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Cold War

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the sides of the Cold War

a)

Russia and Germany

b)

The USA and The Soviet Union

c)

The Soviet Union and France

d)

The USA and Britain

2.

Who was winning the space race in the 50's

a)

The USA

b)

France

c)

The Soviet Union

d)

Britain

3.

Who owned East Germany

a)

France

b)

Germany

c)

Canada

d)

The Soviet Union

4.

Who owned West Germany

a)

The USA

b)

France

c)

Britain

d)

All of the Above

5.

What is the Berlin Wall

a)

A Big wall separating East and West Germany.

b)

A Gate separating East and West Germany.

c)

An Iron Curtain Separating East and West Germany.

6.

What is the Death Strip

a)

The Nickname for the Berlin Wall.

b)

A Sandy, flat and visible area that is dangerous next to the Berlin Wall.

c)

A piece of land owned by both East and West Germany.

d)

A famous tunnel of escape.

7.

What global event is depicted in this political cartoon?

a)

The Korean War

b)

The Cold War

c)

World War II

d)

the Vietnam War

8.
Why is the Cold War called a "cold" war?
a)
The areas affected were in the polar regions of the world
b)
The war was fought during winter months only
c)
Leaders of the superpowers were sick with coughs and fevers
d)
There was never direct fighting between the two superpowers
9.
The dividing line between Eastern and Western Europe during the Cold War was called _________________.
a)
The Iron Curtain
b)
The Iron Bars
c)
The Steel Curtain
d)
The Iron Road
10.
What did the destruction of the Berlin Wall symbolize?
a)
the fall of communism
b)
the fall of capitalism
c)
the end of the Vietnam War
d)
the end of the Cuban Missile Crisis
11.
Why did Gorbachev wish to reform the Soviet Union?
a)
He wanted to go down in history
b)
He knew that Russia's expenditure on arms (weapons) was unsustainable
c)
He was a capitalist at heart
d)
He was secretly working for the West
12.

What does the bold green line on this map represent?

a)

the demilitarized zone of Europe

b)

The alliances of World War II

c)

the Iron Curtain

d)

the western border of the Soviet Union

13.
The Berlin Wall was constructed to stop movement of people between East & West Germany.  What was the main difference between the two countries?
a)
East Germany was communist and West Germany was democratic and capitalist
b)
East Germany was a free state and West Germany was occupied by Europe
c)
East Germany was democratic and West Germany was a dictatorship
d)
East Germany was Christian and West Germany was Muslim
14.
Perestroika was...
a)
 Khrushchev's policy of aggression w/ U.S. 
b)
Gorbachev' policy of reform and restructuring in the USSR
c)
Russian term for admiration of a comrade 
d)
Capital of Sudetenland
15.
American policy of resisting further expansion of communism around the world
a)
Containment
b)
Domino Theory
c)
Detente
d)
Deterrence
16.

Why did the United Nations decide to divide Germany into four separate zones after World War II?

a)

They were afraid that a unified Germany would ally itself with the Soviet Union.

b)

The Allied Powers disagreed on what type of government Germany should have.

c)

They wanted to divide Germany in a way that respected the ethnic groups in the region.

d)

The German leaders began a civil war.

17.
Which 2 superpowers were involved in the Cold War?
a)
Britain and the Soviet Union
b)
France and Germany
c)
Japan and the Soviet Union
d)
The U.S. and the Soviet Union
18.

These quotes are from two leaders during the Cold War.


"This war is different from all earlier ones; the conqueror of a region imposes his own social system on it." Joseph Stalin


"The American people desire and are determined to work for a world in which all nations and peoples are free to govern themselves as they see fit, and to achieve a decent and satisfying way of life.? Harry Truman


What debate is illustrated by their opposing viewpoints?

a)

the need for atomic weapons during a war

b)

democratic vs. communist governments in Eastern Europe

c)

the benefits of global alliances

d)

the establishment of the United Nations

19.

What did the French, British, and Americans do in response to the Soviets blocking access to West Berlin?

a)

They evacuated West Berlin and allowed West Germany to take full control of the city.

b)

The went to war with the Soviet Union and its allies, Korea and Vietnam.

c)

They airlifted supplies and materials into West Germany, negating the blockade.

d)

They pleaded for an intervention by the United Nations and its military.

20.
Which organization is made of military allies of the US during the Cold War?
a)
NATO
b)
Warsaw Pact
c)
Non-Aligned Movement
d)
Bay of Pigs
21.
An economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state.
a)
Capitalism
b)
Communism
c)
Consumerism
d)
McCarthyism