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Cold War

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
Date
1.

What ruined Senator Joseph McCarthy’s support in 1954?

a)

his accusation that the Army was "soft on communism" during a televised hearing

b)

his claim that President Eisenhower was a communist and spy for the Soviet Union

c)

his speech that discussed the similarities between communism and democracy

d)

his argument that 30 percent of U.S. citizens were communist sympathizers

2.

The House Un-American Activities Committee

a)

was formed to investigate subversive organizations.

b)

charged the Hollywood Ten with contempt of Congress.

c)

asked John Watkins to testify about communist influence in labor unions

d)

all of the above

3.

The cartoon deals with the activities of Senator Joseph McCarthy. Which of the following would make the BEST caption for this cartoon?

a)

Falsely accused and Cornered

b)

Cornered by false accusations

c)

Painting accused reds into a corner

d)

Making his spying accusations stick

4.

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"?

a)

United Nations

b)

World Bank

c)

League of Nations

d)

International Monetary Fund

5.

Who did each of the four military occupation zones (Of Germany) belong to?

a)

US, USSR, France, Britain

b)

US, Britain, China, France

c)

China, USSR, US

d)

Britain, France, US, and Italy

6.

What was the relationship between the Soviet Unions and the United States like by the onset of the cold war?

a)

They become overly competitive with international trade

b)

They were distrustful and suspicious of one another

c)

They built a strong alliance to help postwar Europe

d)

They decided to be neutral in the affairs with each other

7.

Which of these is the main reason President Harry Truman sent military aid to French Indochina during the early 1950s?

a)

To support and independent Vietnam

b)

To maintain French control over Vietnam

c)

To keep the Chinese from invading Vietnam

d)

To block the spread of communism into Vietnam

8.

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.”

a)

National Security Act

b)

UN atomic Energy Commission

c)

The Truman Doctrine

d)

Marshall Plan

9.

What was one of the primary results of the Tet offensive?

a)

Americans turned against the Vietnam War

b)

The North Vietnamese gains control of Saigon

c)

The Viet Cong increased in military strength

d)

Communist support increased in rural South Vietnam

10.

What is the term used to describe the invisible line that separated communist Eastern Europe from democratic Western Europe?

a)

Iron Curtain

b)

Berlin wall

c)

Demilitarized Zone

d)

Iron Wall