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Early Events of the Cold War

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 4hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The first country in Asia to become communist in 1949 was

a)

Japan

b)

North Korea

c)

South Korea

d)

China

2.

Korea was divided along the __________ Parallel after World War II.

a)

35th

b)

36th

c)

37th

d)

38th

3.

What was the purpose of the Bay of Pigs invasion?

a)

overthrow Cuba's communist governments

b)

Remove Soviet missiles that had been positioned in Cuba

c)

Enforce a trade embargo on imports of Cuban sugar

d)

Rescue Cubans who wanted to escape to the US

4.

Which statement best describes how the Cuban Missile Crisis was resolved?

a)

President Kennedy ended the Cuban trade embargo

b)

Fidel Castro negotiated a peaceful settlement

c)

The Communist government in Cuba was overthrown

d)

The Soviets agreed to remove their missiles from Cuba

5.

Why did the Korean War start?

a)

South Korea attacked North Korea

b)

Russia engaged North Korean troops

c)

North Korea attacked South Korea

d)

Chinese troops came across the DMZ

6.
How did the Korean War end?
a)
Peace Treaty
b)
South Korea Victory
c)
North Korea Victory
d)
Armistice
7.
Who overthrew China during the Cold War and created a Communist government there?
a)
Miguel Gorbachev
b)
Fidel Castro
c)
Mao Zedong
d)
Ho Chi Minh
8.
North Korea was supported by ________________, which has a _________________ government.
a)
U.S.S.R./communist
b)
U.S.S.R./democratic
c)
U.S.A./communist
d)
U.S.A./democratic
9.
South Korea was supported by ________________ which has a _________________ government.
a)
U.S.S.R./communist
b)
U.S.S.R./democratic
c)
U.S.A./communist
d)
U.S.A./democratic
10.
North Korea's first leader is _____________ while South Korea's first president is ________________.
a)
Kim Il Sung/ Syngman Rhee
b)
Kim Jong-il/ Park Geun-hye
c)
Kim Jong-un/ Song Joong-ki
d)
Kim Jong-kook/ Syngman Rhee
11.
This man was responsible for the Cuban Missile Crisis and was a leader of the Soviet Union. 
a)
JFK
b)
Joseph McCarthy
c)
Nikita Khrushchev
d)
Adolf Hitler
12.
Who were the leaders of the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
a)
John F Kennedy & Nikita Khrushchev
b)
Nixon & Stalin
c)
John F. Kennedy & Mussolini
d)
Truman & Nikita Khrushchev
13.
What were the results of the Korean War?
a)
The two sections of Korea reunited
b)
North Korea & South Korea remained divided
c)
The Soviet Union took control of both sections of Korea
d)
China set up a communist government
14.
What event in the 1960's brought the world close to a nuclear war?
a)
The space race
b)
Berlin War
c)
The Cuban Missile Crisis
d)
The arms race
15.
Which President ordered a blockade around Cuba because he feared a nuclear attack from the Soviet Union?
a)
John F. Kennedy
b)
Harry Truman
c)
Richard Nixon
d)
Nikita Khrushchev
16.
The leader of Cuba is_____________.
a)
Fidel Castro
b)
John F. Kennedy
c)
Nikita Khrushchev
d)
Raul Castro

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