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The Cold War Summative NES

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The United States defended democratic South Korea from communist North Korea.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Why was the Berlin Wall created?

a)

to show tourists where to find the borders of East & West Berlin

b)

to give food and supplies to Berlin

c)

to keep democratic West Berlin away from communist East Berlin

d)

to punish the people who lived in West Berlin and were free

3.

The U.S. wanted to help train the South Korean troops to defeat North Korea.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Which correctly describes the Soviet Union during the Cold War?

a)

The Soviet Union had a democratic government.

b)

The Soviet Union had a communist government

c)

The Soviet Union believed its citizens had rights and freedoms

d)

The Soviet Union gave citizens food

5.

What is the invisible line that separated communist Eastern Europe from democratic Western Europe?

a)

No Man's Land

b)

Iron Wall

c)

Iron Curtain

d)

Berlin Wall

6.

What is the political and economic system where the government owns ALL businesses and land. Citizens have very little individuality?

a)

democracy

b)

The Berlin Airlift

c)

communism

d)

NATO

7.

What was the drop that helped people living in East Berlin?

a)

Berlin Wall

b)

Berlin Airlift

c)

VJ Day

d)

Communist Containment Policy

8.

The U.S. defended communist North Korea from democratic South Korea.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

The U.S. sent goods and materials to the South Korean troops instead of fighting.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Which country controlled East Berlin?

a)

Cuba

b)

Korea

c)

United States

d)

The Soviet Union

11.

Who was the senator that told Americans to report anyone (neighbor, friend, family) if they suspected that person was a communist?

a)

Dwight Eisnenhower

b)

Joseph McCarthy

c)

Harry S. Truman

d)

Richard Nixon

12.

Who was the President of the United States during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

a)

Ronald Reagan

b)

John F. Kennedy

c)

Lydon B. Johnson

d)

Thomas Jeffereson

13.

During which event did the United States and the Soviet Union come the closet to nuclear war?

a)

Vietnam War

b)

WWII

c)

Cuban Missile Crisis

d)

Korean War

14.

The U.S. fought the Soviet Union during the Korean War.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

What was the reason that the U.S. got involved in the Vietnam War?

a)

To stop the spread of communism

b)

to gain control of Vietnam

c)

to get recognition as being a world super power

d)

to start WWIII