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WorksheetsCold War
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
What is a Cold War?
A war without fighting.
An economic plan to rebuild Europe.
To keep communism where it already is.
A divide in Europe between the communists and non-communists
What is the Marshall Plan?
A war without fighting.
An economic plan to rebuild Europe.
To keep communism where it already is.
A divide in Europe between the communists and non-communists
What is containment?
A war without fighting.
An economic plan to rebuild Europe.
To keep communism where it already is.
A divide in Europe between the communists and non-communists
What was the iron curtain
A war without fighting.
An economic plan to rebuild Europe.
To keep communism where it already is.
A divide in Europe between the communists and non-communists
Who was Joseph Stalin?
British Prime Minister
Communist Leader of Cuba
Dictator of North Korea
Leader of Soviet Union
Who was Kim Jong Un?
British Prime Minister
Communist Leader of Cuba
Dictator of North Korea
Leader of Soviet Union
Who was Winston Churchill?
British Prime Minister
Communist Leader of Cuba
Dictator of North Korea
Leader of Soviet Union
Who was Harry Truman?
Led America during the Cuban Missile Crisis
Led America during the Berlin Airlift
Communist Leader of China
Head of American forces in the Korean War.
Who was Douglas MacArthur?
Led America during the Cuban Missile Crisis
Led America during the Berlin Airlift
Communist Leader of China
Head of American forces in the Korean War.
Who was Julius Rosenberg?
Led America during the Cuban Missile Crisis
Leader of the Soviet Union after Stalin dies.
Communist Leader of China
Sold secrets of the atomic bomb to the Soviet Union.
Who was Nikita Khrushchev?
Led America during the Cuban Missile Crisis
Leader of the Soviet Union after Stalin dies.
Communist Leader of China
Sold secrets of the atomic bomb to the Soviet Union.
Which country controlled North Korea?
US
Soviet Union
Which country controlled South Korea?
US
Soviet Union
How was Korea divided?
38th Parallell
48th Parallell
58th Parallell
Equator
What is an armistice?
An agreement to stop fighting.
A fear of communism spreading.
Government agency who investigated communism.
A divide of Europe.
What is a Red Scare?
An agreement to stop fighting.
A fear of communism spreading.
Government agency who investigated communism.
A divide of Europe.
What was HUAC?
An agreement to stop fighting.
A fear of communism spreading.
Government agency who investigated communism.
A divide of Europe.
After WWII, what was done with Germany?
Split into 3 parts between US, Soviet Union, and Britain
Split into 3 parts between US, Soviet Union, France
Split into 4 parts between US, Soviet Union, Britain, France
Split into 4 parts between US, Soviet Union, Britain, Japan
Which country's section of Germany contains Berlin?
US
Soviet Union
Britain
France
Who is the senator who led investigations into communists?
Douglas MacArthur
Dwight Eisenhower
Julius Rosenberg
Joseph McCarthy
Why is the US so concerned with Cuba?
They are in the middle of a civil war.
They are a capitalist country near our border.
They are a communist country near our border.
None of the above.
How does the US respond to the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Bombing Cuba
Blockade of Cuba
Declaring war on Cuba.
None of the above.
Cuba was a communist country.
True
False
The Marshall Plan was ineffective.
True
False
Capitalism is all about the individual.
True
False
Communism is all about the individual.
True
False
Communism is all about the the community.
True
False
Capitalism is all about the the community.
True
False
In capitalism, the state owns everything.
True
False
In communism, the state owns everything.
True
False
In communism, everyone is equal.
True
False
In capitalism, everyone is equal.
True
False
In capitalism, ownership is private.
True
False
In communism, ownership is private.
True
False
A blockade is using your military to prevent anyone from getting in or out.
True
False
One of the reasons for the Baby Boom was the couples put off having children during World War I.
True
False
One of the reasons for the Baby Boom was the couples put off having children during World War II.
True
False
One of the reasons for the Baby Boom was the couples put off having children during the Great Depression.
True
False
One of the reasons for the Baby Boom was because of decreased wealth.
True
False
One of the reasons for the Baby Boom was because of medical improvements.
True
False
One of the reasons for the Baby Boom was because of increased wealth.
True
False
Which was the American alliance?
Warsaw Pact
NATO
HUAC
None of the above
Which was the Soviet Union alliance?
Warsaw Pact
NATO
HUAC
None of the above
The US won the Korean War.
True
False
Red symbolizes communism.
True
False
Douglas MacArthur was fired during the Korean War
True
False
McCarthy accused the army of being capitalist.
True
False
The US is a capitalist country.
True
False
The US is a communist country.
True
False
The Soviet Union is a communist country.
True
False
