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Cold War Day 1 & 2 Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
This "figurative" wall divided communist countries from democratic counties--
a)
Great Wall of China
b)
Berlin Wall
c)
Iron Curtain
d)
Wall of Democracy
3.
Which of the following foreign policies gave financial aid to European nations to rebuild after WWII?
a)
Truman Doctrine
b)
Marshall Plan
c)
Warsaw Pact
d)
Domino Theory
4.
What were the opposing forms of government during the Cold War?
a)
communism & dictatorship
b)
democracy & capitalism
c)

communism & socialism

d)
capitalism & communism
5.
During the Berlin Blockade, the U.S. flew supplies to west Berlin. This was called the __________________________.
a)
Berlin Rescue Mission
b)
NATO
c)
Berlin Airlift
d)
United Nations
6.

During the Cold War, what policy did the U.S. follow to stop the spread of communism?

a)

Open Door Policy

b)

Big Stick Policy

c)

Containment Policy

d)

Dollar Diplomacy

7.
What was the alliance between the United States and nations of Western Europe that opposed the Soviet Union during the Cold War?
a)
Warsaw Pact
b)
NATO
c)
The Allies
d)
The Central Powers
8.
What was the name for the 1955 alliance of Soviet-dominated countries of Eastern Europe  that were the counterpart to the western alliance?
a)
NATO
b)
Warsaw Pact
c)
European Alliance
d)
Iron Curtain
9.

What was built to keep people from escaping communist control of Eastern Berlin?

a)

The Iron Curtain

b)

The Berlin Wall

c)

The Berlin Airlift

d)

The Truman Doctrine

10.

What were the communist nations under Stalin's control in Eastern Europe called?

a)

NATO

b)

Communist Allies

c)

Satellite Nations

d)

Soviet Posse

11.

Which sentence best completes this diagram?

a)

The president authorizes a military strike against forces threatening the borders of Western Europe.

b)

Congress appropriates funding for nuclear arms facilities in Western Europe.

c)

The president signs a treaty requiring reparations to be paid to Western European countries.

d)

Congress passes a bill to provide financial assistance to Western European countries.

12.

As a result of the Berlin airlift, the United States was able to -

a)

bypass a Soviet blockade without provoking a military conflict

b)

transport Polish refugees to safety

c)

prevent the Nazi Party from reorganizing

d)

intimidate Soviet leaders by demonstrating superior military power

13.

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Alliance that includes the US

a)

Warsaw Pact

b)

Domino Theory

c)

NATO

d)

Berlin Blockade

14.

Idea that if one nation falls to communism that other countries will fall too

a)

Warsaw Pact

b)

Domino Theory

c)

Marshall Plan

d)

Division of Germany

15.

US policy to prevent the spread of communism

a)

Domino Theory

b)

NATO

c)

Warsaw Pact

d)

Containment