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the game of food

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the result of ww2?

a)

the cold war

b)

the hot war

c)

the killing scene

d)

ww1

2.

draw a thomas

a)

food

b)

gzood

c)

nnood

d)

ffood

3.

How did King George react to the signers of the Declaration of Independence?

a)

He burned their homes

b)

He ruined their businesses

c)

He hurt their families

4.
What Was the last battle of the Revolutionary War?
a)
The Battle of Cowpens
b)
Battle of Yorktown
5.

What was Jacques Cartier looking for when he sailed up the St. Lawrence River in 1534?

a)

the Seven Cities of Gold

b)

the Fountain of Youth

c)

the East Indies

d)

the Northwest Passage

6.

What did Ponce de León find while searching for the fountain of youth?

a)

Florida

b)

East Indies

c)

Mississippi River

d)

Northwest Passage

7.
What Does Veto Mean?
a)
Reject
b)
To Leave
c)
To Redo
d)
To go away
8.

The Cold War Begins: Choose all of the following that are true about this war.

a)

fought with words

b)

fought with many weapons

c)

fought with money

d)

fought with the threat of weapons

9.

What happened during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

a)

The United States successfully overthrew the Cuba's communist government.

b)

Cuba's communist government successfully tested its first nuclear missile.

c)

The Soviet Union placed nuclear weapons in Cuba and targeted the United States.

d)

Cuba launched nuclear missiles at U.S. allies in the Caribbean.

10.

Wall built that separated East and West Berlin, Germany. Built by the Soviet Union to stop the German people from moving from East Berlin (communism) to West Berlin (democracy). The tearing down of the Berlin Wall represented the end of the Cold War.

a)

The Great Wall

b)

Border Patrol

c)

Berlin Wall

d)

Containment

11.

U.S. foreign policy that focused on stopping the spread of communism.

a)

Berlin Wall

b)

Communism

c)

Containment

d)

Cold War

12.

Which of the following best describes the experience of soldiers when they returned home from fighting in Vietnam?

a)

Soldiers were immediately drafted to invade communist Cuba.

b)

Many Americans disrespected soldiers due to their disagreement with the war effort.

c)

Few soldiers dealt with mental health issues, such as PTSD, after the war.

d)

All Americans praised the soldiers for their efforts in Vietnam.

13.

What is capitalism

a)

When government is in charge of everything

b)

When the people are in charge of everything

c)

US goal to stop beliefs from spreading

d)

Soviet Union Government

14.

Why did the United States get involved with wars in Korea and Vietnam?

a)

The U.S. believed in "domino theory" and wanted to prevent communism from spreading in South East Asia.

b)

The U.S. wanted to colonize Asia after World War II.

c)

The U.S. saw these countries as an immediate nuclear threat to American citizens.

d)

The Soviet Union asked the U.S. for assistance in quelling post-WWII tension in Asia.

15.

What is communism?

a)

When the government controls all decisions

b)

when the people control all decisions

c)

US trying to prevent beliefs from spreading

d)

the government of the US

16.

What was the impact of McCarthy-ism on society?

a)

McCarthy-ism caused fear in citizens

b)

People were happy about what McCarthy was doing

c)

Society was brought together

d)

McCarthy-ism helped citizens feel safe

17.

Who was the president of the USA during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

a)

Franklin D Roosevelt

b)

John F Kennedy

c)

Robert Kennedy

d)

Eisenhower

18.

During World War 2, the United States and the Soviet Union allied together to defeat ___________________.

a)

Mussolini

b)

Stalin

c)

Churchill

d)

Hitler

19.

A type of government in which the government owns all property and the people have limited freedoms. Communism began in the Soviet Union.

a)

Democracy

b)

Socialism

c)

Facism

d)

Communism

20.

What was the space race?

a)

Country was split and people were separated from families

b)

People received materials that were needed to survive

c)

Developed new technology and focused on science

d)

This country is still divided at the 38th parallel

21.

During the Vietnam War, what happened on the Homefront?

a)

All Americans enthusiastically supported the war effort.

b)

A draft was unnecessary due to the high amount of volunteers in the Army.

c)

Americans were unaware of what was truly happening in Vietnam due to a lack of TV coverage.

d)

Protests happened on college campuses as people spoke out about the U.S.'s involvement.

22.

Competition between the U.S. and the Soviet Union in regards to space exploration.

a)

Arms Race

b)

Cold War

c)

Space Race

d)

Korean War

23.

The most powerful nations after WW2 were ________________ and_______________________.

a)

The United States and China

b)

The United States and The Soviet Union

c)

The United States and Great Britain

d)

The United States and Australia

24.

Even though the United States had superior weapons during the Vietnam War, why wasn't the United States able to quickly crush the Viet-Cong?

a)

The Soviet Union lent North-Vietnam nuclear weapons to use.

b)

The landscape of Vietnam, combined with the tactics of guerilla warfare, made the Viet-Cong hard to fight.

c)

The United States wasn't used to fighting in cities, where most of the fighting took place.

d)

A Soviet blockade prevented American supplies from reaching Vietnam.

25.

Following the conclusion of World War II, what happened to Nazi Germany?

a)

Germany was left to rebuild itself independently.

b)

The Soviet Union used its control over the capital of Berlin to dominate Germany.

c)

Germany returned to its prewar political state.

d)

The United States, Britain, France and Soviet Union split Germany into militarized zones and occupied Berlin.

26.

During what time period did the United States begin to construct, test, and stockpile vast amounts of Nuclear Weapons?

a)

Dooms Day

b)

Communist Crisis

c)

Atomic Age

d)

Soviet Scare

27.

What was the Berlin Wall?

a)

Country was split and people were separated from families

b)

People received materials that were needed to survive

c)

Developed new technology and focused on science

d)

This country is still divided at the 38th parallel