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WorksheetsCold War and Modern History
Total questions: 44
Worksheet time: 48mins
How did the Marshall Plan aim to contain the spread of communism?
It built up the western European armed forces.
It helped rebuild and strengthen European economies.
It forced Americans to take loyalty oaths to avoid losing their jobs.
It created a military alliance among western European and North American nations.
What is NATO?
A military alliance between Western European Countries, the U.S. and Canada.
A military alliance between Western European Countries, the Soviet Union and China.
A military alliance between Eastern European Countries, Including the Soviet Union and its satellite nations.
A military alliance between Eastern European Countries.
Which of the following terms refers to the indirect but hostile conflict between the U.S. and Soviet Union that began at the end of WWII and lasted until 1991?
Iron Curtain
Soviet-Communist War
Korean War
Cold War
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
During the Cold War, what policy did the U.S. follow to stop the spread of communism?
Open Door Policy
Big Stick Policy
Containment Policy
Dollar Diplomacy
What happened as a result of the launch of Sputnik in 1957?
It started the space race between the USSR and U.S.
The U.S. government started NASA.
U.S. began to spend more money on math and science to maintain national security.
All of the above
During what Cold War event did the U.S. bypass a Soviet blockade in Germany without provoking a military conflict?
Berlin Airlift
Vietnam War
Watergate Scandal
Bataan Death March
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.
He launched a nuclear missile at the Kremlin in Moscow.
He gave into the demands of the Soviet & Cuban government.
He ordered a naval blockade around Cuba to prevent Soviet ships from bringing the necessary materials.
He declared war on the Soviet Union & Cuba.
What words should you immediately associate with the Cold War?
Hitler & the Nazis
Economic recession
Containment of Communism
Corruption & Industrialization
The Soviet Union's economic ideals were based on
(a)
US economic ideals were based on
(a)
During the Cold War, the US was trying to (a) Communism.
During the Cold War, the Soviet Union was trying to (a) Communism
From 1911-1949, China was experiencing a period of time best described as...
colonial expansion
economic stability
political strife (struggle)
religious upheaval
The main reason Chinese Communists gained control in 1949 was their support from the...
Elite class
Peasant class
Upper Middle Class
Dynastic families
A major result of the Vietnam War was the passage of legislation which provided for...
The adoption of a policy of neutrality towards nations involved in civil war
immediate cancelation of foreign aid to unfriendly countries
automatic suspension of diplomatic relations with nations who act in hostility towards to US
limitations in the President's power to use military force without Congressional approval
During the Korean War, which side was Communist?
North Korea
South Korea
During the Korean War, which side was Capitalist?
North Korea
South Korea
The involvement of the U.S. in Vietnam and Korea all stemmed from the US policy of
(a)
Which world leader to Ronald Reagan work with to end the Cold War?
Margaret Thatcher
Vladimir Lenin
Mikhail Gorbachev
Richard Nixon
The nations of India and Pakistan separated in 1947 due to
India's economic dependence on Great Britain
The serious conflict caused by differing religious and cultural patterns
The vast differences in preferred government forms
Geographic features creating a natural divide between the nations
Mohandas Gandhi’s protests during India’s independence movement were often successful because of his application of
an appeasement policy
civil disobedience
traditional caste beliefs
divide-and-conquer principles
The purpose of Mohandas Gandhi's actions such as the Salt March and the textile boycott was to
begin a cycle of armed revolution
draw attention to critical issues
increase the strength of the military
resist the power of religious leaders
Since the 1980s, the major source of the conflict between Israel and Palestinian Arabs has been
the presence of Israeli ships in the Suez Canal
the interference of Libya in Middle Eastern affairs
the demand of Palestinian Arabs for their own homeland
Soviet support for radical Arab groups in occupied territories
The rise of independent nations in Africa after WW2 illustrates the
decline of European political dominance
success of UN peacekeeping forces
failure of nationalist movements in these areas
strength of minority groups in these regions
Mohandas Ghandi led a non-violent campaign to gain independence from British rule for which nation?
Iran
Egypt
India
Pakistan
Arabs rejected the state of Israel from the beginning. What happened a day after Israel declared itself a state in 1948?
the state of Palestine was created
6 Arabic states invaded Israel
a group of Islamic states protested the proclamation in the US
the UN decided to partition Palestine
The 2nd Arab-Israeli conflict was fought over the area called the....
Suez Canal
Gaza Strip
West Bank
Golan
Why did Great Britain and France aid Israel in 1956 in attacking Egypt once they nationalized the Suez Canal?
European nations wanted control of the oil fields around the Suez Canal
the canal was an important link between European nations and their Asian trading partners
They were allies of Israel, who originally controlled the canal
Seizure of the canal was proff of Egypt's rejection of democratic principles
Select the underlined statement that best illustrates Mikhail Gorbachev's ideas for glasnost:
"The formula of development (1) at the expense of others is on the way out. In the light of existing realities, (2) no genuine progress is possible at the expense of the rights and freedoms of individuals and nations, or the expense of nature...
Pondering all this, one comes to the conclusion that if we are to take into account the (3) lessons of the past and the realities of the present, if we are to reckon with the objective logic of world development, (4) we must look for ways to improve the international situation and build a new world - and we must do it together."
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2
3
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One way in which Lenin's New Economic Policy and Gorbachev's policy of perestroika are similar is that both
Strengthened their country's military defenses
Supported censorship of news and personal correspondence
Increased tensions during the Cold War
allowed elements of Capitalism within a Communist economic system
The conflict between Arab nations and Israel from 1948 was considered part of the Cold War because...
Communist governments were established in many Arab nations
The US supported Israel and The Soviet Union supported many Arab nations
the leadership of Stalin strongly influenced the policies of Saddam Hussein
The policy of détente evolved from this conflict
The main cause of Arab-Israeli conflicts from 1948 to today was the clash between (Choose 2)
Orthodox Jews
Socialist Arabs
Arab Nationalists
Jewish Nationalists
Israeli Capitalists
Which of the following leaders led politically motivated mass killings in their countries? Select 2 correct answers
Mao Zedong - China
Ho Chi Minh - Vietnam
Winston Churchill - Great Britain
Pol Pot - Cambodia
Joseph Stalin - Soviet Union
The genocide that occurred from 1975-1979, resulting in 1.5-3 million lives lost, was in which Southeast Asian country?
Laos
Vietnam
Cambodia
Singapore
This event resulted in the death of nearly a quarter of Cambodians
Cambodian Massacre
Khmer Rouge
Final Solution
The Great Asian Catastrophe
The conflict between the Hutus and Tutsis occurred in which African nation?
Rwanda
Mozambique
Nigeria
South Africa
Nelson Mandela and Archbishop Desmond Tutu both won the Nobel Peace Prize for their opposition to...
Foreign religious influences in Africa
European imperialism in North Africa
Communism in East Africa
the practice of apartheid in South Africa
