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Ideological Conflict Review

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

During the Cold War, what bill did the U.S. Congress pass to provide financial assistance to western European countries?

a)

Truman Doctrine

b)

Open Door Policy

c)

Marshall Plan

d)

Domino Theory

2.

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

a)

Marshall Plan

b)

Truman Doctrine

c)

Domino Theory

d)

Open Door Policy

3.

Which individual contributed to the Red Scare and accused American citizens of being communist spies?

a)

Joseph McCarthy

b)

John F. Kennedy

c)

George C. Marshall

d)

Winston Churchill

4.

During what Cold War event did the U.S. bypass a Soviet blockade in Germany without provoking a military conflict?

a)

Berlin Airlift

b)

Vietnam War

c)

Watergate Scandal

d)

Bataan Death March

5.

During the Cuban Missile Crisis, what did President J.F. Kennedy do when he heard that the Soviet Union was constructing nuclear missile sites in Cuba.

a)

He launched a nuclear missile at the Kremlin in Moscow.

b)

He gave into the demands of the Soviet & Cuban government.

c)

He ordered a naval blockade around Cuba to prevent Soviet ships from bringing the necessary materials.

d)

He declared war on the Soviet Union & Cuba.

6.

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

7.

What theory caused the U.S. to enter the Vietnam War in order to stop the expansion of communism across Southeast Asia?

a)

Marshall Plan

b)

Domino Theory

c)

Open Door Policy

d)

Dollar Diplomacy

8.

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.

9.

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.

10.

Pushing a conflict to the edge of nuclear war in order to present the image of strength is known as...

a)

containment

b)

brinkmanship

c)

the domino theory

d)

Cold War

11.

Nations that fell under the influence of the Soviet Union and established communist regimes were referred to as

a)

communist republics

b)

socialist nations

c)

Soviet republics

d)

satellite nations

12.

The organization that the Soviet Union created in response to the defense alliance created by the United States consisting of communist allies to the USSR was

a)

NATO

b)

the United Nations

c)

the satellite nations

d)

the Warsaw Pact

13.

A competition between the United States and the Soviet Union on who can create the largest arsenal and most deadly weapons?

a)

Arms Race

b)

Brinkmanship

c)

Massive Retaliation

d)

Proxy Wars

14.

POLICY IN WHICH USA/USSR HOPED TO DETER NUCLEAR WAR BY BUILDING UP ENOUGH WEAPONS TO DESTROY ONE ANOTHER

a)

NATIONALIZE

b)

RED SCARE

c)

SUEZ CRISIS

d)

MASSIVE RETALIATION

e)

MUTUALLY ASSURED DESTRUCTION

15.

Which of the following groups/governments did the Soviet Union support during the Cold War era?

a)

the government of South Korea during the Korean War

b)

the United Nations coalition during the Korean War

c)

the government of South Vietnam during the Vietnam War

d)

the Viet Cong during the Vietnam War

e)

the mujahideen during the Soviet-Afghan War

16.

In what way(s) did the United States support South Vietnam's government?

a)

sending American troops to fight the Viet Cong

b)

sending money, supplies, and weapons, but no soldiers

c)

sending diplomats to broker a truce with the Viet Cong

17.

What was the outcome of the Soviet-Afghan War?

a)

Soviet troops successfully defeated the mujahideen.

b)

The Soviet Union withdrew its troops and Afghanistan's communist government fell.

c)

The United States entered the war and defeated Afghanistan's communist government.

18.
a)

Comecon

b)

The Marshall Plan

c)

Nuclear Deterrence

d)

The Truman Doctrine