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Cold War Begins Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is required for a country to be considered a superpower? 
a)
Having a space program
b)
Being a member of the Warsaw Pact 
c)
Having a democratic government
d)
Influencing world events
2.

The period after WWII of rivalry and tension between the US and the Soviet Union was what?

a)

NATO

b)

WWII

c)

Cold War

d)

Russian Revolution

3.

Which conference held in February of 1945 showed agreement and compromise with the "Big-Three"?

a)

Yalta Conference

b)

Munich Conference

c)

Potsdam Conference

d)

WWII Conference

4.
The Iron Curtain divided what continent? 
a)
Asia
b)
North America 
c)
Europe 
d)
Africa 
5.
What was the goal of the Truman Doctrine? 
a)

Keep Communism Contained

b)

Help the Spread of Communism 

c)

Decision to drop the Atomic Bomb

d)

Give the USSR money

6.
Which of the following was a key decisions made at the Yalta Conference in Feb. 1945?
a)
to begin a two front war with the D-Day invasion
b)
the division of Germany into four  zones of occupation (French, British, American, Soviet)
c)
the decision to drop the atomic bomb on Japan
d)
picking a new name for Germany
7.
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
8.

What does NATO stands for?

a)

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

b)

North Atlanta Treaty Organization

c)

National Atlantic Thirty Organization

d)

North Atlantic Treaty Organizations

9.

What was created by the Soviet Union in response to NATO?

a)

Warsaw Pact

b)

Berlin Wall

c)

Central Powers

d)

The Kremlin

10.

What country was against the idea of NATO when it first started?

a)

Russia (Soviet Union)

b)

Brazil

c)

Canada

d)

Mexico

11.

What organization is an alliance of nations that attempts to end disputes between countries peacefully?

a)

United Nations

b)

NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)

c)

Yalta Conference

d)

Nuremburg Trials

12.

Which Cold War foreign policy was designed to get to the verge without getting into the war?

a)

Baby Boom

b)

Brinkmanship

c)

Arms Race

d)

Urban Renewal

13.

Which two Japanese cities did the US drop atomic bombs on?

a)

Hiroshima and Tokyo

b)

Nagasaki and Tokyo

c)

Tokyo and Kyoto

d)

Hiroshima and Nagasaki

14.

What was the purpose of the Marshall Plan?

a)

To help Cubans overthrow Castro's communist regime

b)

The help China to convert to democracy from communism

c)

To aid European countries so they resist the spread of communism

d)

The force the Soviets to abandon their communist ideology

15.

During the Cold War, the United States adopted the ___________________ in order to stop the spread of communism around the world.

a)

Domino Theory

b)

Expansionist Policy

c)

Containment Policy

d)

Marshall Plan

16.

Prior to the United Nations which establishment was in charge of maintaining peace and order?

a)

Justice League

b)

League of Nations

c)

Legal Nations

d)

The Avengers

17.

Who was the leader of the Communist party?

a)

Mao Zedong

b)

Deng Xiaoping

c)

George W. Bush

d)

Emperor Hirohito

18.

What were the effects of the Marshall Plan?

a)

Stop spread of capitalism

b)

Provide money to Western Europe

c)

Supplies for Eastern Europe

d)

All of the above

19.

The United States has this style of government.

a)

Democratic-Republic

b)

Dictatorship

c)

Fascist

d)

Communist

20.

East Germany had this type of economy during the Cold War.

a)

Capitalist

b)

Communist

c)

Free-For-All

d)

Socialist

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