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APUSH Early Cold War

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Select the nations that were directly involved in the Cold War

a)

United States

b)

Germany

c)

U.S.S.R.

d)

Great Britain

2.

What was the main goal of the Truman Doctrine?

a)

Elimination of communism

b)

Implementation of the "Domino Theory"

c)

Containment of communism

d)

Reconstruction of Western Europe after World War II

e)

Assistance to British colonies in Africa

3.

All of the following events contributed to Cold War tensions EXCEPT

a)

the United States airlift of food to the citizens of Berlin

b)

massive economic support for western Europe through the Marshall Plan

c)

rejection of the Treaty of Versailles by the isolationist Senate

d)

unified support of the Greek monarchy in 1947

e)

the establishment of the defensive North Atlantic Treaty Organization

4.

George Kennan's policy of containment was based on

a)

belief that the communists would win the Chinese civil war

b)

an understanding with Britain regarding the post-World War II German government

c)

a belief that the Soviet Union would try to expand the reach of communism

d)

a desire to keep the Republicans from regaining the White House in the 1948 election

e)

a need to decrease government spending in an effort to halt inflation

5.

Although the Cold War rapidly escalated with the end of World War II, the 1950s were marked by a period of "peaceful coexistence." Tensions between the Soviet Union and United States were alleviated temporarily. Which of the following reinvigorated Cold War hostilities?

a)

Berlin Airlift

b)

Iran Hostage Crisis

c)

Cuban Missile Crisis

d)

U-2 Incident

e)

Suez Crisis

6.

"McCarthyism" spawned a hysteria that swept over the nation during the early Cold War. Accusations of links to Communism ruined numerous people and their careers. The decline of Senator Joseph McCarthy came after his televised hearings interrogating

a)

the House Un-American Activities Committee

b)

the Army

c)

Edward R. Murrow

d)

the State Department

e)

the FBI

7.

Which of the following countries was not a part of the Warsaw Pact?

a)

Soviet Union

b)

Albania

c)

Czechoslovakia

d)

West Germany

e)

Hungary

8.

The Allies had agreed to partition postwar Germany at the

a)

Yalta Conference

b)

Potsdam Conference

c)

Tehran Conference

d)

Casablanca Conference

9.

As a result of the Marshall Plan

a)

the U.S. experienced an economic downturn in 1948

b)

the U.S.S.R. increased military engagements in Western Europe

c)

there was a growing effort isolate the U.S. from the rest of the world

d)

there was a strengthening of the economic relationship between the United States and Western Europe

10.

An economic system that encourages citizens to own businesses and property is called

a)

capitalism

b)

communism

c)

socialism

d)

militarism

11.

What was the name of the organization that hoped to promote peace and global cooperation following WWII?

a)

League of Nations

b)

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

c)

Treaty of Versailles

d)

United Nations

12.

Who built the Berlin Wall?

a)

Soviet Union

b)

East Germany

c)

West Germany

d)

China

13.

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

a)

Proxy nations

b)

NATO

c)

Warsaw Pact

d)

Satellite nations

14.

A conflict fought by two sides who are supported by two other, more powerful enemies who are involved in a larger struggle.

a)

proxy war

b)

hegemonic war

c)

satellite offensive

d)

total war

15.

The spreading of ideas or beliefs to gain support for a cause is called

a)

totalitarianism

b)

arms control

c)

propaganda

d)

diplomacy