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AP World History Unit 8

Total questions: 104

Worksheet time: 56mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The figurative curtain expressed in the source above refers to

a)

The division between communist countries from democratic counties in Asia

b)

The division between communist countries from democratic counties in Africa

c)

The division between communist countries from democratic counties in Europe

d)

The division between communist countries from democratic counties China

2.
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
3.

What was the political and military alliance of Western, non communist nations?

a)

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

b)

Warsaw Pact

c)

United Nations

d)

League of Nations

4.

What was the for the alliance organization of Soviet-dominated countries of Eastern Europe?

a)

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

b)

Warsaw Pact

c)

Triple Alliance

d)

United Soviet Socialist Republics

5.

US President Harry Truman's policy of preventing the spread and expansion of communism was -

a)

Containment

b)

Deterrence

c)

Militarism

d)

Diplomacy

6.

How did the Soviets begin the "Space Race" which started in 1957?

a)

They launched the first ICBM (Intercontinental Ballistic Missile)

b)

They launched the first artificial satellite named Sputnik into space

c)

They created the first space station

d)

They produced the largest hydrogen bomb ever

7.

How did the United States challenge the Soviet Union in the "Space Race" after Sputnik was launched into orbit in 1957 ?

a)

American spies were sent to retrieve Soviet space secrets

b)

War was declared on the Soviet Union

c)

The US put nuclear missiles closer to the Soviet Union in Turkey and Italy

d)

NASA was created and the US spent more on math and science education to make engineers.

8.
Who was the leader of the Chinese Communists?
a)
Kim Jung-Un
b)
Chiang Zhou
c)
Jiang Jieshi
d)
Mao Zedong
9.
Which side of the wall was under the control of the Soviets?
a)
West
b)
East
c)
Both
d)
Neither
10.

The "American War/Vietnam War" began because...

a)

The United States wanted to stop the spread of communism.

b)

The United States wanted to end the enslavement of the Vietnamese population by the Japanese during WWII.

c)

The French had begun to spread capitalism and freedom to communist countries, but ran out of funding to continue in Vietnam.

d)

The occupation after World War II led the nation to be divided in half, much like Berlin and Germany.

11.
The main purpose of the Cultural Revolution was to...
a)
modernize the Chinese economy through collectivism
b)
strengthen ties with the Soviet Union to strengthen the military
c)
preserve revolutionary Communist values by destroying the past
d)
increase China's technological capabilities for world trade
12.
The dividing line between the democracies in blue and the Communist in red was referred to as what?
a)
The line of demarkation
b)
The DeMilitarized Zone
c)
The Iron Curtain
d)
The 38th Parallel
13.
Which city was the symbolic point for the beginning and end of the Cold War?
a)
Sarajevo
b)
Prague
c)
Budapest
d)
Berlin
14.
All of the following were results of the Soviet-American arms race during the Cold War EXCEPT
a)
Sputnik and the space race
b)
diminished military sizes and spending due to technology
c)
the Helsinki Accords
d)
was through third parties (wars by proxy)
15.

Which country is NOT considered apart of the big three?

a)

Germany

b)

Great Britain

c)

Soviet Union

d)

United States

16.

The figurative curtain expressed in the source above refers to

a)

The division between communist countries from democratic counties in Asia

b)

The division between communist countries from democratic counties in Africa

c)

The division between communist countries from democratic counties in Europe

d)

The division between communist countries from democratic counties China

17.
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
18.

What was the political and military alliance of Western, non communist nations?

a)

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

b)

Warsaw Pact

c)

United Nations

d)

League of Nations

19.

US President Harry Truman's policy of preventing the spread and expansion of communism was -

a)

Containment

b)

Deterrence

c)

Militarism

d)

Diplomacy

20.

What was the for the alliance organization of Soviet-dominated countries of Eastern Europe?

a)

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

b)

Warsaw Pact

c)

Triple Alliance

d)

United Soviet Socialist Republics

21.

How did the Soviets begin the "Space Race" which started in 1957?

a)

They launched the first ICBM (Intercontinental Ballistic Missile)

b)

They launched the first artificial satellite named Sputnik into space

c)

They created the first space station

d)

They produced the largest hydrogen bomb ever

22.

How did the United States challenge the Soviet Union in the "Space Race" after Sputnik was launched into orbit in 1957 ?

a)

American spies were sent to retrieve Soviet space secrets

b)

War was declared on the Soviet Union

c)

The US put nuclear missiles closer to the Soviet Union in Turkey and Italy

d)

NASA was created and the US spent more on math and science education to make engineers.

23.
Which side of the wall was under the control of the Soviets?
a)
West
b)
East
c)
Both
d)
Neither
24.
All of the following were results of the Soviet-American arms race during the Cold War EXCEPT
a)
Sputnik and the space race
b)
diminished military sizes and spending due to technology
c)
the Helsinki Accords
d)
was through third parties (wars by proxy)
25.

Which of the following was a primary cause of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union?

a)

direct, armed conflict between the two nations

b)

the founding of the United Nations

c)

a deep reduction in military expenditures

d)

a competition for political influence over other countries

26.

The Cold War refers to the period of tension between the United States and the Soviet Union from

a)

the end of World War II to the fall of the Soviet Union.

b)

the end of World War I to the bombing of Pearl Harbor.

c)

the Cuban Missile Crisis to the fall of the Berlin Wall.

d)

the Bolshevik Revolution to the end of World War I.

27.

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.

28.

What was one major goal of the Soviet Union during the early years of the Cold War?

a)

to expand individual liberties in the Baltic republics

b)

to attract foreign economic investments

c)

to create a defensive buffer zone in Eastern Europe

d)

to establish a competitive market economy

29.

Which of these was a cause of the Korean War?

a)

NATO air and naval forces blocked ships sailing to North Korea.

b)

United Nations inattention allowed guerrillas to infiltrate South Korea.

c)

North Korean forces, with Soviet approval, invaded South Korea.

d)

Widespread anti-colonial riots forced the Korean government to begin the war.

30.

The United States Foreign Policy after World War II was the policy of Containment, which was?

a)

The U.S. would try to restrict the spread of Fascism in Europe.

b)

The U.S. would help to rebuild the nations of Japan and Germany.

c)

Due to the importance, the U.S. would increase spending into the Space Race.

d)

The U.S. would try to prevent the spread of Communism anywhere in the world.

31.

Which country was NOT involved in the establishment of the United Nations in 1945

a)

United States

b)

China

c)

Soviet Union

d)

Germany

32.

Which conference met in 1943 where the Allies agreed that the Soviet Union would focus on freeing Eastern Europe while the United States and Britain would concentrate on Western Europe.

a)

Tehran

Conference

b)

Yalta Conference

c)

Potsdam Conference

d)

Munich Agreement

33.

Which conference took place at a resort on the Black Sea, where leaders focused on plans for reconstructing Eastern Europe and for defeating Japan.

a)

Munich Agreement

b)

Tehran Conference

c)

Yalta Conference

d)

Potsdam Conference

34.

Which of the folllowing was NOT a leaders at the start of the Cold War?

a)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

Harry S. Truman

d)

Winston Churchill

35.

Which of the following terms refers to the indirect but hostile conflict between the U.S. and Soviet Union that began at the end of WWII and lasted until 1991?

a)

Iron Curtain

b)

Soviet-Communist War

c)

Korean War

d)

Cold War

36.

The launch of Sputnik I intensified Cold War tensions and caused the —

a)

United States to increase spending on technology, education and weapons to compete with the Soviet Union

b)

Soviet Union to move missiles and warships to Cuba in order to threaten the United States

c)

United States to send troops and aid to East Berlin to free it from Soviet control

d)

Soviet Union to threaten Europe with nuclear attack if Soviet airspace were violated

37.

Which reason explains why President Truman issued the Truman Doctrine?

a)

The Soviet Union interfered in the domestic affairs of Greece and Turkey.

b)

The Soviet Union refused to allow Greece and Turkey to join the United Nations.

c)

The Soviet Union provided economic assistance to Greece and Turkey.

d)

The Soviet Union prevented Greece and Turkey from accepting the Marshall Plan.

38.
Who "Fought" in the Cold War?
a)
U.S. & Japan
b)
Japan & Germany
c)
U.S. & Soviet Union
d)
Germany & U.S. 
39.
The alliance of communist countries
a)
NATO
b)
Warsaw Pact
c)
Triple Alliance
d)
Communist Alliance
40.

The two ideological differences during the Cold War were Communism vs. :

a)

Fascism

b)

Technology

c)

Capitalism

d)

Imperialism

41.

Small states that are economically or politically dependent on a larger, more powerful state are called:

a)

Protectorates

b)

Dominions

c)

Colonies

d)

Satellite Countries

42.

NATO stand for North Atlantic

(a)  

43.
Why was the United States involved in the Berlin Airlift?
a)
to airlift food to the people of West Berlin
b)
to bomb East Berlin
c)
to demolish the Berlin Wall
d)
to transport people out of East Berlin
44.
This "figurative" wall divided communist countries from democratic counties--
a)
Great Wall of China
b)
Berlin Wall
c)
Iron Curtain
d)
Wall of Democracy
45.

Started in Iran, November 1943; Allies agreed that the Soviet Union would focus on freeing Eastern Europe

a)

Yalta Conference

b)

Tehran Conference

c)

Tokyo Conference

d)

Potsdam Conference

46.

Russian Resort town on the Black Sea; Allied leaders focused on plans for reconstructing Eastern Europe and for defeating Japan

a)

Yalta Conference

b)

Tehran Conference

c)

Tokyo Conference

d)

Potsdam Conference

47.

Final meeting between Allied leaders; First meeting of Harry Truman, Churchill and Stalin

a)

Yalta Conference

b)

Tehran Conference

c)

Tokyo Conference

d)

Potsdam Conference

48.

Who did FDR want the USSR to join the war against?

a)

Germany

b)

Japan

c)

Italy

d)

Bulgaria

49.

War resulted in _______________________ deaths leaving Europe and Asia devastated

a)

20 to 30 million

b)

40-50 million

c)

40-60 million

d)

30-60 million

50.

Which of these countries did not lose 20% of their population

a)

Germany

b)

USSR

c)

Poland

d)

Britain

51.

US would provide money to European countries as long as they did not allow communism in their country

a)

Truman Doctrine

b)

Marshall Plan

c)

Marshall Doctrine

d)

Truman Plan

52.

A conflict does not involve direct military confrontation between two or more rival states

a)

Hot War

b)

Chilly War

c)

Cold War

d)

Warm War

53.

Developed by the US and USSR in the 1950s

a)

Atomic Bomb

b)

Nuclear Bomb

c)

Hydrogen Bomb

d)

TNT Bomb

54.

President who warned the US that the cold war would lead to competition for supremacy in nuclear armaments

a)

Dwight D Eisenhower

b)

FDR

c)

Harry S Truman

d)

John F Kennedy

55.

Idea that each country should choose its own form of government and leaders

a)

Self Determination

b)

Self Governance

c)

Colonization

d)

Imperialism

56.

Replaced the league of nations after World War II to keep the peace

a)

Iron Curtain

b)

United Nations

c)

Truman Doctrine

d)

Sputnik

57.

Splitting of Eastern Europe from Western Europe between capitalist countries and communist countries

a)

Iron Curtain

b)

League of Nations

c)

Truman Doctrine

d)

Sputnik

58.

1947, said that US would do whatever was necessary to stop communism from spreading

a)

Iron Curtain

b)

League of Nations

c)

Truman Doctrine

d)

Sputnik

59.

a belief that organized workers would overthrow the capitalist in all countries

a)

Iron Curtain

b)

League of Nations

c)

Truman Doctrine

d)

World Revolution

60.

Not letting communism spread any further than it already had

a)

Containment

b)

Sputnik

c)

Space Race

d)

Mutually Assured Destruction

61.

Started in 1957 with the launching of Sputnik by the Soviet Union

a)

Containment

b)

Sputnik

c)

Space Race

d)

Mutually Assured Destruction

62.

A Satellite launched by the Soviet Union in 1957

a)

Containment

b)

Sputnik

c)

Space Race

d)

Mutually Assured Destruction

63.

Idea that no matter who started a war, both sides would die from the nuclear fall out

a)

Containment

b)

Sputnik

c)

Space Race

d)

Mutually Assured Destruction

64.

Which Apollo Flight was the first one to land on the moon?

a)

Apollo 1

b)

Apollo 9

c)

Apollo 13

d)

Apollo 11

65.

Allies flew supplies into West Berlin between Feb 1948 and May 1949 until the USSR agreed to stop the blockade

a)

Berlin Airlift

b)

Berlin Wall

c)

Bay of Pigs

d)

Cuban Missile Crisis

66.

How many nations was Germany split into after World War II

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

67.

Massive barrier set up in East Berlin to stop people fleeing into West Berlin (150 killed)

a)

Berlin Airlift

b)

Berlin Wall

c)

Bay of Pigs

d)

Cuban Missile Crisis

68.

set up in April 1949 pledged mutual support and cooperation within the alliance against wars and conflicts

a)

Nato

b)

Warsaw Pact

c)

Bay of Pigs

d)

Cuban Missile Crisis

69.

Created in 1955; known as the Communist Bloc

a)

Nato

b)

Warsaw Pact

c)

Bay of Pigs

d)

Cuban Missile Crisis

70.

Started when the Northern Communist invaded the Southern Capitalist on the Korean Peninsula

a)

Korean War

b)

Vietnam War

c)

Afghan War

d)

Gulf War

71.

16 countries sent military forces to Korea; Lead by General _______________________________________

a)

Chester Nimitz

b)

Chesty Puller

c)

Douglas Macarthur

d)

Pete Quesada

72.

Allied defense of the last free part of South Korea during the early part of the war in 1950

a)

Battle of Inchon

b)

Battle of the Pusan Perimeter

c)

Tet offensive

d)

Chosin Reservoir

73.

Naval invasion of Inchon, South Korea planned by General Douglas Macarthur

a)

Battle of the Pusan Perimeter

b)

Battle of Chosin Reservoir

c)

Battle of Inchon

d)

Battle of Seoul

74.

Last major offensive by the US military in North Korea, Forced the US military forces to retreat from North Korea

a)

Battle of Seoul

b)

Battle of Inchon

c)

Battle of the Pusan Perimeter

d)

Battle of the Chosin Reservoir

75.

Started in Iran, November 1943; Allies agreed that the Soviet Union would focus on freeing Eastern Europe

a)

Yalta Conference

b)

Tehran Conference

c)

Tokyo Conference

d)

Potsdam Conference

76.

Russian Resort town on the Black Sea; Allied leaders focused on plans for reconstructing Eastern Europe and for defeating Japan

a)

Yalta Conference

b)

Tehran Conference

c)

Tokyo Conference

d)

Potsdam Conference

77.

Final meeting between Allied leaders; First meeting of Harry Truman, Churchill and Stalin

a)

Yalta Conference

b)

Tehran Conference

c)

Tokyo Conference

d)

Potsdam Conference

78.

Who did FDR want the USSR to join the war against?

a)

Germany

b)

Japan

c)

Italy

d)

Bulgaria

79.

War resulted in _______________________ deaths leaving Europe and Asia devastated

a)

20 to 30 million

b)

40-50 million

c)

40-60 million

d)

30-60 million

80.

Which of these countries did not lose 20% of their population

a)

Germany

b)

USSR

c)

Poland

d)

Britain

81.

US would provide money to European countries as long as they did not allow communism in their country

a)

Truman Doctrine

b)

Marshall Plan

c)

Marshall Doctrine

d)

Truman Plan

82.

A conflict does not involve direct military confrontation between two or more rival states

a)

Hot War

b)

Chilly War

c)

Cold War

d)

Warm War

83.

Developed by the US and USSR in the 1950s

a)

Atomic Bomb

b)

Nuclear Bomb

c)

Hydrogen Bomb

d)

TNT Bomb

84.

President who warned the US that the cold war would lead to competition for supremacy in nuclear armaments

a)

Dwight D Eisenhower

b)

FDR

c)

Harry S Truman

d)

John F Kennedy

85.

Idea that each country should choose its own form of government and leaders

a)

Self Determination

b)

Self Governance

c)

Colonization

d)

Imperialism

86.

Replaced the league of nations after World War II to keep the peace

a)

Iron Curtain

b)

United Nations

c)

Truman Doctrine

d)

Sputnik

87.

Splitting of Eastern Europe from Western Europe between capitalist countries and communist countries

a)

Iron Curtain

b)

League of Nations

c)

Truman Doctrine

d)

Sputnik

88.

1947, said that US would do whatever was necessary to stop communism from spreading

a)

Iron Curtain

b)

League of Nations

c)

Truman Doctrine

d)

Sputnik

89.

a belief that organized workers would overthrow the capitalist in all countries

a)

Iron Curtain

b)

League of Nations

c)

Truman Doctrine

d)

World Revolution

90.

Not letting communism spread any further than it already had

a)

Containment

b)

Sputnik

c)

Space Race

d)

Mutually Assured Destruction

91.

Started in 1957 with the launching of Sputnik by the Soviet Union

a)

Containment

b)

Sputnik

c)

Space Race

d)

Mutually Assured Destruction

92.

A Satellite launched by the Soviet Union in 1957

a)

Containment

b)

Sputnik

c)

Space Race

d)

Mutually Assured Destruction

93.

Idea that no matter who started a war, both sides would die from the nuclear fall out

a)

Containment

b)

Sputnik

c)

Space Race

d)

Mutually Assured Destruction

94.

Which Apollo Flight was the first one to land on the moon?

a)

Apollo 1

b)

Apollo 9

c)

Apollo 13

d)

Apollo 11

95.

Allies flew supplies into West Berlin between Feb 1948 and May 1949 until the USSR agreed to stop the blockade

a)

Berlin Airlift

b)

Berlin Wall

c)

Bay of Pigs

d)

Cuban Missile Crisis

96.

How many nations was Germany split into after World War II

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

97.

Massive barrier set up in East Berlin to stop people fleeing into West Berlin (150 killed)

a)

Berlin Airlift

b)

Berlin Wall

c)

Bay of Pigs

d)

Cuban Missile Crisis

98.

set up in April 1949 pledged mutual support and cooperation within the alliance against wars and conflicts

a)

Nato

b)

Warsaw Pact

c)

Bay of Pigs

d)

Cuban Missile Crisis

99.

Created in 1955; known as the Communist Bloc

a)

Nato

b)

Warsaw Pact

c)

Bay of Pigs

d)

Cuban Missile Crisis

100.

Started when the Northern Communist invaded the Southern Capitalist on the Korean Peninsula

a)

Korean War

b)

Vietnam War

c)

Afghan War

d)

Gulf War

101.

16 countries sent military forces to Korea; Lead by General _______________________________________

a)

Chester Nimitz

b)

Chesty Puller

c)

Douglas Macarthur

d)

Pete Quesada

102.

Allied defense of the last free part of South Korea during the early part of the war in 1950

a)

Battle of Inchon

b)

Battle of the Pusan Perimeter

c)

Tet offensive

d)

Chosin Reservoir

103.

Naval invasion of Inchon, South Korea planned by General Douglas Macarthur

a)

Battle of the Pusan Perimeter

b)

Battle of Chosin Reservoir

c)

Battle of Inchon

d)

Battle of Seoul

104.

Last major offensive by the US military in North Korea, Forced the US military forces to retreat from North Korea

a)

Battle of Seoul

b)

Battle of Inchon

c)

Battle of the Pusan Perimeter

d)

Battle of the Chosin Reservoir

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