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Cold War

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What did the Soviet Government do when their authority was challenged?

a)

Allowed people to protest as they wanted

b)

Quickly changed to a democratic government

c)

Worked peacefully with the United Nations

d)

Imposed prompt and severe punishment of those who challenged them

2.

What did Churchill mean when he said "an iron curtain has descended across the continent. Behind that line lie all the capitals of ancient states of Central and Eastern Europe..."

a)

The USSR was expanding into southeast Asia

b)

The Soviet Union was improving the standard of living of Europeans

c)

The Soviet Union has expanded it's influence throughout Eastern Europe

d)

Democracy was expanding across the globe.

3.
The Cold War started immediately after WWII and lasted until
a)
1960's
b)
1970's
c)
1980's
d)
1990's
4.
America's relationship with the Soviet Union was called a "Cold War" because the...
a)
Soviets fought the United States by freezing prices
b)
the United States fought the Soviet Union during their harsh, cold winter
c)
Soviet Union and the United States were enemies, but no official war took place
d)
Soviet Union and United States were developing nuclear weapons using cold fusion
5.
By applying the strategy of containment, the United States hoped to prevent the
a)
emergence of an economic crisis in Europe
b)
return of Nazi ideas to postwar Germany
c)
expansion of the Soviet Union's influence around the world
d)
spread of nationalism from China to the rest of Asia 
6.
A Cold War Treaty organization was: 
a)
NAFTA      
b)
NATO
c)
Prussian Pact 
d)
Danzig Accords
7.
NATO stands for: 
a)
New Alliance Trade Organization 
b)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
c)
North American Trade Organization
d)
North American Treaty Organization
8.
What is Containment?
a)
US policy that attempted to contain the spread of communism to eastern  Europe
b)
US policy that attempted to contain the spread of communism to Asia 
c)
Soviet policy that attempted to contain the spread of capitalism to North America 
d)
All of the above
9.
Who "Fought" in the Cold War?
a)
U.S. & Japan
b)
Japan & Germany
c)
U.S. & Soviet Union
d)
Germany & U.S. 
10.
Why is the Cold War considered a “cold” war, compared to WWII, a “hot” war?
a)
Most of the fighting took place in the cooler Northern Hemisphere
b)
The Soviet Union is located in a fairly cold area
c)
The Soviets and Americans never actually fought against one another with weapons
d)
The United States believed a nuclear war would end the seasons and it would be cold on Earth
11.
The alliance of communist countries
a)
NATO
b)
Warsaw Pact
c)
Triple Alliance
d)
Communist Alliance
12.
The US got involved in ____ because of the policy of containment.
a)
Korea 
b)
Africa
c)
Soviet Union
d)
Japan
13.
Towards the end of the cold war the soviet union was suffering from economic, cultural, and political hardships which led to it's collapse. True or False
a)
True
b)
False
14.
 One reason for the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961 was to:
a)
a.   promote reunification of East Germany and West Germany
b)
b.   keep East Germans from fleeing to the Western sector of Berlin
c)
c.   complete the post–World War II rebuilding of Berlin
d)
d.   meet the requirements of the North Atlantic  Treaty Organization (NATO)
15.
What did the 38th parallel divide?
a)
Korea
b)
Vietnam
c)
China
d)
Japan
16.
According to the document, McCarthy had a list of names of communists in...
a)
Hollywood
b)
Government
c)
Military
d)
the President's family
17.

What is the name of the country in white on the map?

a)

United States

b)

Cuba

c)

Colombia

d)

Soviet Union

18.

On April 17, 1961, the Bay of Pigs invasion began under what President?

a)

President Johnson

b)

President Kennedy

c)

President Truman

d)

President Eisenhower

19.

The goal of the Bay of Pigs invasion was to get rid of which communist leader?

a)

Nikita Khrushchev

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

Fidel Castro

d)

None of the above

20.

The United States used Cuban exiles for the Bay of Pigs invasion

a)

True

b)

False

21.

The Cuban government and Fidel Castro learned of the attack before it happened and was able to prepare

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Who was the United States President during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

a)

Harry Truman

b)

Dwight Eisenhower

c)

John F. Kennedy

d)

Robert Kennedy

e)

James Gregory

23.

Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

a)

Nikita Khrushchev

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

Mikhal Gorbachav

d)

Fidel Castro

e)

Sergei Fedorov

24.

The failed US attempt to overthrow the communist Cuban government in 1961 was called the:

a)

Bay of Pigs Invasion

b)

Cuban Missile Crisis

c)

Project to Eliminate Cuban Communism (PECC)

d)

Inchon Invasion

e)

Anti-Totalitarian Takeover (ATT)

25.

What did the USSR agree to do to end the Crisis?

a)

Pay compensation to the USA.

b)

Leave Cuba alone.

c)

Remove its nuclear missiles from Cuba.

d)

Dismantle all its nuclear weapons.

26.
Hostility between the Soviet Union and the United States but without military action was known as ______.
a)
Marshall Plan
b)
Iron Curtain
c)
Cold War
d)
Brinkmanship
27.
Vietnam was a colony of what country prior to World War II?  
a)
United States
b)
China
c)
Japan 
d)
France
28.
Who was the leader of the communist government in North Vietnam?
a)
 Mao Zedong
b)
Ho Chi Minh
c)
Le Duan 
d)
Ngo Dinh Diem
29.
Dwight Eisenhower "invented" what theory?
a)
Vietnamization
b)
Domino Theory
c)
Search - and - Destroy Theory
d)
Chemical Warfare Theory
30.
Which side ended up winning the Vietnam War and taking control of the country? 
a)
United States
b)
Soviet Union
c)
South Vietnam
d)
North Vietnam
31.
What were the problems of fighting in Vietnam?
a)
Identifying the enemy 
b)
Jungle/Location provided cover and a place to transport enemy supplies
c)
Weather and climate
d)
all of these
32.
What are Napalm and Agent Orange are two examples of?
a)
guerilla fighting
b)
chemical weapons
c)
army helicopters
d)
missiles
33.

The idea that if South Vietnam fell to communism, other nations would soon follow...

a)

Vietnamization

b)

Communism

c)

Domino Theory

d)

Imperialism

34.

What wars were fought during the Cold War as a result of containment and the Domino Theory?

a)

Korean & Vietnam War

b)

WWI & WWII

c)

Civil War & Spanish American War

d)

Persian Gulf & War on Terror

35.

During what Cold War event did the U.S. bypass a Soviet blockade in Germany without provoking a military conflict?

a)

Berlin Airlift

b)

Vietnam War

c)

Watergate Scandal

d)

Bataan Death March

36.

In what year was Sputnik launched?

a)

1945

b)

1954

c)

1957

d)

1969

e)

1973

37.

The space race was part of what larger conflict?

a)

Cold War

b)

WWII

c)

Vietnam

d)

Korean War

e)

War on Terror

38.

Who was the primary rival of the US following WWII?

a)

Germany

b)

Soviet Union

c)

Korea

d)

Vietnam

e)

China

39.
What marked the end of the Cold War?
a)
the rule of Gorbechev
b)
the creation of Russia
c)
the breakup of the Soviet Union
d)
the destruction of the Berlin Wall
40.
After the fall of the USSR, what did many parts of the former USSR do?
a)
Attempted to reestablish communism
b)
Break away from Soviet Union and become independent
c)
Establish their own communist government
d)
Change their economic system to the command economy system
41.
What did the destruction of the Berlin Wall symbolize?
a)
the fall of communism
b)
the fall of capitalism
c)
the end of the Vietnam War
d)
the end of the Cuban Missile Crisis
42.

What was the purpose of NATO when it was created?

a)

To guard against the Spanish Inquisition

b)

To regulate the price of oil on the world market

c)

To protect its members from the Soviet Union and communism

d)

To remove all trade barriers and increase trade between North American countries

e)

To be the first to put a man on the moon

43.
What war was very unpopular during the 1960’s and 1970’s?
a)
Korean War
b)
Vietnam War
c)
Afghanistan War
d)
Grenada
44.
If the government makes a mandatory request that you join the military it is called what?
a)
Selection
b)
Draft
c)
Lottery
d)
Shanghaied 
45.
How did Americans feel about the Vietnam War?
a)
Incredibly popular
b)
incredibly unpopular
46.
What did the 38th parallel divide?
a)
Korea
b)
Vietnam
c)
China
d)
Japan
47.

What was the purpose of the SALT I Treaty?

a)

A treaty to demilitarize the Berlin wall, allowing free trade between the two.

b)

To decrease the deployment of ICBM's, antiballistic missiles, and stockpiles of other powerful military weapons.

c)

To join East and West Germany into a single united country.

d)

Both the U.S. and USSR reached an agreement to no longer use nuclear weapons of any kind.

48.

Which President was responsible for proposing and then ultimately withdrawing from the SALT II Treaty from Senate consideration?

a)

John F. Kennedy

b)

Richard Nixon

c)

Jimmy Carter

d)

Ronald Reagan

49.

Why was the SALT II Treaty withdrawn?

a)

The USSR imposed high tariffs on Chinese goods

b)

The USSR would not dismantle the Berlin Wall.

c)

President Nixon was impeached and it was rejected.

d)

The USSR invaded Afghanistan

50.

Who was the Soviet President in 1985 that proposed the policies of Glasnost and Perestroika?

a)

Nikita Khrushchev

b)

Leonid Brezhnev

c)

Mikhail Gorbachev

d)

Boris Yeltsin

51.

Who was the President of the U.S. AND who was the President of the Soviet Union in 1989 when the Berlin wall was destroyed? Select all that apply

a)

Gerald Ford

b)

Ronald Reagan

c)

Mikhail Gorbachev

d)

Jimmy Carter

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