WorksheetsThe Cold War Part One
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 7mins
What did the "Iron Curtain" symbolize?
The best areas for mining iron in Europe
The divide between democracy and communism
The border between North and South Korea
The Ho Chi Minh Trail
Which of the following choices best describes the U.S. foreign policy during the Cold War?
Containment of communism
Whoever smelt it dealt it
The enemy of my enemy is my friend
Whoever supplied it denied it
The War on Terror
What was the name given to the buildup of weapons during the Cold War?
Space Race
Bombageddon
Arms Race
Cuban Missile Crisis
Nuka-palooza
What was the purpose of NATO when it was created?
To guard against the Spanish Inquisition
To regulate the price of oil on the world market
To protect its members from the Soviet Union and communism
To remove all trade barriers and increase trade between North American countries
To be the first to put a man on the moon
Which Soviet leader oversaw the Space Race and the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Gorbachev
Stalin
Lenin
Khrushchev
Rausky
Where are the Head quarters of the United Nations Security Council?
Washington DC
Australia
New York City
Canada
Which countries have permanent membership of the Security Council?
USA, China, Russia, France and Britain
USA, Japan, Russia, France and Britain
USA, China, Russia, Japan and Britain
USA, China, India, Russia, France
What was the Truman Doctrine?
President Truman declared war on the Soviet Union
Truman's oath as President
Truman's declaration to Congress that the US needed to help stop communism
When President Truman nominated George C. Marshall
USA, UK, Canada, West Germany (FRG), France, Belgium, Holland and Denmark were all members of ...
NATO
Warsaw Pact
USSR, Poland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, Romania and East Germany (GDR) were all members of ...
NATO
Warsaw Pact
Which country did the Berlin Airlift take place?
Germany
France
U.S.
Russia
How many zones was the country of Germany split into after WWII?
2
3
5
4
What happened to many eastern European countries after WWII?
They were dependent on the Marshall Plan
They developed democratic governments
They became economic world powers
They became Soviet satellite states
Why did the Cuban Missile Crisis "scare" Americans
Communist Cuba was taking over American businesses
The Bay of Pigs invasion almost failed
Soviets were financing Cuba
Cuba was within nuclear missile shooting range of American cities
What happened to many eastern European countries after WWII?
They were dependent on the Marshall Plan
They developed democratic governments
They became economic world powers
They became Soviet satellite states
Why is the Cuban Missile Crisis so important?
It was the closest we have come to total nuclear war
It was a signal to the world that Cuba was vulnerable
It helped create NATO and the Warsaw Pact
It created an alliance between the Cubans and the Americans
Which two nations emerged as superpowers after WWII?
Soviet Union and Germany
US and Great Britain
France and Great Britain
US and Soviet Union
