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WorksheetsWHAP Unit 8: Cold War & Decolonization
Total questions: 64
Worksheet time: 32mins
Which of the following was NOT under the influence or controlled by the Soviet Union during the Cold War?
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Eastern Germany
Western Germany
China's strategy for modernization and economic development in the 1950s most closely resembled the developmental strategy of
India
Japan
Soviet Union
The United States
The leader who sought to develop Egypt economically and militarily and make it the fountainhead of pan-Arab nationalism during the 1950s was
Saddam Hussein
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Anwar Sadat
King Farouk
The leader of the first sub-Saharan African nation to gain independence, and a persuasive spokesman for pan-African unity, was
Kwame Nkrumah
Jomo Kenyatta
Marcus Garvey
Bernard Dadie
The disastrous Great Leap Forward was back by
Deng Xiaoping
Kwame Nkrumah
Yasser Arafat
Mao Zedong
Which of the following was most clearly NOT a consequence of the Second World War?
The nuclear standoff between the Soviet Union and the United States
The democratic constitution of Japan
The independence of Brazil
The division of Berlin
The Cold War was an indirect conflict between
US & England
US & USSR
USSR & Germany
The Cold War was an indirect conflict between
US & England
US & USSR
USSR & Germany
One reason the US created NATO was to...
contain democracy
contain capitalism
contain communism
In response to the creation of NATO
Berlin was divided into 4 zones
the USSR created the Warsaw Pact
Cuba became communism
Nations that didn't want to join NATO or the Warsaw Pact and remain neutral supported
SEATO
Axis
Non Aligned Movement
Which event brought the US and the USSR the cloest to nuclear war?
Berlin airlift
Cuban Missle Crisis
glasnost
Following the crisis of the Cuban Missle Crisis, the US and USSR
entered into a period of detente
formed competiting alliances
fought in the Korean War
Following Mao's success in the Chinese Civil War he implemented
collectivization and then redistribution of land to peasants, which failed
the New Economic Plan
the invasion of South Vietnam
Mao Zedong attempted to control China by reforming China’s culture and “re-educating” children of the elite with...
The Five Year Plan
The Cultural Revolution
The Four Modernizations
In response to the creation of the People’s Republic of China, the US feared a domino theory and applied containment to other parts of via all of the following EXCEPT
Korea
India
Afghanistan
All of the following were causes for the fall of the Berlin Wall EXCEPT
Stressing financial budgets through increased military spending in Afghanistan and with the arms race
Gorbachev's policies of glasnost and perestroika
Operation D-Day
Shortly after the fall of the Berlin Wall all of the following happened except
dissolution of the USSR
resignation of Gorbachev
a period of detente
In 1948, after a failed effort at a partition...
Israel was created
India gained independence
Egypt nationalized the Suez Canal
Multiple conflicts between Israel and surrounding Arab nations are often over
disputed land in the Middle East
access to warm water ports
the spread of communism
One reason Nelson Mandela was elected president of South Africa in 1994 was...
apartheid was enacted by the Afrikaner National Party
recent political changes had given the black majority the right to vote
Ghandi is named the father of __________ struggles
Non-violent
Eternal
Peaceful
Internal
Which was a significant social change Mao Zedong (Communist) brought to China after 1949?
Eliminated foot binding
Mandating Confuscianism
Redistributing land from the wealthy
Requiring arranged marriages
What was one reason that British India was divided into two nations in 1947?
Britain feared India becoming a military threat
Hindus and Muslims could not peaceably live together
India did not want to be part of the UN
Russia wanted India to be Communist
How did the end of WWII affect the Cold War
USA and USSR come out as Super Powers
Germans were mad about the division of Germany
The US and USSR fought to annex parts of Europe
The Germans convinced the Americans to fight the Russians
The boundaries of newly independent African countries were often based on…
Tribal lines
Lines imposed by the European colonists
UN Mandates
Location of resources
What common philosophy triggered the "hot" wars in Korea and Vietnam
The Truman Doctrine (Containment)
The Marshall Plan
The Domino Effect
The Berlin Airlift
How did nukes influence foreign relations during the cold war
Lead to the use of proxy warfare (get others to do the fighting for you)
Caused greater tension but lead to more diplomacy instead of shooting
Lead to an arms race
All of the above
What was the "Iron Curtain"
A wall in Berlin
The ideological separation between East and West Europe
An obstacle for the UN
A naval blockade against the Russians
Why did Kennedy blockade Cuba?
He felt Fidel Castro was a danger to America
Cuba was found to host Nuclear Weapons directed at the United States
Cuba had attacked Florida
Cuba aligned themselves with the Soviet Union
The Cold War term “Berlin Airlift” refers to the...
American effort to stop the Stalin’s blockade of roads and railways leading through East Germany to West Berlin
Pipeline of Nazi sympathizers who were able to help many German war criminals escape to South America
Transport by military aircraft of East Berliners who had escaped over the Berlin Wall and asked to be relocated to West Germany
Allied bombing of Berlin and other German cities that brought about an end to the war in Europe
"Gorbachev still faces an economy that cannot simultaneously maintain rapid growth in defense spending, satisfy demand for greater quantity and variety of consumer goods and services, invest the amounts required for economic modernization and expansion, and continue to support client-state economies. "
This intelligence report proved to be an accurate assessment of the —
situation that would contribute to the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe
military strategy that eventually led to aggression between the Soviet Union and the United States
policies that severely limited individual rights and liberties in Eastern Europe
refusal to negotiate arms-reduction treaties that would result in Gorbachev’s resignation as president of the Soviet Union
Which effects of World War II would you consider to be the ones that had the greatest impact on international relations and future conflicts?
Migration of women into the workforce
The Cold War began
Many cities in Europe were destroyed
Decolonization
Which scientific advance directly resulted from the Cold War arms race?
green energy
space exploration
antibiotic medicine
artificial intelligence
What effect did the reforms of Mikhail Gorbachev in the Soviet Union have on the
communist countries of Poland, Hungary, and Czechoslovakia?
caused devastating civil wars
inspired democratic movements
created severe economic problems
supported oppressive dictatorships
Which event brought the United States and the Soviet Union close to nuclear war?
The Berlin Airlift
The Kitchen Debate
The Cuban Missile Crisis
The Strategic Arms Limitations Talks
How did the United States respond to the Soviet launch of Sputnik I ?
created the hydrogen bomb
launched the Bay of Pigs invasion
invested more money in science education
established the International Space Station
Which action of President Reagan attempted to diminish Soviet global influence?
cancelling corn shipments to the USSR
practicing a policy of Cold War detente
participating in arms limitations summits in Europe
supporting anti-communist movements in Latin America
What advice would Mohandas Gandhi give to the Palestinians in their struggle with Israel?
resist without violence
continue fighting, however possible
become a part of the nation of Israel
form alliances with Saudi Arabs
Which challenge has faced many former European colonies in Africa during the twentieth century?
European colonial borders ignored cultural differences.
European governance previously relied on local traditions.
European descendants outnumbered the native population.
European educational standards eliminated government courses.
While Soviet Communism emphasized the importance of the worker class or proletariat, Chinese Communism under Mao Zedong focused instead on—
the aristocracy.
the meritocracy.
the middle class.
the peasant class.
Decolonization
When one nation sends its own people to live on and take control of the resources of another territory or nation.
When a group of people, formerly ruled by an outside nation, gains independent status as a nation.
The forced removal of a certain group of people from their homelands.
The transformation of raw materials into manufactured goods such as automobiles.
The "American War/Vietnam War" began because...
The United States wanted to stop the spread of communism.
The United States wanted to end the enslavement of the Vietnamese population by the Japanese during WWII.
The French had begun to spread capitalism and freedom to communist countries, but ran out of funding to continue in Vietnam.
The occupation after World War II led the nation to be divided in half, much like Berlin and Germany.
On this map during the Cold War the area in Green would be known as:
Democratic, or 1st World nations
Communist, or 2nd World Nations
Non-Aligned, or 3rd World Nations
Member states of the United Nations
Pakistan and Bangladesh are mostly ____ while India is mostly _____.
Muslim, Hindu
Buddhist, Sikh
Hindu, Buddhist
Christian, Muslim
Union
A similarity of the goals of Nelson Mandela and Mohandas Gandhi is that both leaders wanted to
secure political power for the majority of the people
encourage a greater degree of industrialization
improve the economy by expanding governmental control
gain independence from the Soviet Union
What is the context of this cartoon?
Stalin wants to stop the success of US Aid to European nations
Stalin wants to win the Cold War at any cost
Stalin wants to destroy the United States with nuclear weapons
Stalin's moustache is pretty epic
Which of the following describes the process of decolonization after WWII?
European desire for raw resources
Fall of Communism in favor of Democracy and Capitalism
Desire of former colonies for local autonomy and sovereignty.
Lowering of tariffs to increase trade.
What was the purpose of the Indian National Congress?
Worked for the eventual independence of India from Britain
Development of rapid industrialization in india for modern trade
Acceptance of Socialism as the next governance sysem in India
Join the Communist bloc and the Soviet Union
Who was Ho Chi Minh?
Leader of African indpendence movement
Led guerilla movement for Vietnamese independence
Fought for recognition of aboriginal rights
Fought for control of land and resources in South America
What did Gamal Abdel Nasser want for Egypt?
Control over Suez Canal
Join Communist bloc of countries
Become a Capitalist country
Develop a nuclear bomb for Egypt
What was the Cold War?
Fight over natural resources for industrialization
Direct conflict between the US and USSR over ideology
Fight between US and USSR using proxies
Fight in the Northern hemisphere
How did the Cold War affect decolonization?
There was no relationship.
The Global South joined with the Communists.
The US and USSR competed to get allies in the Global South.
The US and USSR fought directly in the Global South.
Name the Soviet Leader that reformed the Soviet Union and negotiated an end to the Cold War with US President Ronald Reagan.
Joseph Stalin
Mikhail Gorbachev
Vladimir Putin
Nikita Khruschev
A negative effect of the partitioning of India in 1947 was that
foreign rule was reestablished in India
Hinduism became the only religion practiced in India
the government policy of nonalignment further divided Indian society
civil unrest, territorial disputes, and religious conflicts continued throughout the region
The actions of Jomo Kenyatta, Kwame Nkrumah, Léopold Senghor, and Julius Nyerere were most closely associated with
a rise in nationalism in several African countries
the end of apartheid in South Africa
a resurgence of colonialism in east Africa
the revival of Islam in northern Africa
Some African nations have maintained close relationships with their former colonial rulers primarily because
economic and cultural ties remain strong
African leaders are unwilling to tackle problems on their own
outside nations do not provide assistance to African nations
most Africans want to keep their dual citizenship
