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The Cold War

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.

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

3.

The Cold War was a period of competition between which two countries?

a)

the U.S. and Korea

b)

The Soviet Union and Afghanistan

c)

the U.S. and Afghanistan

d)

the U.S and the Soviet Union

4.

What theory caused the U.S. to enter the Vietnam War in order to stop the expansion of communism across Southeast Asia?

a)

Marshall Plan

b)

Domino Theory

c)

Open Door Policy

d)

Dollar Diplomacy

5.

The organization that the Soviet Union created in response to the defense alliance created by the United States consisting of communist allies to the USSR was

a)

NATO

b)

the United Nations

c)

the satellite nations

d)

the Warsaw Pact

6.

The organization that was formed to combat communism and protect member nations from a communist attack was the

a)

United Nations

b)

Warsaw Pact

c)

NATO

d)

CIA

7.
In 1950, Korea fought a civil war over the spread of communism.  Communists from the north tried to take over the south.  What role did he US play in this war?
a)
The US and its allies went to Vietnam to fight Korean Communists.
b)
The US and its allies did not join the Korean War.
c)
The US and its allies join the fight to keep communism from spreading.
d)
The US and its allies fought to defend the North.
8.
In the 1950s, the United States became involved in the Vietnam War. Why did the United States become involved in this war?
a)
to prevent the collapse of the government of North Vietnam
b)
to stop the spread of communism to South Vietnam
c)
to stop Vietnam from taking over Hong Kong
d)
to prevent attacks against United States shipping
9.
How did the US respond to finding out that the Soviets had missiles in Cuba?
a)
They sent the Air Force to bomb Cuba.
b)
They placed a naval blockade around Cuba.
c)
They began placing missiles in the Soviet Union.
d)
They invaded Cuba and the Soviet Union.
10.
Why was the Cuban Missile Crisis one of the MOST important events of John Kennedy’s presidency?
a)
The US almost started a war with Cuba.
b)
The US and the USSR almost started a nuclear war.
c)
The US landed a person on the moon.
d)
The USSR broke apart into nation-states.
11.
Why did the United States begin to send advisers and troops to Vietnam in the 1950s?
a)
to prepare for the United States invasion of Laos
b)
to defend American bases in the Gulf of Tonkin
c)
to help the South Vietnamese revolt against the French
d)
to prevent the spread of communism into South Vietnam
12.
Who were the two participants in the Space Race?
a)
The US and Cuba
b)
The USSR and US
c)
China and US
d)
US and North Vietnam
13.

The Soviet Union place missiles in Cuba that were pointed toward the U.S. Why did this worry the United States?

a)

The U.S. worried that Cuba would become communist

b)

The U.S. worried that Nikita Khrushchev would get hurt

c)

The U.S. worried that they would lose the territories that they gained during the Spanish American War

d)

The U.S. worried that a nuclear war might start

14.

What happened as an effect of the end of the Korean War in 1953?

a)

The U.S. gained South Korea as a territory

b)

North Korea and South Korea reunited

c)

North Korea and South Korea remained divided

d)

South Korea dropped an atomic bomb on North Korea

15.

True or False: After World War II Germany was divided into East Germany and West Germany.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

When Germany was divided between the Allied Powers and the Soviet Union after World War II, Germany's capital city of _______________ was also divided.

a)

Prussia

b)

Berlin

c)

Austria

d)

Bismark

17.

How did the Korean War end for the United States?

a)

It was considered a defeat for the United States

b)

It ended in a stalemate (the border did not change; neither side gained any territory)

c)

The Korean War caused the U.S. to win the Cold War

d)

The Korean War ended with all of Korea becoming a democracy.

18.

How did the Vietnam War end for the United States?

a)

It was considered a loss because all of Vietnam became communist

b)

It was a much-needed victory for the U.S. military

c)

It ended in a stalemate, where neither side actually won

d)

All of Vietnam became a democracy

19.

After WII, the United States had which type of government?

a)

democracy

b)

communism

c)

monarchy

d)

dictatorship

20.

What two superpowers immerged after World War II?

a)

United States and Germany

b)

Soviet Union and Germany

c)

Soviet Union and Russia

d)

United States and Soviet Union