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WorksheetsCold War Unit 1 Review
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
All of the following leaders were part of the "Big Three" nations EXCEPT:
Winston Churchill
Charles de Gaulle
Harry Truman
Joseph Stalin
What was the purpose of the Potsdam Conference?
To force Germany into defeat
To gain support for the Marshall Plan in Eastern Europe
To determine the borders of post-World War II Europe
To punish the Nazi party officials in an international trial
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?
Communism
Capitalism
Anti-Imperialism
Isolationism
The governing body of the occupation zones in Germany and Austria following World War II was also called the ____________?
Potsdam Conference
Allied Control Council
NATO
Truman Doctrine
In 1948, what did Soviet Leader Joseph Stalin do after the Allied zones of occupation in Germany unified?
Build the Berlin Wall
Declare the Cold War
Invade China
Impose the Berlin Blockade
How did the Potsdam Declaration in July 1945 affect the outcome of World War II?
Ended the war with Germany
Liberated all of the concentration camps
Gave Japan a warning if they didn't surrender
Forced FDR out of power in the United States
What were the benefits of the European Recovery Program (also known as the Marshall Plan)?
Provided funds to rebuild Europe after the war
Helped to prevent the spread of communism
Promoted American businesses and capitalism
All of the above.
What was the U.S. policy of trying to prevent the spread of communism around the world?
Capitalism
Containment
European Recovery Program
Imperialism
What is the term for countries that want to stay out of other countries' foreign affairs?
Isolationism
Interventionism
Globalization
War Reparations
What were the Nuremberg Trials?
Punished the United States government for dropping the atomic bombs on Japan
Payments that were made for damages caused by the war
Decided the borders of post-war Germany
13 trials that punished anyone involved in the Nazi regime in Germany
What was the iron curtain?
When West Berlin was shut off from electricity, food and other supplies in 1948
Metaphorical dividing line between capitalist and communist nations after WWII
Soviet policy of denying Czechoslovakia and Poland aid
Series of flights and supplies that were flown into Germany after the blockade
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?
Communism
Imperialism
Capitalism
Containment
What is the cold war?
Refers to the ideological conflict and increasing tensions between the United States and Soviet Union after WWII
Describes the post-war period occupation in Germany and Japan
Refers to all of the issues and challenges that resulted from WWII
Describes how nuclear weapons dominated military policies
Why did feelings of anti-imperialism increase after WWII?
Countries were tired of alliances
Countries wanted to control their own finances
Since Europe had just been liberated, many colonies wanted their own independence
Countries worried that the ruling countries couldn't afford their basic needs
The Truman Doctrine provided aid to prevent communism in which of the following countries?
China and Korea
Greece and Turkey
Soviet Union and Poland
Canada and Mexico
Which of the following countries were once included in the Soviet Union? Choose all that apply.
Lithuania
Poland
Uzbekistan
Georgia
What is another name for the European Recovery Program?
Berlin Crisis
War Reparations
Marshall Plan
German Situation
Who declared that "an iron curtain has descended across the continent"?
Winston Churchill
Bernard Baruch
Harry Truman
Clement Attlee
Why was NATO created in 1949?
Created in response to the Soviet Union's Warsaw Pact
To divide Germany into two separate countries
To garner support for member nations against aggression by any other nation
To establish Brussels, Belgium as an important European city
When Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev comes to power, what is this period with the West known as?
The Thaw
The Isolation
The Miracle on the Rhine
Containment
Which one of the following Soviet policies attempted to eliminate the memory of Stalin and his "cult of personality"?
Perestroika
Socialist realism
Committee on State Security
de-Stalinization
Which of the following occurred during Khrushchev's leadership of the Soviet Union? Choose all that apply.
Kitchen Debates
Construction of the Berlin Wall
Free housing, transportation and education for the Soviet people
Launch of Sputnik
How did the U.S. respond to Sputnik in 1957?
Created the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Successfully tested the first hydrogen bomb
Created the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
Tightened control of Western Germany
What was the major result of the U-2 Spy Plane Incident?
More international trials between the two nations
Decrease in U.S. surveillance
Soviet Union abandoned Berlin
Led to increased tensions between the two superpowers
Which one of the following is a major result of the building of the Berlin Wall? Choose all that apply.
Khrushchev orders East German guards to shoot anyone who tries to "escape" to West Berlin
It marks the end of the cold war.
Khrushchev falls from power in the Soviet Union.
East Germans are cut off from their family and friends in West Berlin for over 40 years
What does this image titled "Happy Reuniting" represent?
Soviet Expansion
Socialist Realism
Collectivization
Containment
How did Stalin and the Eastern European countries respond to NATO?
Imposed the Berlin Blockade
Created Comecon
Created the Warsaw Pact
Built the Berlin Wall
Post-World War II, which country experienced an economic miracle or "miracle on the Rhine"?
West Germany
Poland
East Germany
United Kingdom
How did Khrushchev's leadership differ from Stalin's in the Soviet Union?
Khrushchev served much longer.
Khrushchev was more of a ruthless, dictator than Stalin.
Khrushchev relied heavily on his military training to rule.
Khrushchev had better relationships with Western countries.
Why did the Soviets build the Berlin Wall in Germany?
To prevent Western spies from gaining access
To prevent East Germans from leaving for West Germany
To easily distinguish between the two different types of government
They had so much money left over after World War II.
