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Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What was the significance of the 38th parallel?
a)

The Korean War decreased Cold War tensions because troops were removed from the 38th parallel.

b)

The Korean War increased Cold War tensions because it changed a postwar competition into a military confrontation that lasted for years

c)

The Korean War increased Cold War tensions because it led the United States and the Soviet Union from a policy of interventionism to isolationism.

d)

The Korean War decreased Cold War tensions because it led the United States and the Soviet Union to agree that nuclear weapons would never be used.

2.
According to the map what occurred in 1953?
a)
A line was established ending the fighting between the UN and North Korean forces.
b)
North Korean forces advanced to their furthest point within South Korea.
c)
The battle of Changjin Reservoir was fought between the UN and North Korean forces.
d)
The battle of Pusan occurred between UN and North Korean forces.
3.

Countries that were a part of WARSAW. (Select all that Apply)

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

4.

After World War II, the Marshall Plan provided economic assistance to rebuild these war-torn countries. (Select All that Apply)

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

5.

D-Day was fought on the beaches of this country.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

6.
What does the ‘Iron Curtain’ symbolize? 
a)
The division between East Germany and West Germany
b)
The division between East Berlin and West Berlin
c)
The division between communist Europe and noncommunist Europe 
d)
The division between North Korea and South Korea
7.
What major historical event is represented in this map?
a)
Attack on Pearl Harbor
b)
The Cuban Missile Crisis
c)

Island-Hopping Preparation

d)
The building of the Panama Canel
8.

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.

9.

What is the correct label for the location circled in blue

a)

Puerto Rico

b)

Cuba

c)

Guam

d)

Haiti

10.

What is the correct label for the location circled in green?

a)

Nicaragua

b)

Panama Canal

c)

Grenada

d)

Cuba

11.
What does this map support?
a)
US fought the Spanish navy in Atlantic and Pacific
b)
Spanish-American War led to new US territories
c)
America became a colonial power in South America by surrounding it
d)
Panama Canal is critical to US trade
12.
a)

Korea

b)
China
c)
Japan
d)

Philippines

13.
a)

Hawaii

b)

Japan

c)

Korea

d)
Vietnam
14.
The American campaign to defeat the Japanese shown in the map above was known as
a)

Amphibious Landing

b)

The Bataan Death March

c)

Island Hopping

d)

Atomic Bomb Locations

15.

The event that occurred in the cities on the map is significant because ...(Select All Correct Answers)

a)

it marked the turning point of World War II in the Atlantic.

b)

it was where Japan hid its weapons of mass destruction.

c)

it forced Japan to surrender and finally ended World War II.

d)

it marked the turning point for the war in Eastern Europe.

e)

It saved American lives.

16.

Use the map to answer the following question.

 

a)

Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

b)

Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

c)

Iwo Jima, Japan

d)

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

17.

The Allied invasion that involved moving 156,000 allied troops in Europe.

a)

VF Day

b)

D-Day

c)

VE Day

d)

VJ Day

18.

What region is the red shaded area in the United States

a)

Sun Belt

b)

Rust Belt

19.

What region is the red shaded area in the United States

a)

Sun Belt

b)

Rust Belt

20.

What region of the country is dominated by warm climate and a growing industrial economy?

a)

The Rust Belt

b)

The Sun Belt

c)

The Great Plains

d)

The Sun Coast

21.

The permanent movement of people within a particular country.

a)

immigration

b)

migration

c)

emigration

d)

movement

22.

Select the best answer. How did the completion of the first transcontinental railroad transformed commerce within the United States?

a)

It made goods available on a vast scale by providing a transportation from east to west.

b)

It led to a growing confidence among Americans by inducing them to believe that they could take on even greater technological quests.

c)

It transformed human transportation by reducing the amount of time it took people to travel west.

d)

It changed the concept of reality for many Americans by allowing them the opportunity to see what other regions of the country looked like.

23.

The Rust Belt is an area with declining industries and harsh winters. What is the phenomenon that cause people to migrate to the Sun Belt?

a)

Push Factor

b)

Pull Factor

c)

Positive Factor

d)

Move Factor

24.

This country lost a seat at the United Nations because they turned Communist.

a)
China
b)

Mongolia

c)
Japan
d)
India
25.

The answer is A.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

26.

Gen. Douglass McArthur was stationed here and captured. During World War II, his troops and natives of this country were forced to march 66 miles.

a)

Philippines

b)

Taiwan

c)

China

d)

Korea