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The Cold War (Part 1)

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
America's relationship with the Soviet Union was called a "Cold War" because the...
a)
Soviets fought the United States by freezing prices
b)
the United States fought the Soviet Union during their harsh, cold winter
c)
Soviet Union and the United States were enemies, but no official war took place
d)
Soviet Union and United States were developing nuclear weapons using cold fusion
2.
By applying the strategy of containment, the United States hoped to prevent the
a)
emergence of an economic crisis in Europe
b)
return of Nazi ideas to postwar Germany
c)
expansion of the Soviet Union's influence around the world
d)
spread of nationalism from China to the rest of Asia 
3.
Who "Fought" in the Cold War?
a)
U.S. & Japan
b)
Japan & Germany
c)
U.S. & Soviet Union
d)
Germany & U.S. 
4.
What is an Arms Race?
a)
When two countries compete to create the best and most weapons 
b)
When two countries compete to create new colonies
c)
When two countries compete over resources
5.
What did the 38th parallel divide?
a)
Korea
b)
Vietnam
c)
China
d)
Japan
6.

How did the Marshall Plan aim to contain the spread of communism?

a)

It built up the western European armed forces.

b)

It helped rebuild and strengthen European economies.

c)

It forced Americans to take loyalty oaths to avoid losing their jobs.

d)

It created a military alliance among western European and North American nations.

7.

What is NATO?

a)

A military alliance between Western European Countries, the U.S. and Canada.

b)

A military alliance between Western European Countries, the Soviet Union and China.

c)

A military alliance between Eastern European Countries, Including the Soviet Union and its satellite nations.

d)

A military alliance between Eastern European Countries.

8.

Which country supported Fidel Castro, the communist leader of Cuba?

a)

USA

b)

USSR

c)

Great Britain

d)

Wakanda

9.

What are Proxy Wars?

a)

Indirect conflicts between the 2 superpowers

b)

Wars between Communist China and Russia

c)

Wars between the US and Canada

d)

Wars that US citizens greatly supported the involvement of US troops

10.
What does the ‘Iron Curtain’ symbolize? 
a)
The division between East Germany and West Germany
b)
The division between East Berlin and West Berlin
c)
The division between communist Europe and noncommunist Europe 
d)
The division between North Korea and South Korea
11.

Which event symbolized the end of the Cold War?

a)

Allies unifying 4 sections of Germany to create West Germany

b)

United States landing on the moon

c)

Collapse of the Soviet Union

d)

Signing of the Cold War peace treaty

12.

What wars were fought during the Cold War as a result of containment and the Domino Theory?

a)

Korean & Vietnam War

b)

WWI & WWII

c)

Civil War & Spanish American War

d)

Persian Gulf & War on Terror

13.

What were the defining characteristics of the Cold War?

a)

Prohibition, Flappers, Jazz

b)

Arms Race, Space Race, Red Scare

c)

Holocaust, Nazi Germany, Pearl Harbor

d)

Poverty, Unemployment, Dust Bowl

14.

What foreign policy guided American presidents during the Cold War to stop the spread of communism?

a)

Open Door Policy

b)

Dollar Diplomacy

c)

Big Stick Policy

d)

Containment

15.
Though the US did not achieve it's original goal during the Korean war, this was established. 
a)
The U.S. showed its dedication to fight in the war against the Communists
b)
An Armistice that helped create a unified Korea.
c)
That through negotiations the fighting between the US and USSR could be talking.
d)
The President feared a World War was going to break out over Communism.
16.

What individual/group contributed to the Red Scare and accused American citizens of being communists?

a)

Martin Luther King & Black Panthers

b)

Jane Addams & Settlement Houses

c)

Joseph McCarthy & HUAC

d)

Cesar Chavez & United Farmworkers Union

17.
The fear of Communism abroad led to a _ in the United States during the 1940's and 50s?
a)
Red Scare 
b)
Cold War
c)
2nd Red Scare
d)
Missile Crisis 
18.

What American policy provided Western European countries financial assistance so they could recover from WWII?

a)

Marshall Plan

b)

Domino Theory

c)

Truman Doctrine

d)

Big Stick Policy

19.
McCarthyism targeted which groups?
a)
Farmers, business people, and White House employees
b)
The rich, immigrants, and teachers
c)
Teachers, Hollywood celebrities, government employees
d)
College students, professors, and homosexuals
20.

What was the goal of McCarthyism

a)

Limiting governmental regulations

b)

Rescinding democratic freedoms of citizens

c)

Destroying careers of politicians

d)

Exposing suspected communists

21.

Failure to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee could have resulted in being:

a)

Jailed for contempt

b)

Deported

c)

Blacklisted and fired

d)

A and B only

e)

All of the above

22.

Who was Joseph McCarthy?

a)

A US Congressman from New York

b)

A US Senator from Wisconsin

c)

A US Supreme Court Judge from Minnnesota

d)

A US Governor from Alabama

23.
The HUAC stands for...
a)
The House Un-American Activities Committee
b)
The House Under American Counsel
c)
The House Un-Republic Activities Committee
d)
The House Under American Communism
24.
According to the document, The original premise of the comic book Captain America was to...
a)
Fight "Bad Guys"
b)
Stand up against communism
c)
Create a "Civil War"
d)
Unite the Nation against socialism
25.

The Korean War ended in a stalemate.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

Who was the US President at the start of the Korean War?

a)

Franklin Roosevelt

b)

John F. Kennedy

c)

Harry Truman

d)

Dwight Eisenhower

27.
Who overthrew China during the Cold War and created a Communist government there?
a)
Miguel Gorbachev
b)
Fidel Castro
c)
Mao Zedong
d)
Ho Chi Minh
28.

Who was the leader of Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

a)

Nikita Khrushchev

b)

Felipe Gonzales

c)

Fidel Castro

d)

Pancho Villa

29.

The failed US attempt to overthrow the communist Cuban government in 1961 was called the:

a)

Bay of Pigs Invasion

b)

Cuban Missile Crisis

c)

Project to Eliminate Cuban Communism (PECC)

d)

Inchon Invasion

e)

Anti-Totalitarian Takeover (ATT)

30.

How did the US discover that nuclear missile sites were being constructed in Cuba?

a)

from American CIA spies in Cuba posing as farmers

b)

from US spy satellites

c)

from listening in on secret Soviet-Cuban radio transmissions

d)

the British intercepted the telegram which outlined the nuclear missile project in Cuba

e)

from photographs taken from an American U-2 spy plane

31.

Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

a)

Nikita Khrushchev

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

Mikhal Gorbachav

d)

Fidel Castro

32.

Out of the options presented to President Kennedy during the Cuban Missile Crisis, he elected to go with which one?

a)

"quarantine" or blockade Cuba

b)

airstrike on key bases

c)

launch a full invasion and overthrow Castro

d)

use diplomacy to appeal to Castro

33.

During the Cuban Missile Crisis, what did JFK do when he heard that the Soviet Union was construction a missile site in Cuba.

a)

JFK gave into the Soviet demands.

b)

JFK bombed the Soviet Union with an atomic bomb.

c)

JFK ordered a naval blockade of Cuba.

d)

JFK invaded Cuba from Guantanamo Bay.

34.

The agreement between the US and the Soviet Union was that they would remove the missiles from Cuba if the US would________________?

a)

Take missiles out of Poland

b)

Promise not to invade Cuba and remove U.S. missiles from Turkey

c)

Promised to not attack the Soviet Union

d)

Take missiles out of the Soviet Union

35.

Who was President of the United States in between Harry S. Truman and John F. Kennedy?

a)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

b)

Joseph F. McCarthy

c)

Richard Nixon

d)

Lyndon B. Johnson

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