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Cold war Quizizz

Total questions: 75

Worksheet time: 1hrs 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How did the Marshall Plan aim to contain the spread of communism?

a)

It built up the western European armed forces.

b)

It helped rebuild and strengthen European economies.

c)

It forced Americans to take loyalty oaths to avoid losing their jobs.

d)

It created a military alliance among western European and North American nations.

2.

Which choice best describes the Second Red Scare ?

a)

the use of military force to put down civil unrest in American cities

b)

the use of accusations, blacklisting, and investigations against suspected communists

c)

the effort to expand civil rights protections to more groups of Americans

d)

the use of unethical searches and unfounded proclamations of a planned communist revolution in America  by Attorney General A Mitchell Palmer

3.

Why did the United States not share the plan to develop the atomic bomb with the Soviet Union during World War II?

a)

The Soviet Union already had an atomic bomb.

b)

The United States did not trust the Soviet Union.

c)

The Allies would have been against its development on moral grounds.

d)

Scientists were unsure if they would be successful.

4.

What is NATO?

a)

A military alliance between Western European Countries, the U.S. and Canada.

b)

A military alliance between Western European Countries, the Soviet Union and China.

c)

A military alliance between Eastern European Countries, Including the Soviet Union and its satellite nations.

d)

A military alliance between Eastern European Countries.

5.
What was the conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union that was a struggle between their ideologies of democracy and communism?
a)
World War III
b)
The Cold War
c)
The Marshall Plan
d)
Russian American War
6.
Which act launched the Cold War and prevented Russia from taking over all of Berlin following WWII?
a)
Cold War
b)
WWII
c)
The Marshall Plan
d)
Berlin Airlift
7.
Which term described how the Soviet Union's effort to control some countries in Eastern Europe by not allowing their people to communicate with others outside of the Soviet Union?
a)
The Iron Curtain
b)
Soviet Union Control
c)
The Berlin Airlift
d)
The Warsaw Pact
8.
What was the name of the organization that hoped to promote peace and global cooperation following WWII?
a)
League of Nations
b)
The U.S. Congress
c)
Treaty of Versailles
d)
United Nations
9.
Which war began in 1950 with a communist government invading its southern neighbor?
a)
World War II
b)
The Vietnam War
c)
The Cold War
d)
The Korean War
10.
Where is the Korean peninsula devided?
a)
The 38th parallel
b)
In the middle
c)
West of Seoul Korea
d)
Near the southern tip
11.
Which part of Korea is communist?
a)
North
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West
12.
Which two contries conducted the Berlin Airlift?
a)
The United States and France
b)
Great Britain and the United States
c)
Germany and Russia
d)
The United States and the Soviet Union
13.

What was the main difference and reason for the Cold War between United States and Soviet Union?

a)

ideologies about how to recover after the depression

b)

ideologies about best type of government

c)

ideologies on how to defeat countries with dictators

d)

ideologies about terms for WWII treaty

14.

During the Cold War, the Soviet Union had which type of government/economic system?

a)

democracy

b)

monarchy

c)

capitalism

d)

communism

15.
A form of economy that promotes free trade, reduced government intervention and entrepreneurism is ________
a)
Capitalism
b)
Communism
c)
Socialism
d)
Marxism
16.
A form of government that allows no personal freedom and citizens have little choice in leaders of their government or policy is called ______
a)
Capitalism
b)
Communism
c)
Marxism
d)
Socialism
17.
Why were the US and Soviet Union on opposite side of the Cold War?
a)
The US dropped bombs on the Soviet Union
b)
The Soviet Union dropped bombs on the US
c)
The two countries have different viewpoints of government and economy.
18.
What organization formed to stop the spread of Communism?
a)
NATO
b)
NAFTA
c)
WPA
d)
USA
19.
Why did Western Europe want to the contain communism?
a)
They did not want another world war.
b)
They feared communism would destroy democracy.
c)
They wanted to have more control over the land.
d)
They believed people would like communism more than democracy.
20.
The Korean War started because...
a)
Communist North Korea attacked South Korea
b)
the United Nations sent troops
c)
China invaded North Korea
d)
the Soviet Union attacked.
21.
What role did the United States play in the Korean War?
a)
The United States and its allies did not join the Korean War.
b)
The US and its allies fought to defend North Korea.
c)
The US joined its allies in the fight against North Korea to keep communism from spreading.
d)
The United States and its allies only sent supplies and weapons to Korea.
22.
What was the arms race?
a)
The US and Soviet Union began to race and see who could conquer more countries.
b)
The US and Soviet Union began building and storing powerful weapons.
c)
The US wanted to have peace with the Soviet Union
d)
The Soviet Union wanted to become allies with the United States
23.
How is communism different than democracy?
a)
Communism allows no personal freedom and people cannot vote for their leaders.
b)
Communism is the same as a democracy.
24.
What did Winston Churchill mean when he said an "iron curtain" descended across Europe? 
a)
the separation of Communist and capitalist nations
b)
a railroad system
c)
a divider made of iron that separated Europe into sections
d)
the Berlin Wall
25.
What were the results of the Korean War?
a)
The two sections of Korea reunited
b)
North Korea & South Korea remained divided
c)
The Soviet Union took control of both sections of Korea
d)
China set up a communist government
26.
A competition between nations to build powerful weapons is called ___________.
a)
Arms Race
b)
Blockade
c)
Space Race
d)
Atomic Bomb
27.
How did the United Nations differ from the League of Nations?
a)
the U.N. was weak and ineffective while the League was powerful
b)
the U.N. failed to prevent the rise of Hitler while the League defeated the Soviet Union
c)
the U.N. used nuclear weapons to bomb North Korea while the League did nothing
d)
the U.N. can form an army and most countries joined it compared to the League which lacked power
28.
What is being depicted in the above picture in Cold War terms?
a)
Deterrent 
b)
Space Race 
c)
Domino Theory 
d)
Superpowers
29.
“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 which organization?
a)
The Big Three 
b)
NATO 
c)
Warsaw Pact 
d)
Marshall Plan
30.
Which action was part of President Truman's containment policy?
a)
The United States gave economic assistance to countries so they would not become communist
b)
The United States posted its military around the borders of the Soviet Union
c)
The United States formed a tight alliance with the nations of Europe
d)
The United States government ignored all other countries and focused only on issues within its borders
31.
Who was the leader of Russia when the phrase "Iron Curtain" was phrased?
a)
President Roosevelt
b)
President Truman
c)
Joseph Stalin
d)
Joseph McCarthy
32.

Which was a chemical that took the leaves off trees?

a)

Agent Orange

b)

Napalm

33.

What was the effect of the "Living Room War"?

a)

Americans supported the war effort

b)

Americans turned against the war effort

c)

American troops gained a combat advantage

34.

Protests against the USA involvement in Vietnam grew in the late 1960's and early 1970's mainly because many Americans

a)

Believed war was unjust

b)

objected to college students getting drafted

c)

feared nuclear war

d)

opposed participation in conflicts involving the United Nations

35.

The Kent State protest reflected student disapproval of

a)

lack of civil rights

b)

unequal status of American women

c)

college tuition

d)

Vietnam War

36.
Why was the U.S. in Vietnam?
a)
Oil
b)
contain Communism
c)
gain territory
d)
treaty obligations from WWII
37.
Why was the Vietnam war not popular?
a)
The South Vietnamese really didn't care who won
b)
Americans were tired of fighting for nothing
c)
Americans really didn't relate to Asians
d)
Americans didn't really believe in Communism
38.
What was the Tet Offensive?
a)
An attack by the Vietcong when the US thought they were defeated
b)
An attack by the US that was a failure - led to peace talks
c)
A new weapon of mass destruction
d)
An attack that the U.S. exaggerated
39.
Who were the Vietcong (Charlie)?
a)
The nickname for US troups
b)
The nickname for South Vietnamese troups
c)
The North Vietnamese (Communists)
d)
Chinese Nationalists
40.
Plan to replace US troops with Vietnamese troops to end US involvement in Vietnam
a)
Vietnamization
b)
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
c)
Maddox Resolution
d)
Agent Orange
41.
How many U.S. troops were killed in Vietnam?
a)
303,000
b)
400,000
c)
170380
d)
58,000
42.

How did Khrushchev react to the Hungarian Uprising?

a)

Sent in tanks

b)

Nothing

c)

Sent flowers

d)

Banged his shoe on the table

43.
Why did the USA not help the Hungarians?
a)
As they were already under Russian control so it was not worth helping them
b)
They were not hungry
c)
They were waiting for a bigger war
d)
They didn't notice what was happening
44.

What was the Warsaw Pact

a)

A military agreement in Eastern Europe

b)

A military agreement in the West

c)

An agreement to help North Korea

d)

An attempt by the USSR to support East Europe economically

45.

In the 30 years after World War II, which area was most influenced by the Soviet Union?

a)

Southeast Asia

b)

North Africa

c)

Eastern Europe

d)

Central America

46.

The most stressful period of the Cold War happened when the US and Soviets almost nuked each other! Which event was that?

a)

The Suez Crisis

b)

The Korean War

c)

The Battle of Argonne Forest

d)

The Cuban Missile Crisis

47.

This early Cold War event happened with the intentions of preventing the Nazi Party from reuniting in Germany.

a)

The creation of NATO

b)

The bombing of Japan

c)

The Bay of Pigs incident

d)

The division of Germany

48.

What was the outcome of the Cuban Missile Crisis?

a)

We took over Cuba and created Guantanamo Bay as a prison for communists

b)

We took our nukes out of Turkey and Soviets took missiles out of Cuba

c)

We supported the president of Taiwan as he staged a takeover of China

d)

We bulldozed the Berlin Wall to the ground

49.

Which event was a smaller cause of the beginning of the Korean War?

a)

The Berlin Airlift

b)

The fall of China to Communism

c)

The U2-Spy Plane incident

d)

The creation of NATO

50.
The French, American and British Sectors of Germany were merged to form West Germany
a)
True
b)
False
51.
 incident was an attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro
a)
Cuban Missile Crisis
b)
Bay of Pigs
c)
Gulf of Tonkin Incident
d)
Berlin Crisis
52.
The name of the U2 pilot shot down in Russian territory
a)
Glenn Anderson
b)
Buzz Aldrin
c)
Gary Powers
d)
Buzz Lightyear
53.

Islamic revolutionaries held more than 60 Americans hostage for over a year in

a)

Iraq

b)

Iran

c)

Turkey

d)

Afghanistan

54.

In 1979, the Soviet Union invaded

a)

Iraq

b)

Cuba

c)

China

d)

Afghanistan

55.

The program called "Star Wars" was backed by

a)

Jimmy Carter

b)

Ronald Reagan

c)

Leonid Brezhnev

d)

Nikita Krushchev

56.

What was the purpose of the Truman Doctrine?

a)

to raise funds for Communist activities in Europe

b)

to create a Communist party in the United States

c)

to judge political parties that favored communism

d)

to support countries that rejected communism

57.

Who was the leader of the Communists in China?

a)

Chiang-Kai-Shek

b)

Mao Zedong

c)

Syngman Rhee

d)

Kim Il Sung

58.

General Douglas MacArthur commanded U.S. forces in ___.

a)

China

b)

Korea

c)

Guatemala

d)

Hungary

59.

What decision did President Truman make to deal with General MacArthur's insubordination in the Korean War?

a)

Truman fired MacArthur

b)

Truman demoted MacArthur

c)

Truman did nothing

d)

Truman executed MacArthur for his treasonous actions

60.

The island where Chiang-Kai-shek and the Chinese Nationalists escaped to and set up a government?

a)

Hawaii

b)

Taiwan

c)

Japan

d)

Indonesia

61.

The willingness for the United States to go to the edge of all-out war

a)

Hawkism

b)

brinkmanship

c)

war mongering

d)

pacifism

62.

What was an action of the CIA?

a)

Carried out covert operations to weaken/overthrow governments that were unfriendly to the US

b)

Created strong relationships with foreign nations using diplomacy

c)

To gather information on United States citizens

d)

none of the above

63.

Who was the U2 pilot shot down over Soviet skies

a)

George Marshall

b)

George Kennan

c)

Francis Gary Powers

d)

Nikita Khrushchev

64.

...the first U.S. citizens to be convicted and executed for espionage during peacetime, being accused of selling secrets to the Soviets.

a)

von Brauns

b)

Johnsons

c)

Oppenheimers

d)

Rosenbergs

65.
Who built the Berlin Wall?
a)
Soviet Union
b)
NATO
c)
The UN
d)
China
66.

The nation created after World War II as a homeland for displaced Jews was

a)

Palestine

b)

the Soviet Union

c)

Czechoslovakia

d)

Israel

67.
How did the Vietnamese fight against the U.S. Army?
a)
They used conventional warfare such as tanks and planes
b)
They used nuclear weapons on the U.S.
c)
They used guerrilla warfare such as hit and run tactics     
d)
They used Soviet soldiers to fight for them
68.
The Soviet Union's policies of perestroika and glasnost meant __________.
a)
the government would take down the Berlin Wall
b)
the Soviet Union was no longer
c)
the Soviet Union would begin restructuring its economy and citizens would have more freedoms
d)
the Cold War would last another 30 years
69.
What did Iranian student activists do when the Shah of Iran was treated in an American hospital?
a)
they terrorized American travelers in Europe
b)
they forced an attack on Iraq
c)
they seized the American embassy and took hostages
d)
they staged an overthrow of the government
70.
What was the Strategic Defense Initiative?
a)
a series of military actions to root out communism in Central America
b)
a coalition of nations that volunteered to police the Middle East
c)
a plan to defend Eastern Europe in the event of a Soviet attack
d)
a program to use laser technology to defend America against missiles
71.

Nixon's efforts to ease tensions with the Soviet Union was called-

a)

Cooling the Cold War

b)

Detente

c)

Strategic Negotiation

d)

Ceasefire

72.
Which U.S. President during the 1980s aided in the collapse of the Soviet Union?
a)
John F. Kennedy
b)
Franklin Roosevelt 
c)
Ronald Reagan 
d)
George Bush
73.
What was the name for the 1955 alliance of Soviet-dominated countries of Eastern Europe  that were the counterpart to the western alliance?
a)
NATO
b)
Warsaw Pact
c)
European Alliance
d)
Iron Curtain
74.

Which of Gorbachev's programs created more openness, more public participation in government, and greater individual rights were given to Soviet citizens?

a)

glasnost

b)

perestroika

c)

democratizatsiya

d)

shock therapy

75.

Who proposed the Strategic Defense Initiative?

a)

Ronald Reagan

b)

George Bush

c)

Barack Obama

d)

Vladimir Putin

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