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Cold War Unit 1 Quiz Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

All of the following leaders were part of the "Big Three" nations EXCEPT:

a)

Winston Churchill

b)

Charles de Gaulle

c)

Harry Truman

d)

Joseph Stalin

2.

What was the purpose of the Potsdam Conference?

a)

To force Germany into defeat

b)

To gain support for the Marshall Plan in Eastern Europe

c)

To determine the borders of post-World War II Europe

d)

To punish the Nazi party officials in an international trial

3.

Which theory supported Karl Marx's idea that all property should be publicly owned and each person should work according to their needs and abilities?

a)

Communism

b)

Capitalism

c)

Anti-Imperialism

d)

Isolationism

4.

The governing body of the occupation zones in Germany and Austria following World War II was also called the ____________?

a)

Potsdam Conference

b)

Allied Control Council

c)

NATO

d)

Truman Doctrine

5.

In 1948, what did Soviet Leader Joseph Stalin do after the Allied zones of occupation in Germany unified?

a)

Build the Berlin Wall

b)

Declare the Cold War

c)

Invade China

d)

Impose the Berlin Blockade

6.

How did the Potsdam Declaration in July 1945 affect the outcome of World War II?

a)

Ended the war with Germany

b)

Liberated all of the concentration camps

c)

Gave Japan a warning if they didn't surrender

d)

Forced FDR out of power in the United States

7.

What were the benefits of the European Recovery Program (also known as the Marshall Plan)?

a)

Provided funds to rebuild Europe after the war

b)

Helped to prevent the spread of communism

c)

Promoted American businesses and capitalism

d)

All of the above.

8.

What was the U.S. policy of trying to prevent the spread of communism around the world?

a)

Capitalism

b)

Containment

c)

European Recovery Program

d)

Imperialism

9.

What is the term for countries that want to stay out of other countries' foreign affairs?

a)

Isolationism

b)

Interventionism

c)

Globalization

d)

War Reparations

10.

What were the Nuremberg Trials?

a)

Punished the United States government for dropping the atomic bombs on Japan

b)

Payments that were made for damages caused by the war

c)

Decided the borders of post-war Germany

d)

13 trials that punished anyone involved in the Nazi regime in Germany

11.

What was the iron curtain?

a)

When West Berlin was shut off from electricity, food and other supplies in 1948

b)

Metaphorical dividing line between capitalist and communist nations after WWII

c)

Soviet policy of denying Czechoslovakia and Poland aid

d)

Series of flights and supplies that were flown into Germany after the blockade

12.

Which one of the following economic and political theories promote private ownership of a country's trade and industry by private individuals rather than the government?

a)

Communism

b)

Imperialism

c)

Capitalism

d)

Containment

13.

What is the cold war?

a)

Refers to the ideological conflict and increasing tensions between the United States and Soviet Union after WWII

b)

Describes the post-war period occupation in Germany and Japan

c)

Refers to all of the issues and challenges that resulted from WWII

d)

Describes how nuclear weapons dominated military policies

14.

Why did feelings of anti-imperialism increase after WWII?

a)

Countries were tired of alliances

b)

Countries wanted to control their own finances

c)

Since Europe had just been liberated, many colonies wanted their own independence

d)

Countries worried that the ruling countries couldn't afford their basic needs

15.

The Truman Doctrine provided aid to prevent communism in which of the following countries?

a)

China and Korea

b)

Greece and Turkey

c)

Soviet Union and Poland

d)

Canada and Mexico