WorksheetsCold War
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What ruined Senator Joseph McCarthy’s support in 1954?
his accusation that the Army was "soft on communism" during a televised hearing
his claim that President Eisenhower was a communist and spy for the Soviet Union
his speech that discussed the similarities between communism and democracy
his argument that 30 percent of U.S. citizens were communist sympathizers
The House Un-American Activities Committee
was formed to investigate subversive organizations.
charged the Hollywood Ten with contempt of Congress.
asked John Watkins to testify about communist influence in labor unions
all of the above
The cartoon deals with the activities of Senator Joseph McCarthy. Which of the following would make the BEST caption for this cartoon?
Falsely accused and Cornered
Cornered by false accusations
Painting accused reds into a corner
Making his spying accusations stick
Which of these organizations was created after World War II to "reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the human person, in the equal rights of men and women and of nations large and small"?
United Nations
World Bank
League of Nations
International Monetary Fund
Who did each of the four military occupation zones (Of Germany) belong to?
US, USSR, France, Britain
US, Britain, China, France
China, USSR, US
Britain, France, US, and Italy
What was the relationship between the Soviet Unions and the United States like by the onset of the cold war?
They become overly competitive with international trade
They were distrustful and suspicious of one another
They built a strong alliance to help postwar Europe
They decided to be neutral in the affairs with each other
Which of these is the main reason President Harry Truman sent military aid to French Indochina during the early 1950s?
To support and independent Vietnam
To maintain French control over Vietnam
To keep the Chinese from invading Vietnam
To block the spread of communism into Vietnam
President Harry Truman made the statement below in 1947. What larger policy does this statement come from? "The seeds of totalitarian regimes are nurtured by misery and want. They spread and grow in the evil soil of poverty and strife. They reach their full growth when the hope of a people for a better life has died. We must keep that hope alive.”
National Security Act
UN atomic Energy Commission
The Truman Doctrine
Marshall Plan
What was one of the primary results of the Tet offensive?
Americans turned against the Vietnam War
The North Vietnamese gains control of Saigon
The Viet Cong increased in military strength
Communist support increased in rural South Vietnam
What is the term used to describe the invisible line that separated communist Eastern Europe from democratic Western Europe?
Iron Curtain
Berlin wall
Demilitarized Zone
Iron Wall
