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A Divided World (Chapter 15 Lesson 1)

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

People who leave their countries to escape famine.

a)

refugees

b)

communism

c)

capitalism

d)

propaganda

2.

Which two countries emerged as the two great powers after World War II?

a)

Great Britain and France

b)

France and Germany

c)

United States and Soviet Union

d)

Germany and Japan

3.

When did Secretary of State George Marshall propose the Marshall Plan?

a)

June 1942

b)

June 1947

c)

June 1950

d)

June 1952

4.

How much money did the United States provide to Europe to help them recover from World War II?

a)

1,000,000

b)

13 billion

c)

13 million

d)

13,000

5.

What world organization was formed on October 24, 1945?

a)

The League of Nations

b)

Iron Curtain

c)

Cold War

d)

United Nations

6.

Who announced the Truman Doctrine in 1947?

a)

Adali Stevenson

b)

President Washington

c)

George Marshall

d)

President Truman

7.

An economic and political system developed on a national level in the Soviet Union.

a)

communism

b)

capitalism

c)

Iron Curtain

d)

propoganda

8.

An economic system that encourages citizens to own business and property.

a)

communism

b)

capitalism

c)

Iron Curtain

d)

propoganda

9.

The closing off of Eastern Europe from Western Europe.

a)

communism

b)

capitalism

c)

Iron Curtain

d)

propoganda

10.

True or False? Germany was split into zones after the war (East Germany and West Germany).

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Which one of these goods was NOT something that the U.S. flew into West Berlin?

a)

food

b)

troops

c)

fuel

d)

machinery

12.

What was built in 1961 to keep the East Germans out of West Germany?

a)

Iron Curtain

b)

propganda

c)

capitalism

d)

Berlin Wall

13.

A struggle that does not involve direct warfare or weapons.

a)

Cold War

b)

Iron Curtain

c)

Berlin Wall

d)

propganda

14.

The spreading of ideas or beliefs to gain support for a cause.

a)

capitalism

b)

propoganda

c)

communism

d)

refugees

15.

How long did the Cold War last?

a)

about ten years

b)

about twenty years

c)

about thirty years

d)

about forty years