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Europe Since 1945

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

strong and influential countries

a)

Cold War

b)

superpowers

c)

arms race

d)

market

2.

period of tense rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union

a)

Cold War

b)

superpowers

c)

arms race

d)

market

3.

competition between countries to build superior weapons

a)

Cold War

b)

superpowers

c)

arms race

d)

common market

4.

group of nations that cooperate to make trade among members easier

a)

Cold War

b)

superpowers

c)

arms race

d)

common market

5.

someone forced to flee his or her own country because of persecution,

war, or violence

a)

European Union (EU)

b)

refugee

c)

asylum

d)

migrant

6.

protection given by a government to someone who has left another country in order to escape being harmed

a)

European Union (EU)

b)

refugee

c)

asylum

d)

migrant

7.

person who goes from one place to another, especially to find work

a)

European Union (EU)

b)

refugee

c)

asylum

d)

migrant

8.

organization that promotes political and economic cooperation in Europe

a)

European Union (EU)

b)

refugee

c)

asylum

d)

migrant

9.

THe Superpowers face off, which one is a democracy with an economy based on free enterprise.

a)

The United States

b)

The Soviet Union

c)

Chine

d)

North Korea

10.

THe Superpowers face off, which one was a Communist country in which freedoms were limited. Its leaders exerted strong control over both politics and economics.

a)

The United States

b)

The Soviet Union

c)

Chine

d)

North Korea

11.

After World War II, Germany was divided. Which one of the following statements is NOT true

a)

West Germany was part of Western Europe and democratic.

b)

East Germany was part of Eastern Europe and Communist.

c)

The United States acted as the negotiator in Germany.

d)

The city of Berlin was also divided into East and West Berlin.

12.

A new alliance was formed, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO): the United States and Western European nations

a)

True

b)

False

c)

I don't know

d)

There was no such alliance

13.

A new alliance was formed, the Warsaw Pact: Soviet Union and Eastern European countries

a)

True

b)

False

c)

I don't know

d)

There was no such alliance

14.

After the war, Most of Western Europe supported democracy and the United States.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

I don't know

d)

There was no such alliance

15.

After the war, Most of Eastern Europe practiced Soviet-style communism and was allied with the Soviet Union.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

I don't know

d)

There was no such alliance

16.

Which economies thrived and grew after the war?

a)

Western European

b)

Eastern European

c)

Southern European

d)

Northern European

17.

Which economies did not develop. People suffered shortages.?

a)

Western European

b)

Eastern European

c)

Southern European

d)

Northern European

18.

The End of the Cold War included many things. WHich one is NOT true?

a)

During the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union were in an arms race to see who could build the most powerful weapons.

b)

The Soviet economy was in trouble.

c)

Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev introduced many reforms in the Soviet Union, including democratic elections.

d)

The soviet economy was robust and thriving.

19.

The End of the Cold War included many things. WHich one is NOT true?

a)

During the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union were in an arms race to see who could build the most powerful weapons.

b)

The Soviet economy was in trouble.

c)

Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev introduced many reforms in the Soviet Union, including democratic elections.

d)

The soviet economy was robust and thriving.

20.

The End of the Cold War included many things. WHich one is NOT true?

a)

Gorbachev and U.S. President Ronald Reagan did not work to slow the arms race.

b)

Gorbachev and U.S. president Ronald Reagan worked to slow the arms race.

c)

In 1991 the Soviet Union broke apart. 

d)

Countries threw off Communism, and the Berlin Wall was torn down.

21.

Changes in Eastern Europe happened. Which one is NOT a change?

a)

East and West Germany reunified after 45 years of division.

b)

The Berlin Wall was torn down.

c)

The Soviet Union remaind a unified country.

d)

The Communist East German government crumbled.

22.

Czechoslovakia peacefully broke apart into two countries: the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

I don't know

d)

They remained one country

23.

In the 1950s several European countries created a common market, a group of nations that cooperates to make trade easier.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

I don't know

d)

They remained one country

24.

Over time more countries joined the common market. Today it is known as the European Union or EU and has 28 members.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

I don't know

d)

They remained one country