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WorksheetsCold War Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 2hrs 50mins
During the Cold War, the U.S. Congress passed the (a) to provide financial assistance to western European countries.
During the Cold War, what policy did the U.S. follow to stop the spread of communism?
Open Door Policy
Big Stick Policy
Containment Policy
Dollar Diplomacy
What policy implemented in the Cold War said the U.S. would give military aid to a country that needed to resist communism?
Marshall Plan
Truman Doctrine
Domino Theory
Open Door Policy
What words should you immediately associate with the Cold War?
Hitler & the Nazis
Economic recession
Containment of Communism
Corruption & Industrialization
“To counter the possibility that the Western countries could not protect themselves against the Soviet Union, the Truman Administration formed a European-American alliance that would commit the United States to bolstering the security of Western Europe.” . The above statement is describing (a) .
“…An iron curtain has descended across the Continent. Behind that line lie all the capitals of the ancient states… and the populations around them lie in what I must call the Soviet sphere…” - Winston Churchill .
Winston Churchill’s remark above on the “iron curtain” is describing what?
the division of Korea during the Cold War
the division of Vietnam during the Cold War
the division of Germany and Europe during the Cold War
the revolution in Cuba during the Cold War
The alliance of communist countries was called the
(a)
Why did the US emerge from WWII more powerful than the Soviet Union? (pick two)
The Soviets had suffered a lot of death and destruction during the war.
The US gained territory after the war and the Soviets lost part of their territory.
The US had atomic weapons and the Soviets did not.
The US Space program was much more advanced than the Soviets.
Which TWO were policies of this man?
Rapid industrial development
Individual ownership of agriculture
Purging of political rivals
Elimination of the communist state
What is this man's role in Japan after WWII?
He helped rewrite the Japanese Constitution.
He removed the Japanese Emperor from power.
He became the military dictator of Japan.
He was responsible for the cleanup of radiation in Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
This person was responsible for navigating the Cuban Missile Crisis and encouraging the Space Race.
Select all of the couintries that were NOT part of NATO in 1955?
Poland
Ukraine
Italy
Turkey
Greece
True or False: The US General responsible for the firebombing campaign against Japan was also responsible for the coordination of the Berlin Airlift.
True
False
Which was NOT a US goal at the Postdam Conference?
Helping new nations choose their own forms of government
Provide materials to help rebuild Europe and the US economy
Reunite Germany to maintain its stability
Punish Japanese war criminals and replace the emperor
Which was NOT a Russian goal at the Postdam Conference?
Control Western Europe to balance the US influence in Eastern Europe
Spread communism to newly liberated territories
Use natural resources of Eastern Europe to rebuild the Russian economy
Take reparations from Germany to help pay for Soviet losses
True or False: Free elections in Poland after WWII chose new communist leaders.
True
False
Which countries received the most from the Marshall Plan?
Greece and Turkey
West Germany and Great Britain
Great Britain and France
France and Italy
True or False: The Soviets responded to the Berlin Airlift by building the Berlin Wall.
True
False
Write a PEA Chain paragraph explaining why US capitalism and Soviet communism could not coexist.
