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The Cold War Part One

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What did the "Iron Curtain" symbolize?

a)

The best areas for mining iron in Europe

b)

The divide between democracy and communism

c)

The border between North and South Korea

d)

The Ho Chi Minh Trail

2.

Which of the following choices best describes the U.S. foreign policy during the Cold War?

a)

Containment of communism

b)

Whoever smelt it dealt it

c)

The enemy of my enemy is my friend

d)

Whoever supplied it denied it

e)

The War on Terror

3.

What was the name given to the buildup of weapons during the Cold War?

a)

Space Race

b)

Bombageddon

c)

Arms Race

d)

Cuban Missile Crisis

e)

Nuka-palooza

4.

What was the purpose of NATO when it was created?

a)

To guard against the Spanish Inquisition

b)

To regulate the price of oil on the world market

c)

To protect its members from the Soviet Union and communism

d)

To remove all trade barriers and increase trade between North American countries

e)

To be the first to put a man on the moon

5.

Which Soviet leader oversaw the Space Race and the Cuban Missile Crisis?

a)

Gorbachev

b)

Stalin

c)

Lenin

d)

Khrushchev

e)

Rausky

6.

Where are the Head quarters of the United Nations Security Council?

a)

Washington DC

b)

Australia

c)

New York City

d)

Canada

7.
Body of the United Nations where all member nations participate.
a)
Economic and Social Council
b)
DISEC
c)
General Assembly
d)
Security Council
8.

Which countries have permanent membership of the Security Council?

a)

USA, China, Russia, France and Britain

b)

USA, Japan, Russia, France and Britain

c)

USA, China, Russia, Japan and Britain

d)

USA, China, India, Russia, France

9.
Which two countries did Truman fear would fall to Communism if the U.S. didn’t give aid?
a)
Greece and Germany
b)
Greece and Poland
c)
Greece and Ukraine
d)
Greece and Turkey
10.

What was the Truman Doctrine?

a)

President Truman declared war on the Soviet Union

b)

Truman's oath as President

c)

Truman's declaration to Congress that the US needed to help stop communism

d)

When President Truman nominated George C. Marshall

11.

USA, UK, Canada, West Germany (FRG),  France, Belgium, Holland and Denmark were all members of ...

a)

NATO

b)

Warsaw Pact

12.

USSR, Poland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, Romania and East Germany (GDR) were all members of ...

a)

NATO

b)

Warsaw Pact

13.

Which country did the Berlin Airlift take place?

a)

Germany

b)

France

c)

U.S.

d)

Russia

14.

How many zones was the country of Germany split into after WWII?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

5

d)

4

15.
During the Berlin Blockade, the U.S. flew supplies to west Berlin. This was called the __________________________.
a)
Berlin Rescue Mission
b)
NATO
c)
Berlin Airlift
d)
United Nations
16.

What happened to many eastern European countries after WWII?

a)

They were dependent on the Marshall Plan

b)

They developed democratic governments

c)

They became economic world powers

d)

They became Soviet satellite states

17.

Why did the Cuban Missile Crisis "scare" Americans

a)

Communist Cuba was taking over American businesses

b)

The Bay of Pigs invasion almost failed

c)

Soviets were financing Cuba

d)

Cuba was within nuclear missile shooting range of American cities

18.

What happened to many eastern European countries after WWII?

a)

They were dependent on the Marshall Plan

b)

They developed democratic governments

c)

They became economic world powers

d)

They became Soviet satellite states

19.

Why is the Cuban Missile Crisis so important?

a)

It was the closest we have come to total nuclear war

b)

It was a signal to the world that Cuba was vulnerable

c)

It helped create NATO and the Warsaw Pact

d)

It created an alliance between the Cubans and the Americans

20.

Which two nations emerged as superpowers after WWII?

a)

Soviet Union and Germany

b)

US and Great Britain

c)

France and Great Britain

d)

US and Soviet Union