WorksheetsCold War Test
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The ideological basis of the Cold War was conflict between communism and —
a)
socialism
b)
fascism
c)
monarchy
d)
democracy
2.
What is the best title for this list?
a)
Causes of Western Imperialism
b)
Causes of the Cold War
c)
Causes of the Great Depression
d)
Causes of World War II
3.
Which organization's member states were described as being behind the Iron Curtain after World War II?
a)
United Nations
b)
Axis Powers
c)
European Union
d)
Warsaw Pact
4.
All of the following countries occupied West Germany after World War II EXCEPT:
a)
United States
b)
Soviet Union
c)
Great Britain
d)
France
5.
Which leader was most closely associated with stopping the spread of communism?
a)
Harry Truman
b)
Dwight D Einsenhower
c)
FDR
d)
Stalin
6.
Which statement best describes the region indicated on this map?
a)
It housed a British protectorate that was returned to Chinese control.
b)
It was a refuge for nationalists after a civil war in China.
c)
It housed a monastery for a powerful sect of Chinese monks.
d)
It was acquired from Japan after the Chinese-Japanese Wars.
7.
Which Gorbachev policy means "reforming or restructuring" (economic)
a)
Perestoika
b)
Glasnost
c)
Mutually Assured Destruction
d)
Containment
8.
Which leader was most responsible for this event?
a)
Deng Xiaoping
b)
Ho Chi Minh
c)
Mao Tse-tung (Mao Zedong)
d)
Sun Yat-sen
9.
Which of the following explains the rise in military spending on the graph?
a)
World War II
b)
The Korean War
c)
The Vietnam War
d)
The Persian Gulf War
10.
The United States threatened to use nuclear weapons during the —
a)
Cuban Missile Crisis
b)
Chinese Civil War
c)
The Vietnam War
d)
Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
11.
Which action by Nikita Khrushchev showed his attempt to cooperate with the United States during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
a)
Collaborated with Fidel Castro to allow nuclear weapons in Cuba
b)
Ordered the dismantling of Soviet missiles in Cuba
c)
Allowed Soviet ships to continue their approach to the American blockade
d)
Approved the installation of nuclear weapons in Cuba
12.
Which Gorbachev policy means "openness"
a)
Glasnost
b)
Mutually Assured Destruction
c)
Containment
d)
Perestroika
13.
By 1990, the Soviet Union was on the verge of collapse for all of the following reasonsEXCEPT —
a)
nationalism in Warsaw Pact countries
b)
economic collapse
c)
nationalism among the Soviet Republics
d)
invasion by NATO forces
14.
What military organization was formed to protect Western Europe from Soviet aggression?
a)
Warsaw Pact
b)
Allies
c)
EU
d)
NATO
15.
What was the main goal of the United States in Vietnam?
a)
reunification of Vietnam
b)
containment of communism
c)
upholding of the Geneva Accords
d)
spreading communism to Vietnam
16.
How did the arms race between the USA and USSR serve as a deterrent?
a)
Mutual Assured Destruction
b)
It didn’t
c)
USA was scared of the Soviet Union
d)
The Soviet Union was scared of the US
17.
This famous wall was built to divide what city during the Cold War?
a)
Berlin
b)
Moscow
c)
Warsaw
d)
Salzburg
18.
The United States followed a policy of containment during the Cold War in response to the spread of communism. How did the Marshall Plan reflect containment policy?
a)
It blocked Soviet missiles from from arriving in communist Cuba
b)
It provided economic aid to European countries in order to prevent the spread of communism
c)
It authorized the use of military force against communist forces in Vietnam.
d)
It stopped communist efforts to control the Korean Peninsula.
19.
When the United States sent military aid to African governments to help them resist communism, it was continuing a foreign policy first asserted in the
a)
Potsdam Agreement.
b)
Teheran Conference.
c)
Marshall Plan.
d)
Truman Doctrine
20.
What was the failed invasion of Cuba, that was a stain on the beginning of JFK's Presidency?
a)
Bay of Pigs
b)
Cuban missile Crisis
c)
Sputnik
d)
Apollo
e)
21.
When did the Soviet Union officially dissolve?
a)
1990
b)
1989
c)
1992
d)
1991
22.
Which US President tried to win the Cold War by Bankrupting the Soviet Union?
a)
Nixon
b)
Reagan
c)
Bush
d)
Kennedy
23.
Dulles said "The US would retaliate instantly with massive retaliation, if the US or its allies are threatened"... This defines what word?
a)
M.A.D.
b)
Brinksmanship
c)
Glasnot
d)
Perestroika
24.
The cold war was between-
a)
1947-1965
b)
1950-1990
c)
1945-1991
d)
1939-1945
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