WorksheetsCold War Review
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
When was the Potsdam Conference?
Summer 1999
Winter 1945
Summer 1945
Winter 1999
What was the purpose of the Potsdam Conference?
Plans for postwar Europe and division of Germany
Because
To negotiate prewar Europe
To hold the Nazis accountable for their actions
Where do Soviets block access to in 1948?
Berlin
Italy
France
Spain
When was the Berlin wall started?
1978
1959
1962
1961
What was Containment?
Policy that said the US will give economic & military aid to stop spread of communism
Policy that would make places really tense and almost at war
None of the above
Russian reforms
Theory that said communism would spread?
Dinosaur Theory
Jam Theory
Glasnost Theory
Domino Theory
There were three main policies during the Cold War
True
False
Similar to Germany, Korea left divided after ________?
WWI
WW2
Cold War
None
North Korea invades the ______ in 1950
North
East
South
West
US leads UN forces to support ________ during the Korean War
South Korea
North Korea
Germany
Italy
Which was a long, slow building guerrilla war from 1950s to 1973?
WWI
WW2
Cold War
Vietnam War
What war tactic was used during the Vietnam War?
Blitzkreig
Guerrilla
None
There wasn't a Vietnam War
The 1968 ___ Offensive turned many against the war in the US
Tet
Tut
Tat
Tot
What was Brinkmanship?
Hovering very close to war that people are afraid to do it. Scare tactic.
People on a ship
People protesting wars
None
President Kennedy made Brinkmanship a part of his "________ __________"
Flexible War
Flexible Retort
Flexible Response
Flexible Man
What was the name of the conflict where the US discovers Soviet missile buildup in Cuba?
Cuban Missile Crisis
Missile Man
Spanish Missile Crisis
It never happened
When was the Cuban Missile Crisis?
October 1962
It's fake
Never
2022
What was the name of the hotline made after the Cuban Missile Crisis?
US-Russia
Soviet-American
Russian-German
Moscow-Washington
Policy of Detente meaning?
An easing of tensions after years of both nations on edge
Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
Getting really close to war as to stop it
Containing the spread of communism
SALT stands for?
Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
Strategic Army Legion Talks
Seaweed and Licorice Team
Social Art Literature Team
What were the SALT agreements?
Russia and America going to war
America and Soviet Union agreeing to limit arms build up
Talking about salt deposits
They are government propaganda
Glasnost promoted greater transparency
True
False
What allowed for some private businesses?
Perestroika
Pests
Mia Francis
Ukraine
Revolutions: Protests begin the _____ Republics
American
German
Austrian
Baltic
When was the Berlin Wall torn down?
1919
1945
1989
1999
What was the Red Scare?
A 3rd wave of anti-communism in the 1990s
A 2nd wave of anti-communism in the 1950s
Communism
nothing
What did the Red Scare lead to?
McCarthyism
McDonaldism
McKennaism
McCantryism
What started the Space Race?
Soviet launch of Sputnik satellite
American Launch of Apollo 11
The 1980's
Rain
Who sends first person to space?
Americans
United States
Soviets
Germans
How did the US catch up to the Soviets during the Space Race?
Sending Apollo 11 w/ people to the moon
Sending Apollo 12 w/ people to Jupiter
Sending Apollo 13 w/ people to Neptune
Sending Apollo 10 w/ people to Mars
