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Cold War Review

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

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Class
Date
1.

Why was the Berlin Airlift considered a victory for the West in the Cold War?

a)

The airlift symbolized Great Britain's support of U.S. foreign policy.

b)

The airlift symbolized Soviet control of West German airspace.

c)

The airlift symbolized popular resistance to further Soviet expansion in Europe.

d)

The airlift symbolized the Soviet Union's desire to avoid confrontation.

2.

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)

Policy of containment

d)

Marshall Plan

3.

Nations that were aligned with, but also under the influence and pressure of, the Soviet Union were called--

a)

European Nations

b)

NATO

c)

Warsaw Pact

d)

Satellite Nations

4.

Which foreign policy promised to help countries resisting Communist takeover?

a)

Marshall Plan

b)

Iron Curtain

c)

Truman Doctrine

d)

Massive Retaliation

5.

Which of the following foreign policies gave financial aid to European nations to rebuild after WWII?

a)

Truman Doctrine

b)

Marshall Plan

c)

Warsaw Pact

d)

Domino Theory

6.

McCarthyism has become known as

a)

The Blue Monster

b)

The Witch Hunt

c)

The Red Scare

d)

The Red Death

7.

What was the main goal of McCarthyism?

a)

To remove potential communist from state positions

b)

The idea to protect European nations from the spread of communism.

c)

To bring early attention to Ronald Reagan (Pre Political Career)

d)

The attacks, often unsubstantiated, by Senator Joseph and others on people suspected of being Communists

8.

What parallel line divides North and South Korea?

a)

17th

b)

48th

c)

15th

d)

38th

9.

How did the Korean War end?

a)

In a stalemate- with a ceasefire

b)

With the Russians driving out the American troops

c)

In a win for the Chinese & South Koreans

d)

With Nationalist retreat to the Sea of Japan

10.
What two nations were in competition with each other during the Cold War?
a)
Spain and Portugal
b)
England and France
c)
Germany and Italy
d)
United States and Soviet Union
11.

What was the incident where an American plane had entered soviet airspace, crashed, and led to his imprisonment for 10 years.

a)

U2 incident

b)

Cuban Missile Crisis

c)

Berlin Airlift

d)

Bay of Pigs invasion

12.

What did Kennedy's "flexible response" plan call for?

a)

a buildup of nuclear weapons

b)

a buildup of conventional weapons

c)

a reduction of military bases

d)

a reduction of the Special Forces

13.

Linked the Soviet Union with seven other communist Eastern European countries.

a)

NATO

b)

Warsaw Pact

14.

continuing the policy of containment, the president agreed to send aid to any Middle Eastern country that needed to stop the spread of communism

a)

Truman Doctrine

b)

Eisenhower Doctrine

c)

Kennedy Doctrine

d)

Johnson Doctrine

15.

What Was The Berlin Wall

a)

It Was By Germans

b)

It Divided Berlin In Half

c)

Berlin Was An Important City

d)

Germany's Capital Is Berlin

16.

Who Controlled East Germany

a)

France

b)

U.S.A

c)

Soviet Union

d)

Britain

17.

What Was East Germany?

a)

A Satellite State To The Soviet Union

b)

A Puppet To The United States Of America

c)

A Failed Fascist Country

d)

A Puppet Of Britain

18.

What Was The Berlin Wall?

a)

A Wall That Keeps The North Germans Inside North Berlin

b)

A Wall That Keeps The East Germans Inside East Berlin and the West out of the Communist East Berlin.

c)

A Wall That Keeps The West Germans Inside West Berlin

d)

A Wall That Keeps The South Germans Inside South Berlin

19.

A phone line was set up for emergencies for the two leaders to communicate to avoid a crisis in the future.

a)

Twitter

b)

The Direct Line

c)

Hotline

d)

Radio

20.

The ____________ cut off Eastern Europe (Communist) from the West (Capitalist) metaphorically speaking.

a)

The Marshall Plan

b)

The Berlin Airlift

c)

WWII

d)

The Iron Curtain

21.

What was the purpose of Kennedy's Alliance for Progress program?

a)

to make him well liked in Europe

b)

offer aid to Latin-American countries

c)

help poor people in the US

d)

work with some countries to take over others

22.

policy of using non-nuclear weapons to fight a war

a)

flexible response

b)

cuban missile crisis

c)

berlin crisis

d)

bay of pigs

23.

Ruler of Cuba during Kennedy's presidency

a)

Fidel Castro

b)

Miguel Díaz-Canel

c)

jose marti

d)

Thurgood Marshall

24.

Direct phone line between the white house and the kremlin

a)

hot line

b)

red button

c)

direct line

d)

speed dial

25.

barrier built to keep East Germans from fleeing to West Berlin

a)

Berlin Wall

b)

Iron Curtain

c)

Great Wall of China

26.

The campaign program advocated by JFK in the 1960 election. He promised to revitalize the stagnant economy and enact reform legislation in education, health care, and civil rights. Kennedy’s broad vision of progress for the U.S.

a)

New Frontier

b)

Great Society

c)

The Marshall Support

d)

Kennedy's Success Plan

27.

Failed CIA operation in April 1961 to overthrow Castro and take over Cuba using Cuban exiles.

a)

bay of pigs

b)

cuban missile crisis

c)

berlin crisis

28.

What was one of the purposes of the CIA in the 1950s?

a)

Operations to weaken or overthrow governments in NATO.

b)

Opportunities for average Americans to utilize programs to aid them.

c)

Covert or secret, operations to weaken or overthrow governments unfriendly to the United States

d)

Operations to empower southern governements.

29.
The Warren Commission was established to
a)
investigate claims of unequal pay for women.
b)
determine who assassinated President John F. Kennedy.
c)
determine if the U.S. should respond to the Soviet missiles in Cuba.
d)
investigate the feasibility of increasing Social Security benefits.
30.

How does the Cuban Missile Crisis end?

a)

The Soviets take the nuclear weapons out of Cuba; The US take Nukes out of Italy.

b)

The Soviets take the nuclear weapons out of Canada; The US take Nukes out of Illinois.

c)

The Soviets take the nuclear weapons out of Korea; The US take Nukes out of Britain.

d)

The Soviets take the nuclear weapons out of Cuba; The US take Nukes out of Turkey.