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Unit 8: The Cold War

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

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.

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.

4.

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

5.

What words should you immediately associate with the Cold War?

a)

Hitler & the Nazis

b)

Economic recession

c)

Containment of Communism

d)

Corruption & Industrialization

6.

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.

7.

Which of the following terms refers to the indirect but hostile conflict between the U.S. and Soviet Union that began at the end of WWII and lasted until 1991?

a)

Iron Curtain

b)

Soviet-Communist War

c)

Korean War

d)

Cold War

8.

What is significant about the 38th parallel?

a)

It divides Western and Eastern Europe, this line is also described as the Iron Curtain

b)

The division between North and South Korea

c)

The division between China and North Korea, also known as the Iron Curtain.

d)

The 38th parallel was the location of all communist satellite nations.

9.

Which statement best explains how the United States responded to the presence of the "Iron Curtain"?

a)

The United States established a blockade of East Berlin.

b)

The United States worked to stop the spread of communism.

c)

The United States withdrew from its European alliances

d)

The United States declared war on the Soviet Union.

10.

Which event symbolized the end of the Cold War?

a)

Allies unifying 4 sections of Germany to create West Germany

b)

United States landing on the moon

c)

Collapse of the Soviet Union

d)

Signing of the Cold War peace treaty

11.

Which title best fits the message of the political cartoon?

a)

Alliances Again: United States and Soviet Union

b)

Reunification: United States and Soviet Union are One Again

c)

It's a Showdown: Soviet Union vs. United States

12.

What two superpowers immerged after World War II?

a)

United States and Germany

b)

Soviet Union and Germany

c)

Soviet Union and Russia

d)

United States and Soviet Union

13.

After World War II, how many sections was Germany divided into?

a)

6

b)

5

c)

4

d)

3

14.
NATO stands for: 
a)
New Alliance Trade Organization 
b)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
c)
North American Trade Organization
d)
North American Treaty Organization
15.
 One reason for the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961 was to:
a)
a.   promote reunification of East Germany and West Germany
b)
b.   keep East Germans from fleeing to the Western sector of Berlin
c)
c.   complete the post–World War II rebuilding of Berlin
d)
d.   meet the requirements of the North Atlantic  Treaty Organization (NATO)
16.
The US got involved in ____ because of the policy of containment.
a)
Korea 
b)
Africa
c)
Soviet Union
d)
Japan
17.
The alliance of communist countries
a)
NATO
b)
Warsaw Pact
c)
Triple Alliance
d)
Communist Alliance