for the reconstruction of Europe (1948-1952)
1947, President Truman's policy of providing economic and military aid to any country threatened by communism or totalitarian ideology, mainly helped Greece and Turkey
A 1949 defense alliance initiated by the US, Canada, and 10 Western European nations
The term associated with Senator Joseph McCarthy who led the search for communists in America during the early 1950s through his leadership in the House Un-American Activities Committee.
Berlin Airlift
airlift in 1948 that supplied food and fuel to citizens of west Berlin when the Russians closed off land access to Berlin
Couple executed for giving military secrets to the Soviets in the 1950's
Eisenhower first coined this phrase when he warned American against it in his last State of the Union Address. He feared that the combined lobbying efforts of the armed services and industries that contracted with the military would lead to excessive Congressional spending.
A 1956 term used by Secretary of State John Dulles to describe a policy of risking war in order to protect national interests
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
A 1949 defense alliance initiated by the US, Canada, and 10 Western European nations
airlift in 1948 that supplied food and fuel to citizens of west Berlin when the Russians closed off land access to Berlin
An alliance between the Soviet Union and other Eastern European nations. This was in response to the NATO
A conflict that was between the US and the Soviet Union. The nations never directly confronted each other on the battlefield but deadly threats went on for years.
Warsaw Pact
An alliance between the Soviet Union and other Eastern European nations. This was in response to the NATO
A 1956 term used by Secretary of State John Dulles to describe a policy of risking war in order to protect national interests
A country that is dominated politically and economically by another nation.
A 1949 defense alliance initiated by the US, Canada, and 10 Western European nations
Communism
A theory or system of social organization based on the holding of all property in common, actual ownership being ascribed to the community as a whole or to the state.
A political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
A conflict that was between the US and the Soviet Union. The nations never directly confronted each other on the battlefield but deadly threats went on for years.
The term associated with Senator Joseph McCarthy who led the search for communists in America during the early 1950s through his leadership in the House Un-American Activities Committee.
Democracy
A political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
A theory or system of social organization based on the holding of all property in common, actual ownership being ascribed to the community as a whole or to the state.
A 1956 term used by Secretary of State John Dulles to describe a policy of risking war in order to protect national interests
A 1956 term used by Secretary of State John Dulles to describe a policy of risking war in order to protect national interests
Rosenbergs
Couple executed for giving military secrets to the Soviets in the 1950's
First artificial Earth satellite, it was launched by Moscow in 1957 and sparked U.S. fears of Soviet dominance in technology and outer space. It led to the creation of NASA and the space race.
A United States program of economic aid for the reconstruction of Europe (1948-1952)
A political barrier that isolated the peoples of Eastern Europe after WWII, restricting their ability to travel outside the region
Sputnik
First artificial Earth satellite, it was launched by Moscow in 1957 and sparked U.S. fears of Soviet dominance in technology and outer space. It led to the creation of NASA and the space race.
airlift in 1948 that supplied food and fuel to citizens of west Berlin when the Russians closed off land access to Berlin
A political barrier that isolated the peoples of Eastern Europe after WWII, restricting their ability to travel outside the region
(1893-1976) Leader of the Communist Party in China that overthrew Jiang Jieshi and the Nationalists. Established China as the People's Republic of China and ruled from 1949 until 1976.
McCarthyism
The term associated with Senator Joseph McCarthy who led the search for communists in America during the early 1950s through his leadership in the House Un-American Activities Committee.
A theory or system of social organization based on the holding of all property in common, actual ownership being ascribed to the community as a whole or to the state.
1947, President Truman's policy of providing economic and military aid to any country threatened by communism or totalitarian ideology, mainly helped Greece and Turkey
A conflict that was between the US and the Soviet Union. The nations never directly confronted each other on the battlefield but deadly threats went on for years.
Mao Zedong
(1893-1976) Leader of the Communist Party in China that overthrew Jiang Jieshi and the Nationalists. Established China as the People's Republic of China and ruled from 1949 until 1976.
Couple executed for giving military secrets to the Soviets in the 1950's
1947, President Truman's policy of providing economic and military aid to any country threatened by communism or totalitarian ideology, mainly helped Greece and Turkey
A country that is dominated politically and economically by another nation.
Brinkmanship
A 1956 term used by Secretary of State John Dulles to describe a policy of risking war in order to protect national interests
A country that is dominated politically and economically by another nation.
First artificial Earth satellite, it was launched by Moscow in 1957 and sparked U.S. fears of Soviet dominance in technology and outer space. It led to the creation of NASA and the space race.
An alliance between the Soviet Union and other Eastern European nations. This was in response to the NATO
Cold War
A conflict that was between the US and the Soviet Union. The nations never directly confronted each other on the battlefield but deadly threats went on for years.
A country that is dominated politically and economically by another nation.
A 1956 term used by Secretary of State John Dulles to describe a policy of risking war in order to protect national interests
First artificial Earth satellite, it was launched by Moscow in 1957 and sparked U.S. fears of Soviet dominance in technology and outer space. It led to the creation of NASA and the space race.
Satellite Nations
A country that is dominated politically and economically by another nation.
A conflict that was between the US and the Soviet Union. The nations never directly confronted each other on the battlefield but deadly threats went on for years.
Couple executed for giving military secrets to the Soviets in the 1950's
American policy of resisting further expansion of communism around the world
What did the United States and its allies do after the Berlin Blockade had ended?
They allowed East German citizens to cross into West Berlin.
They created NATO (alliance of non-communist countries)
The U.S. decided to no longer occupy West Berlin.
The Berlin Wall was partially destroyed to allow East Germans to enter West Berlin.
Which of the following organizations was created by the Allied Forces to prevent future wars, protect human rights, and keep the peace in the world after WWII ended?
The League of Nations
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
The United Nations
The Warsaw Pact
Hydrogen bomb
H-bomb
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John Foster Dulles
brinkmanship
Warsaw Pac
Secretary of state
H-bomb
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John Foster Dulles
brinkmanship
Warsaw Pac
34th president of the United States
H-bomb
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John Foster Dulles
brinkmanship
Warsaw Pac
Willingness to go to the edge of all-out war
H-bomb
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John Foster Dulles
brinkmanship
Warsaw Pac
Policy of the United States that it would defend the Middle East against attack by any Communist country
Eisenhower Doctrine
Nikita Khrushchev
Francis Gary Powers
U-2 incident
Pilot of an American U-2 spy plan
Eisenhower Doctrine
Nikita Khrushchev
Francis Gary Powers
U-2 incident
Downing of a U.S. spy plane and the capture of its pilot by the Soviet Union in 1960
Eisenhower Doctrine
Nikita Khrushchev
Francis Gary Powers
U-2 incident
