WorksheetsAP Euro - The Cold War
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 20mins
All of the following were accomplishments of Mikhail Gorbachev EXCEPT
INF Treaty with President Reagan
repudiation of the Brezhnev Treaty
reinforced the Soviet Troops occupying Afghanistan
passage of glasnost to open media opportunities in the USSR
Which Soviet leader launched the consumer economy in Russia and a failed attempt at thawing the Cold War in Hungary ('57)?
Brezhnev
Stalin
Khrushchev
Gorbachev
What is the term used to describe the invisible line that separated communist Eastern Europe from democratic Western Europe?
Berlin Wall
Iron Curtain
No Man's Land
Iron Wall
What wars were fought during the Cold War as a result of containment and the Domino Theory?
Korean & Vietnam War
WWI & WWII
Civil War & Spanish American War
Persian Gulf & War on Terror
During the Cold War, what bill did the U.S. Congress pass to provide financial assistance to western European countries?
Truman Doctrine
Open Door Policy
Marshall Plan
Domino Theory
What policy implemented in the Cold War said the U.S. would give military aid to a country that needed to resist communism?
Marshall Plan
Truman Doctrine
Domino Theory
Open Door Policy
Korea was divided along the __________ Parallel after World War II.
35th
36th
37th
38th
Gorbachev's glasnost policy included all of the following EXCEPT
release of dissident from prison
allowance of criticism of the government
allowance of national minority demonstrations
the end of the Cold War
freedom of expression
The figurative curtain expressed in the source above refers to
The division between communist countries from democratic counties in Asia
The division between communist countries from democratic counties in Africa
The division between communist countries from democratic counties in Europe
The division between communist countries from democratic counties China
What was the political and military alliance of Western, non communist nations?
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Warsaw Pact
United Nations
League of Nations
What was the for the alliance organization of Soviet-dominated countries of Eastern Europe?
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Warsaw Pact
Triple Alliance
United Soviet Socialist Republics
US President Harry Truman's policy of preventing the spread and expansion of communism was -
Containment
Deterrence
Militarism
Diplomacy
What ended the Cuban Missile Crisis?
The USSR removes missiles from Cuba, and the US leaves Cuba alone.
The US sends secret operatives to Cuba, unbeknownst to the USSR
Cuba sides with US, revoking alliance with USSR
US President John F. Kennedy and Premier Nikita Khrushchev made a de-escalation treaty
Which of the following helped cause the Cold War?
The US and the Soviet Union competed for global power and influence
The US and the Soviet Union had differing political and economic systems
The US and the Soviet Union distrusted each other
all of these
Churchill's speech in 1946 speech stated that
British troops had preemptively seized the Iranian oil fields
Britain was on the verge of financial collapse
an "iron curtain" had "descended across the Continent"
Mao Zedong could not be trusted to keep the peace
How did the East German government stop the steady stream of discontented East Germans into West Germany through Berlin?
elimination of day passes for workers
increase in domestic wages for laborers
invasion of West Berlin
construction of the Berlin Wall
During the Cuban Missile Crisis,
President Kennedy worked quietly through diplomatic channels to resolve the problem
Khrushchev used television to alert the world to the crisis
The United States and the Soviet Union went on full military alert
Khrushchev ordered a quarantine of American shipping headed for Cuba
In 1985, which Soviet leader began implementing reforms designed to increase openness in the Soviet Union?
Mikhail Gorbachev
Andrei Gromyko
Yuri Andropov
Boris Yeltson
What was glasnost?
new Soviet policy that granted new measures of free speech
conservative backlash against reform movements in the Soviet Union
renewed military buildup in the Soviet Union
Agricultural restructuring in the Soviet Union
Perestroika
established free elections in the Soviet Union
extended a measure of independence to Soviet satellite states
was a program initiated by Gorbachev for political and economic restructuring
called for increased opennes in Soviet society
How was the Cold War different from previous wars involving the United States?
Previous wars were fought between the United States and European countries, and the Cold War was fought between the United States and the Soviet Union.
The Cold War refers to the political and economic tension between the United States and the Soviet Union-not an actual war.
The Cold War was fought in the cold climate region of the Soviet Union, whereas previous wars were fought in warmer climate regions.
The Cold War battles were fought with more modern weaponry since it took place in the 1960s.
Which title best fits the message of the political cartoon?
Alliances Again: United States and Soviet Union
Reunification: United States and Soviet Union are One Again
It's a Showdown: Soviet Union vs. United States
After World War II, how many sections was Germany divided into?
6
5
4
3
