WorksheetsCold War Quiz
Total questions: 56
Worksheet time: 2hrs 52mins
What was the domino theory?
A theory used to predict East German actions.
A theory that explained the outcome of World War II.
A theory that predicted the growth of the anti-war movement.
A theory about the way communism might spread.
Why did the United States and the Soviet Union nearly start a nuclear war over Cuba?
The Soviet Union sent missiles to Cuba.
The United States attempted to colonize Cuba
The Soviet Union began a blockade of Cuba.
The United States flew spy planes over Cuba.
Increase in birthrate after WWII. Led to an increased demand for housing and the growth of the suburbs.
Baby Boom
McCarthyism
Space Race
Arms Race
Cold war competition between the U.S. and Soviet Union to build up their respective armed forces and weapons
Baby Boom
McCarthyism
Space Race
Arms Race
The housing boom, new industries, and military spending all led to what in the 1950s?
Economic prosperity
Economic decline
Weaker military
More land for growth
If one country fell to democracy, others would follow
If one country fell to communism, others would follow
The Berlin Airlift was President Truman's response to the
reunification of East and West Germany
German development of the atomic bomb
Soviet blockade of West Berlin
construction of the Berlin Wall
Mutual Defense Alliance - Western countries pledge to defend each other from attacks
United Nations
NATO
Warsaw Pact
Berlin Airlift
The conflict between Communist North Korea and Non-Communist South Korea. The United Nations (led by the United States) helped South Korea in an effort to contain communism.
Korean War
Vietnam War
Cuban Missile Crisis
Bay of Pigs Invasion
What was the final resolution of the Korean War?
The North gained control
The South gained control
The dividing line moved north.
The dividing line stayed about the same.
What did North Korea's attempt to unify the peninsula challenge for the US?
Containment
Military growth
Marshall Plan
Corruption
Phrase coined by Churchill that explained that Europe had been divided into western Europe and communist eastern Europe
Containment
Iron Curtain
Marshall Plan
Truman Doctrine
Considered a Proxy war during the Cold War. In 1950, Communist North Korea invaded South Korea, starting the ____________
Camp David
Persian Gulf
Vietnam War
Korean War
What individual/group contributed to the Red Scare and accused American citizens of being communists?
Martin Luther King & Black Panthers
Jane Addams & Settlement Houses
Joseph McCarthy & HUAC
Cesar Chavez & United Farmworkers Union
Which statement best describes the primary focus of the House Un-American Activities Committee in the 1950s?
to prevent the admission of Red China to the United Nations
to prevent the integration of various racial groups in U.S. society
to investigate radical groups in order to find disloyal Americans
to place quotas on the number of immigrants entering the U.S.
When Sputnik (First artificial satellite) was launched, how did the US respond?
Gov. funded math and science
Gov. funded history and science
Gov. funded PE and lunch
Gov. funded binocular purchases
What legislation helped American soldiers get an education and buy homes in the suburbs during the Cold War?
Interstate Commerce Act
Federal Housing Authority Act
Social Security Act
GI BIll
This distributed economic assistance to several European countries.
The Marshall Plan
The Interstate Highway Act
Treaty of Paris
22nd Amendment
making harsh accusations without proper evidence during the Cold War became known as_______________.
Communism
Paranoia
McCarthyism
Joseph McCarthy
Space and exploration forever changed American life by the following:
Decrease in math funding
Increased focus on math and science classes and better quality of life
Decrease in science classes
Less technologicial advances
After liberating Eastern Europe from Nazi control, the USSR __________.
remained in the conquered areas
encouraged free elections
returned to its historic borders
began to expand into western Germany and France
Final decision of the Brown v. BOE case
Ruled that segregation is unequal and goes against the 14 Amendment.
Brown v. BOE case required all states to what?
Required public schools to integrate.
Brown v. BOE impacted which states?
South
This is how Georgia and other states felt regarding integration in public schools.
They resisted the change
Integration of public schools in Georgia
Slow and difficult processb
Why was the Civil Rights Act of 1964 passed?
To give African Americans the right to vote.
to end segregation in society all together.
To reduce racial discrimination in the workplace.
To provide equal access to public facilities and services.
Which Civil Rights Movement "Event" did Martin Luther King Jr. give his famous "I Have A Dream" speech?
Albany Movement
March on Washington
Birmingham Bus Boycott
Selma to Montgomery March
This civil rights organization made up of college and high school students that were known for their non-violent sit-ins, freedom rides, and desegregating lunch counters/restaurants? Hint: Nickname: Snick
Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
The National Urban League (NUL)
What were the laws designed to keep white people and black people apart called?
Segregation Laws
Jim Crow Laws
Seperation Laws
Separate but Equal Laws
Which of the following were examples of places that were segregated during the Civil Rights Movement?
Busses
Restrooms/Water Fountains
Houses
All of the above
Which important Civil Rights figure refused to give up his/her spot on the bus after a long day of work?
Martin Luther King Jr.
Eleanor Roosevelt
Rosa Parks
Thurgood Marshall
After Rosa Parks was arrested, who led the protest to boycott busses called the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
Martin Luther King Jr.
Rosa Parks
Thurgood Marshall
John F. Kennedy
What is it called when African Americans would sit at "whites-only" lunch counter to protest segregation?
Boycott
School
Bus
Sit-in
During the _____________, civil rights groups worked to expand black voting in the South by registering black voters in Mississippi.
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Children's March
Freedom Summer
March on Washington
Truman Doctrine
military aid to foreign countries
Marshall Plan
loans to foreign countries
Domino Theory
if one country falls to communism, others will follow
Containment
stop communism from spreading to other countries
The (a) was the first time the United States stood up to Soviet (b)
Western military alliance established to keep Soviet aggression in check.
United Nations
CIA
Warsaw Pact
NATO
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg sold information about the Manhattan Project to the Soviet Union
True
False
What major strategy was the US employing when it led a UN coalition to war on the Korean peninsula?
McCarthyism
known unknowns
containment
shock and awe
According to (a) , since (b) fell to communism, (c) would become communist, too.
Sort these items that contributed to the longest economic boom in American history.
Serviceman's Readjustment Act of 1944 (GI Bill)
paid for college and career training for veterans of WW2
Baby Boom
increased the demand for housing
Interstate Highway Act of 1956
connected suburbs and cities
consumer spending
fueled massive economic growth
What does "Detente" mean?
Easing hostililities
Spreading of communist ideology
French for defense against communism
another word used to describe the growing hostilities between democracy and communism
The failed United States’ 1961 operation in Cuba was called
The Bay of Pigs
The Bay of Sheep
The Bay of Cows
The Bay of Havana
Since a "blockade" would be looked at as an act of war, what did President Kennedy call his military blockade of Cuba?
protective order
military exercise
humanitarian action
quarantine
Who was president during the invasion of Cuba attempt?
Eisenhower
Truman
Kennedy
Obama
The 1972 agreement between the United States & the Soviet Union that limited nuclear weapons was called________.
The P.E.P.P.E.R. Pact
The N.A.T.O. Agreement
The S.A.L.T. Agreement
None of the above
What is a proxy war?
a war between two states
a war where no lives are lost
a war where the powers in conflict use third parties as substitutes instead of fighting each other directly
a war where women are not allowed to fight
“I believe it must be the policy of the United States to support free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation [domination] by armed minorities or by outside pressure. Should we fail to aid Greece and Turkey in this fateful hour, the effect will be far-reaching to the West. The seeds of totalitarian regimes are nurtured by misery and want. They spread and grow in the evil soil of poverty and strife. They reach their full growth when the hope of a people for a better life has died. Therefore, I propose giving Greece and Turkey $400 million in aid.” - President Truman’s speech to Congress, March 12, 1947.
What was the intent of the Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan?
Provide political, military, and economic assistance to all democratic nations under threat from external or internal authoritarian forces.
Ensure the survival of the newly independent nations of Africa and Asia.
Limit the proliferation of nuclear weapons during the Cold War.
Provide medical aid to South Korea during the Korean War.
“There is one sign the Soviets can make that would be unmistakable, that would advance dramatically the cause of freedom and peace. General Secretary Gorbachev, if you seek peace, if you seek prosperity for the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, if you seek liberation, come here to this gate. Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate. Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!”
- President Ronald Reagan (June 12, 1987)
From the quote above, which symbol of the Cold War was President Reagan speaking about?
the Berlin Wall
The Great Wall of China
The DMZ
The "Iron Curtain"
. . . The Parties agree that an armed attack against one or more of them in Europe or North America shall be considered an attack against them all and consequently they agree that, if such an armed attack occurs, each of them, in exercise of the right of individual or collective self-defense . . . will assist the Party or Parties so attacked by taking forthwith, individually and in concert with the other Parties, such action as it deems necessary, including the use of armed force, to restore and maintain the security of the . . . area. . . .
Which organization includes this statement in its charter?
Warsaw Pact
United Nations
League of Nations
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
