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Cold War Part I

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How long did the Cold War Last?

a)

40 years

b)

45 years

c)

50 years

d)

55 Years

2.

Why was the Soviet Union upset with the United States during World War II?

a)

The United States developed the Atomic Bomb without telling them

b)

The United States started give more supplies to Great Britain

c)

The United States waited to invade France and open the Western Front

d)

The United States sent troops into Eastern Europe

3.

What was our policy against communism during the Cold War?

a)

Confinement

b)

Detente

c)

Commandment

d)

Containment

4.

What did Winston Churchill say after the Soviet Union took over Eastern Europe?

a)

A steel curtain had descended over Europe

b)

The Red Menace had taken over Europe

c)

An Iron Curtain had descended over Europe

d)

A communist wave had engulfed Europe

5.

What name was given to the Eastern European nations that were under the control of the Soviet Union?

a)

Satellite Nations

b)

Comrade Nations

c)

Red Nations

d)

Orbiting Nations

6.

What was the policy that the United States would help any nation that was struggling against communism?

a)

The Roosevelt Corollary

b)

NATO Pledge

c)

The Marshall Plan

d)

The Truman Doctrine

7.

Where was the United Nations created?

a)

San Francisco

b)

New York

c)

London

d)

Paris

8.

What is the executive branch of the United Nations?

a)

The General Assembly

b)

The Security Council

c)

The Super Powers

d)

The Member Nations

9.

What country holds a permanent seat on the UN Security Council?

a)

The United States

b)

Great Britain

c)

China

d)

France

10.

What was the European Recovery Act commonly known as?

a)

The Truman Plan

b)

The Berlin Airlift

c)

The Marshall Plan

d)

The Lend-Lease Act

11.

How much did the United States spend on the Marshall Plan?

a)

12 billion

b)

13 billion

c)

14 billion

d)

15 billion

12.

What made Berlin tricky after World War II?

a)

West Berlin was controlled by the Allies, but it was in the middle of East Germany

b)

East Berlin was controlled by the Allies, but it was in the middle of West Berlin

c)

The Soviets destroyed it during World War II and most of the residents moved to Poland

d)

The Soviets made it there first and claimed that it was theirs

13.

What was the codename of the Berlin airlift?

a)

Operation Overlord

b)

Operation Candy Drop

c)

Operation Barbarosa

d)

Operation Vittles

14.

What was created, because of the cooperation of the Allied Nations during the Berlin Airlift?

a)

The League of Nations

b)

The United Nations

c)

NATO

d)

Organization of Allied Forces

15.

What did the kids call the Candy Bomber during the Berlin Airlift?

a)

The Candyman

b)

Uncle Wiggly Wings

c)

Mr. Hershey

d)

Uncle Candy Claus

16.

Where did the U.S. forces land and begin to push the North Korean forces out of South Korea?

a)

Pusan

b)

Pyongyang

c)

Inchon

d)

Yalu

17.

What law was passed that eased the labor shortage and helped servicemen go to college?

a)

The Taft-Hartley Act

b)

The GI Bill of Rights

c)

The GI ACt

d)

The Armed Forces Education Act

18.

What agency was created to deal with spies during the Cold War?

a)

The Central Intelligence Agency

b)

The National Security Agency

c)

The Federal Bureau of Investigation

d)

The Office of Strategic Services