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History Chapter 23 The Cold War

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The United Nations (UN)

a)

It was an organization based on trying to make world peace but failed and aided in the spread of communism.

b)

It was an organization that successfully made world peace and stopped the spread of communism.

c)

An organization that focused on helping communism spread and create wars.

d)

An organization that helps world hunger and helps pay to rebuild Europe but ran out of money and was abandoned.

2.

The cooperation with the Allies and Stalin (a)   the U.S.S.R. (helped, destroyed)

3.

Why did the Soviet Union make its name "Union of Soviet Socialist Republic"

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4.

The Truman Doctrine (1957)...

a)

Would help poverty in the U.S.

b)

Would help economies in Europe.

c)

would help countries not get taken over by the communist.

d)

Was an alliance for Europe.

5.

The Marshal Plan would

a)

help poverty in other countries.

b)

provided economic assistance to other countries.

c)

serve as a plan to exterminate communism .

d)

act as a plant to keep people in the east side of germany.

6.

Iron Curtain was the phrase for...

a)

The Soviet domination of Eastern Europe.

b)

the U.S.'s strong wall of defense

c)

The U.S. President's great curtain

d)

the Soviet new aircraft that was about to be revealed.

7.

Many Countries in Europe adopted Socialism.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

What was the name for the wall that kept people from Eastern Germany from escaping to the west? (2 words)

(a)  

9.

The goal of President Kennedy was to set a man on the moon which was accomplished by the Apollo space program.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Brittain was taken over by Mao Tse-Tung (communist) with help from the Soviet Union.

a)

False

b)

True

11.

China and the U.S.S.R became allies and worked together.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

The great leap forward was...

a)

Was the saying the Soviets had for concentration camps

b)

when China took a Great leap forward in technology

c)

when the US put a man on the moon

d)

where people were forced to work long hours in factories and many died

13.

How did China get rid of eastern influences?

a)

By implementing the "Secret Police"

b)

By implementing the "Red Gaurds"

c)

By implementing the "Red Police"

14.

N. Korea was overseen by U.S.S.R

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Who was the General in part of the Way

a)

General Douglas McArthur

b)

General Napoleon

c)

General Eisenhower

d)

General Mao tsen tung

16.

The General that was in part of the war in N. Korea wanted Truman to bomb China

a)

Ture

b)

False

17.

Why was the French colony Vietnam invaded by the communist?

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18.

The Soviets but what kind of bass in Cuba?

a)

Missile base

b)

Military base

c)

Naval Base

d)

Aircraft base

19.

What dictator in Cuba turned the country communist

a)

Stalin

b)

Truman

c)

FIddle Castro

d)

Lenin

20.

What was the name of the crisis of the Soviets placing military bases in Cuba

(a)  

21.

What was the name of the invasion of Cuba that JFK did not keep his promise of air support

a)

V-E Day

b)

The Bay of Pigs

c)

The Delta of Dogs

d)

Cuban Invasion