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LNE Cold War Review

Total questions: 68

Worksheet time: 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The "Cold War" refers to tensions between which two countries?
a)
USA and Great Britain
b)
Soviet Union and China
c)
USA and Soviet Union
d)
Germany and France
2.
Who controls economic activity and businesses in a Capitalist system?
a)
Government
b)
Elected officials
c)
Dictator
d)
Private citizens
3.
Which term refers to a group of nations that are under political and economic control of the USSR?
a)
United Nations
b)
Satellite Nations
c)
Containment
d)
NATO
4.
Which term refers to the alliance between the US and Western European countries?
a)
NATO
b)
Warsaw Pact
c)
United Nations
d)
Satellite Nations
5.
Winston Churchill's term used to describe the division in Europe after WWII was called
a)
Communist Curtain
b)
Solid Division
c)
Steel Wall
d)
Iron Curtain
6.
The Marshall Plan was designed to...
a)
punish Germany
b)
ease the effects of the Berlin Blockade
c)
help European nations recover from WWII
d)
end the Cold War
7.
The Warsaw Pact was a military alliance that included which countries?
a)
USA and Cuba
b)
US and Western Europe
c)
North and South Korea
d)
USSR and its satellite nations
8.
How long did the Cold War last?
a)
over 40 years
b)
3 months
c)
2years
d)
10 years
9.
Which of the following does not relate to the Cold War?
a)
The Holocaust
b)
Korean War
c)
Marshall Plan
d)
NATO
10.
Containment was the foreign policy put in place to stop the spread of what?
a)
Leftovers
b)
Baked Goods
c)
Ebola
d)
Communism
11.
The US Senator who unfairly accused Americans of communist activities:
a)
Joseph McCarthy
b)
Debbie Stabenow
c)
Bernie Sanders
d)
Joseph Stalin
12.

In the 1950s, the United States and the United Nations committed troops to this country who was invaded by its neighbor North of the 38th parallel.

a)

Cuba

b)

South Vietnam

c)

North Korea

d)

South Korea

13.
What was the main goal of the Soviet Union during the Cold War?
a)
To eliminate the nation of Germany
b)
To contain the spread of communism
c)
To spread communism to other countries
d)
To strengthen bonds with China and Germany
14.
In what country is the city of Berlin located?
a)
France
b)
Germany
c)
England
d)
Soviet Union
15.
 One reason for the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961 was to:
a)
a.   promote reunification of East Germany and West Germany
b)
b.   keep East Germans from fleeing to the Western sector of Berlin
c)
c.   complete the post–World War II rebuilding of Berlin
d)
d.   meet the requirements of the North Atlantic  Treaty Organization (NATO)
16.
Images like this refer to what belief about the spread of Communism?
a)
The Marshall Plan
b)
Domino Theory
c)
Containment
d)
Flexible Response
17.

Which Southeast Asian nation fought in wars against Japan, France, and the US during the 20th century and built elaborate tunnels to help them fight?

a)
Thailand
b)
The Philippines
c)
Vietnam
d)
Korea
18.
Which event of the 1950s most likely led to the publication of this cartoon?
a)
Russia put cosmonauts on the moon
b)
The Soviet Union launched Sputnik
c)
The U.S. was defeated in the Vietnam War
d)
U.S. students scored low on tests in math and science
19.
What kind of government did Ho Chi Minh want?
a)
Communist
b)
Democratic
c)
Socialist
d)
Monarchy
20.
What did the 38th parallel divide?
a)
Korea
b)
Vietnam
c)
China
d)
Japan
21.
What does HUAC stand for?
a)
House Un-American Activities Committee
b)
House Universal Alien Committe
c)
Hatred of Un-American Commies
d)
Helping Universal Anti-Communists 
22.
Which president was MOST responsible for escalating troop numbers in Vietnam?
a)
Eisenhower
b)
Kennedy 
c)
Johnson
d)
Nixon
23.
Which term means an "easing or lessening of tension"?
a)
Inflation
b)
Detente
c)
Stagflation
d)
Constipation 
24.
This was term for replacing American troops with South Vietnamese troops in Vietnam.
a)
Napalm
b)
Deferment
c)
Mandate
d)
Vietnamization
25.
The anti-war movement in the US became more intense and violent when 4 students were killed by the national guardsmen at a protest at:
a)
Kansas State
b)
Kent State
c)
California State
d)
Ohio State
26.

1. What were the defining characteristics of the Cold War?

a)

Communism, containment, arms race, Red Scare, Space Race

b)

Economic instability, Unemployment, Breadlines, Poverty

c)

Pearl Harbor, Navajo Code Talkers, Women working in factories, Atomic bombs, internment camps, concentration camps

d)

Temperance Movement, Women’s Suffrage Movement, and outlawing child labor

27.

What happened as a result of the launch of Sputnik in 1957?

a)

Palmer Raids

b)

Red Scare

c)

Arms Race

d)

Space Race

28.

During what event did the U.S. bypass a Soviet blockade without provoking a military conflict?

a)

Berlin Airlift

b)

Cuban Missile Crisis

c)

Sputnik

d)

Arms Race

29.

During the Cuban Missile Crisis, what did JFK do when he heard that the Soviet Union was constructing a missile site in Cuba?

a)

Embargo

b)

Naval Blockade

c)

Sanctions

d)

War

30.

What did those in the counter-culture do when the government escalated deployment of troops in Vietnam and implemented a draft?

a)

Supported the war

b)

Go to war

c)

Protests/mass demonstrations

d)

Danced all night long

31.

When Sputnik (First artificial satellite) was launched, how did the US respond?

a)

Gov. funded math and science

b)

Gov. funded history and science

c)

Gov. funded PE and lunch

d)

Gov. funded binocular purchases

32.
How did the Soviet Union show its disregard for personal freedoms in Europe during 1961?
a)
By building the Berlin Wall
b)
They built the Iron Curtain
c)
Causing the Berlin Airlift
d)
Threatening to start WWIII
33.

What did a lot of Americans add to their houses or put in their backyards because of the Cold War?

a)

A Fallout Shelter

b)

A Swimming Pool

c)

An Escape Room

d)

A "Man cave"

34.
What caused McCarthyism?
a)
President Truman making atomic bombs.
b)
Japanese spies.
c)
Bombing China.
d)
Increased fear of communism.
35.

Anyone who says they're a communist or suspected of being a communist were put on a list and never given a job in the industry again. Effectively ruined their careers even if just suspected of being a communist

a)

Whitelisted

b)

Blacklisted

c)

Redlisted

d)

Bluelisted

36.

The couple that was executed for spying and allegedly passing nuclear secrets to the Soviet Union were the...

a)

Hiss’s

b)

Greenglass’s

c)

Rosenberg’s

d)

Chamber’s

37.
The "Red Scare" means
a)
People were afraid of the color red.
b)
People thought Red's were friends. 
c)
People were afraid of Communists. 
d)
People were afraid of Democrats. 
38.
This group of "Hollywood" producers and executives went to jail for their stance against McCarthyism
a)
Ronald Reagan & Freinds
b)
The Red Menaces
c)
Soviets
d)
Hollywood 10
39.

Which American state department official was accused of being a communist and taken to trial?

a)

Jake Spero

b)

Alger Hiss

c)

Mikhael Gorbachev

d)

Jarret Hurd

40.

How did the Soviet Union gain access to nuclear weapons in 1949?

a)

They used kidnapped German scientists to continue Nazi research into atomic weapons.

b)

Soviet scientists figured it out on their own.

c)

Soviet satellites captured images of US nuclear silos

d)

Soviet spies stole US nuclear secrets that the Soviets copied.

41.

Which of these describes the "Arms Race?"

a)

The United States and Soviet Union competing to make superior sattelites

b)

The US and Soviet Union fighting over space technology

c)

The US and Soviet Union competing to make more powerful nuclear weapons

d)

The population boom competition between the US and Soviet Union

42.

How did the Soviets begin the "Space Race" which started in 1957?

a)

They launched the first ICBM (Intercontinental Ballistic Missile)

b)

They launched the first artificial satellite named Sputnik into space

c)

They created the first space station

d)

They produced the largest hydrogen bomb ever

43.

Why did the launch of Sputnik frighten many in the United States?

a)

It meant the Soviet Union could stop all nuclear attacks sent their way

b)

It made them feel they fell behind the Soviets in technology and they had more powerful nuclear rockets

c)

They believed the USSR would soon declare war on the US

d)

It made Americans feel an impending invasion of US soil was happening

44.

How did the United States work to challenge the Soviet Union in the "Space Race" after Sputnik?

a)

They sent spies to copy Soviet space secrets

b)

War was declared on the Soviet Union

c)

The US put nuclear missiles closer to the Soviet Union

d)

NASA was created and the US spent more on math and science education to make engineers.

45.

President John F Kennedy set the US goal to win the Space Race by declaring the US would go to-

a)

Mecury

b)

Mars

c)

Jupiter

d)

The Moon

46.

What did the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty NOT ban?

a)

Nuclear tests in the atmosphere

b)

Nuclear tests in the ocean

c)

Nuclear tests underground

d)

Nuclear tests in space

47.

What was the acronym for the arms reduction talks between the United States and the Soviet Union?

a)

BEEF

b)

SALT

c)

PEPPER

d)

CHILE

48.

Who was the first American to orbit the Earth?

a)

Michael Collins

b)

John Kennedy

c)

Buzz Aldrin

d)

John Glenn

49.

Who was the first man to set foot on the Moon?

a)

Neil Armstrong

b)

Buzz Aldrin

c)

Yuri Gagarin

d)

Alan Shepherd

50.
 incident was an attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro
a)
Cuban Missile Crisis
b)
Bay of Pigs
c)
Gulf of Tonkin Incident
d)
Berlin Crisis
51.
The name of the U2 pilot shot down in Russian territory
a)
Glenn Anderson
b)
Buzz Aldrin
c)
Gary Powers
d)
Buzz Lightyear
52.

What was the U2 incident?

a)

When the United States backed rebels to overthrow the Cuban government.

b)

When Cuba tried to put Soviet Missiles in its country.

c)

When an American Spy plane got shot down over the Soviet Union.

d)

When a signing group picked its name and it was contreversial

53.

Who was the Northern Vietnam Communist Leader?

a)

Ho Chi Minh

b)

Ngo Dinh Diem

c)

Nguyen Van Hieu

d)

Mao Zedong

54.

What were the communist fighters in the South Vietnam called?

a)

Viet Cong

b)

Viet Minh

c)

Vietnamese

d)

Chinese

55.

Who was the Leader of Southern Vietnam?

a)

Ho Chi Minh

b)

Pol Pot

c)

Ngo Dinh Diem

d)

Mao Zedong

56.
The idea that if South Vietnam fell to communism, other nations would soon follow...
a)
Vietnamization 
b)
Communism
c)
Domino Theory
d)
Imperialism
57.
Allowed the public to be negatively influenced concerning the  Vietnam war?
a)
Television and media bias
b)
Radio 
c)
Telegraph
d)
Internet
58.
What were the problems of fighting in Vietnam?
a)
Identifying the enemy 
b)
Jungle/Location provided cover and a place to transport enemy supplies
c)

Guerilla Warfare and Booby traps

d)
all of these
59.

Which side ended up winning the Vietnam War, if not militarily, politically due to the lack of support of the civilian population?

a)

United states and South Vietnam

b)

Capitalists and South Vietnam

c)

Communists and North Vietnam

d)

Soviet Union and North korea

60.
In Vietnam the fighters used an irregular warfare tactic that made it difficult for our soldiers to be successful...it was called?
a)
Vietnamese Warfare tactics
b)
Cheetah Warfare
c)
Hidden Warfare
d)
Guerrilla warfare
61.
Shifting the burden of actual combat from American troops to S. Vietnamese forces.
a)
Vietminization
b)
Vietcong
c)
Internationalism
d)
Linkage
62.
What event sparked significant protests in the United States during the 1960's?
a)
WWII
b)
Vietnam War
c)
Cuban Missile Crisis
d)
WWI
63.
What event caused a negative shift in U.S. public opinion during the Vietnam War?
a)
The Geneva Accords
b)
Operation Rolling Thunder
c)
The Tet Offensive
d)
Gulf of Tonkin
64.

Early in the war what naval event provided congressional support for escalating military action in Vietnam? 

a)
Cuban Missile Crisis
b)
Battle Of Midway
c)

Gulf of Tonkin Incident

d)
Bay of Pigs Invasion
65.
Networks of jungle paths used by N. Vietnam to transport supplies to the Vietcong?
a)
Saigon Route
b)
Bataan Death March
c)
Trail of Tears
d)
Ho Chi Minh Trail
66.
How did the US military attempt to take away the Vietcong's ability to hide in the jungle?
a)
They used napalm to burn the jungle down.
b)
They used agent orange to kill the plants in the jungle.
c)
both napalm and agent orange
d)
none of the options
67.

What was the term given to US soldiers who tried to destroy tunnels created by the Vietcong?

a)

Tunnel Mole

b)

Tunnel Rat

c)

Enforcer

d)

Tunnel Torpedo

68.

Choose the best phrase that describes how many Vietnam veterans were treated when they returned home to the United States.

a)

They got treated like heroes.

b)

They were given parades.

c)

Many people treated them poorly. Cursed them and treated them like they were evil.

d)

Not very many returned from Vietnam

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