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Cold War Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 2hrs 50mins

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1.

During the Cold War, the U.S. Congress passed the (a)   to provide financial assistance to western European countries.

2.

During the Cold War, what policy did the U.S. follow to stop the spread of communism?

a)

Open Door Policy

b)

Big Stick Policy

c)

Containment Policy

d)

Dollar Diplomacy

3.

What policy implemented in the Cold War said the U.S. would give military aid to a country that needed to resist communism?

a)

Marshall Plan

b)

Truman Doctrine

c)

Domino Theory

d)

Open Door Policy

4.

What words should you immediately associate with the Cold War?

a)

Hitler & the Nazis

b)

Economic recession

c)

Containment of Communism

d)

Corruption & Industrialization

5.
America's relationship with the Soviet Union was called a "Cold War" because the...
a)
Soviets fought the United States by freezing prices
b)
the United States fought the Soviet Union during their harsh, cold winter
c)
Soviet Union and the United States were enemies, but no official war took place
d)
Soviet Union and United States were developing nuclear weapons using cold fusion
6.

“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)   .

7.

“…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?

a)

the division of Korea during the Cold War

b)

the division of Vietnam during the Cold War

c)

the division of Germany and Europe during the Cold War

d)

the revolution in Cuba during the Cold War

8.

The alliance of communist countries was called the

(a)  

9.

Why did the US emerge from WWII more powerful than the Soviet Union? (pick two)

a)

The Soviets had suffered a lot of death and destruction during the war.

b)

The US gained territory after the war and the Soviets lost part of their territory.

c)

The US had atomic weapons and the Soviets did not.

d)

The US Space program was much more advanced than the Soviets.

10.

Which TWO were policies of this man?

a)

Rapid industrial development

b)

Individual ownership of agriculture

c)

Purging of political rivals

d)

Elimination of the communist state

11.

What is this man's role in Japan after WWII?

a)

He helped rewrite the Japanese Constitution.

b)

He removed the Japanese Emperor from power.

c)

He became the military dictator of Japan.

d)

He was responsible for the cleanup of radiation in Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

12.

This person was responsible for navigating the Cuban Missile Crisis and encouraging the Space Race.

a)
b)
c)
d)
13.

Select all of the couintries that were NOT part of NATO in 1955?

a)

Poland

b)

Ukraine

c)

Italy

d)

Turkey

e)

Greece

14.

True or False: The US General responsible for the firebombing campaign against Japan was also responsible for the coordination of the Berlin Airlift.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Which was NOT a US goal at the Postdam Conference?

a)

Helping new nations choose their own forms of government

b)

Provide materials to help rebuild Europe and the US economy

c)

Reunite Germany to maintain its stability

d)

Punish Japanese war criminals and replace the emperor

16.

Which was NOT a Russian goal at the Postdam Conference?

a)

Control Western Europe to balance the US influence in Eastern Europe

b)

Spread communism to newly liberated territories

c)

Use natural resources of Eastern Europe to rebuild the Russian economy

d)

Take reparations from Germany to help pay for Soviet losses

17.

True or False: Free elections in Poland after WWII chose new communist leaders.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Which countries received the most from the Marshall Plan?

a)

Greece and Turkey

b)

West Germany and Great Britain

c)

Great Britain and France

d)

France and Italy

19.

True or False: The Soviets responded to the Berlin Airlift by building the Berlin Wall.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Write a PEA Chain paragraph explaining why US capitalism and Soviet communism could not coexist.

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