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The Cold War Review

Total questions: 82

Worksheet time: 1hrs 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
During what event did U.S. airplanes drop food and supplies to the people in West Berlin?
a)
Berlin Airlift
b)
World War II
c)
British Air Raid
d)
Soviet Food Drive
2.
I was a senator in the 1950s.
I wanted to find Communists in the US.
My work was part of the Red Scare.
My ideas became unpopular.
Who am I?
a)
Henry Ford
b)
Charles Lindbergh
c)
Joseph McCarthy
d)
General Eisenhower
3.
In 1950, Korea fought a civil war over the spread of communism.  Communists from the north tried to take over the south.  What role did he US play in this war?
a)
The US and its allies went to Vietnam to fight Korean Communists.
b)
The US and its allies did not join the Korean War.
c)
The US and its allies join the fight to keep communism from spreading.
d)
The US and its allies fought to defend the North.
4.
In the 1950s, the United States became involved in the Vietnam War. Why did the United States become involved in this war?
a)
to prevent the collapse of the government of North Vietnam
b)
to stop the spread of communism to South Vietnam
c)
to stop Vietnam from taking over Hong Kong
d)
to prevent attacks against United States shipping
5.
How did the US respond to finding out that the Soviets had missiles in Cuba?
a)
They sent the Air Force to bomb Cuba.
b)
They placed a naval blockade around Cuba.
c)
They began placing missiles in the Soviet Union.
d)
They invaded Cuba and the Soviet Union.
6.
Why was the Cuban Missile Crisis one of the MOST important events of John Kennedy’s presidency?
a)
The US almost started a war with Cuba.
b)
The US and the USSR almost started a nuclear war.
c)
The US landed a person on the moon.
d)
The USSR broke apart into nation-states.
7.
Who built the Berlin Wall?
a)
Soviet Union
b)
NATO
c)
The UN
d)
China
8.
What does NATO stand for? 
a)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
b)
North American Treaty Organization
c)
North American Truce Organization
d)
North Asian Trust Order
9.
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
10.
Who were the two participants in the Space Race?
a)
The US and Cuba
b)
The USSR and US
c)
China and US
d)
US and North Vietnam
11.
What was the name of the first satellite in space launched by the Soviet Union?
a)
Gagarin
b)
Sputnik
c)
Apollo 11
d)
Apollo 13
12.
What was the spaceflight in July of 1969 conducted by America that landed Americans on the moon?
a)
Vostok 1
b)
Sputnik
c)
Apollo 13
d)
Apollo 11
13.

In a speech regarding the divide in Europe over communism, Winston Churchill stated that a(n) ___________ descended over the continent.

a)

steel wall

b)

iron wall

c)

steel curtain

d)

iron curtain

14.

Nations that fell under the influence of the Soviet Union and established communist regimes were referred to as

a)

communist republics

b)

socialist nations

c)

Soviet republics

d)

satellite nations

15.

The organization that was formed to combat communism and protect member nations from a communist attack was the

a)

United Nations

b)

Warsaw Pact

c)

NATO

d)

CIA

16.

What made the Cold War cold?

a)

tensions were high between the US and Soviet Union but did not lead to direct war with one another

b)

the US and Soviet Union fought in wars over influence, but never directly fought each other

c)

much of the Soviet Union and US are cold for part or most of the year

d)

many of the actions that the US and the Soviet Union took throughout the world are considered cold-hearted

17.

What did Americans fear after the end of WWII?

a)

The spread of democracy

b)

The spread of NATO

c)

The spread of communism

d)

The spread of capitalism

18.

The iron curtain was an actual wall that separated East Berlin and West Berlin. At first it was a barbed wire fince, but later it changed to become a 12-foot high and 4-foot wide concrete wall.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Which term is most closely related to capitalism?

a)

dictatorship

b)

facism

c)

democratic

d)

communist

20.

What happened as an effect of the end of the Korean War in 1953?

a)

The U.S. gained South Korea as a territory

b)

North Korea and South Korea reunited

c)

North Korea and South Korea remained divided

d)

South Korea dropped an atomic bomb on North Korea

21.

The Cold War was a war between the United States and the Soviet Union, but there was not actual combat involved. The war between these two countries was a rivalry between which of the following?

a)

capitalism vs. facism

b)

communism vs. dictatorship

c)

socialism vs. communism

d)

communism vs. capitalism

22.

Which of the following events brought the world close to a nuclear war in the 1960s?

a)

Space Race

b)

Dropping of the atomic bomb

c)

Cuban Missile Crisis

d)

Construction of the Berlin Wall

23.

How were the Korean War and the Vietnam War similar?

a)

the Soviet Union helped the communist government in the north and the U.S helped the democratic government in the south

b)

the Soviet Union helped the communist government in the south and the U.S helped the democratic government in the north

c)

both countries reunited after the wars

d)

there were no similarities between the two wars

24.

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

25.

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

26.

Which event signaled the end of the Cold War?

a)

Cuban Missile Crisis

b)

end of the Vietnam War

c)

collapse of the Soviet Union

d)

fall of the Berlin Wall

27.

How did the Korean War end for the United States?

a)

It was considered a defeat for the United States

b)

It ended in a stalemate (the border did not change; neither side gained any territory)

c)

The Korean War caused the U.S. to win the Cold War

d)

The Korean War ended with all of Korea becoming a democracy.

28.

How did the Vietnam War end for the United States?

a)

It was considered a loss because all of Vietnam became communist

b)

It was a much-needed victory for the U.S. military

c)

It ended in a stalemate, where neither side actually won

d)

All of Vietnam became a democracy

29.

Type of government where the government owns everything and makes all the decisions.

a)

Constitutional monarchy

b)

Direct democracy

c)

Republic

d)

Communist

30.

The Berlin Wall divided _______________ into two parts.

a)

Europe

b)

Berlin

c)

Russia

d)

Germany

e)

the world

31.

What do Mikhail Gorbachev's policies of Glasnost & Perestroika mean in English?

a)

crash & burn

b)

Tear down this wall

c)

openness & restructuring

d)

I am a jelly donut

e)

democracy & capitalism

32.

Which of these events led to the breakup of the Soviet Union?

a)

The arms race & government overspending

b)

An attempt to overthrow the government by pro-democratic forces

c)

Democratic reforms brought on by Mikhail Gorbachev

d)

All of these

33.

True or False: After World War II Germany was divided into East Germany and West Germany.

a)

True

b)

False

34.

When Germany was divided between the Allied Powers and the Soviet Union after World War II, Germany's capital city of _______________ was also divided.

a)

Prussia

b)

Berlin

c)

Austria

d)

Bismark

35.

In 1948, the Soviets blocked ALL supplies from getting into West Berlin. How did the U.S. and the other Allies manage to still get supplies into West Berlin?

a)

train

b)

boat

c)

plane

d)

bicycles

36.

U.S. and Allied airplanes delivered supplies into West Berlin for 321 days! This was known as the _____________ ________________.

a)

Iron Airlift

b)

Great Planes

c)

Operation Airplane

d)

Berlin Airlift

37.

Why weren't nuclear weapons used during the Cold War?

a)

The Domino Theory

b)

The Marshall Plan

c)

Mutually assured destruction

d)

Strategic defensive initiative

38.

The US and the Soviet Union were stockpiling weapons in an effort to have more weapons than the other side. This was called...

a)

the Korean War

b)

the Manhattan Project

c)

the arms race

d)

disarmament talks

39.

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

40.

What happened at the Bay of Pigs?

a)

The Soviets attempted to install nuclear weapons in Haiti

b)

The Soviets invaded Hungary

c)

The US tried to overthrow the Cuban communist government

d)

A meeting in the Soviet Union to develop the Warsaw pact

41.

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

42.

Who won the space race?

a)

The Soviet Union

b)

The United States

43.

What was the US plan with regard to containment?

a)

To provide money to secure communist government around the world

b)

To try to reach a consensus policy toward the Soviet Union

c)

Appeasement

d)

To stop the spread of communism by aiding nations in danger

44.

The Cold War was between the US and

a)

Korea

b)

China

c)

Germany

d)

The Soviet Union

45.

The purpose of "containment" was to--

a)

stop the spread of democracy

b)

stop the spread of hate

c)

stop global warming

d)

stop the spread of communism

46.

Which foreign policy promised to aid countries resisting Communist takeover?

a)

Marshall Plan

b)

Iron Curtain

c)

Truman Doctrine

d)

Massive Retaliation

47.

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

a)

European Nations

b)

NATO

c)

Warsaw Pact

d)

Satellite Nations

48.

The ideology that if one country in Southeast Asia fell to Communism, others would follow--

a)

Domino Theory

b)

Berlin Airlift

c)

Eisenhower Doctrine

d)

Warsaw Pact

49.

What event increased U.S. spending on education and technology?

a)

Cuban Missile Crisis

b)

establishment of the Warsaw Pact

c)

Soviet launching of a space satellite Sputnik

d)

the Communist takeover of Eastern Europe

50.

Which of the below descriptions explains the event in the political cartoon seen above?

a)

The Korean War

b)

The Vietnam War

c)

The Space Race

d)

The Nuclear Arms Race

51.

___ was the hostile but nonviolent struggle for power between the United States and the Soviet Union, as well as their respective allies, from the end of World War II to the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991

a)

The Long Struggle

b)

The Cold War

c)

The Timid Transgression

d)

None of the Above

52.
In 1950, the United States and other countries from the United Nations became involved in the Korean War.  What was the cause of this war?
a)
North Korea attacked South Korea to spread communism.
b)
South Korea wanted to drive out troops from Vietnam.
c)
North Korea attacked China to spread communism.
d)
South Korea attacked North Korea to spread democracy.
53.
Under this economic system, ordinary people and businesses control the means of production.
a)
McCarthyism
b)
Imperialism
c)
Communism
d)
Capitalism
54.
Who was the leader of the communist government in North Vietnam?
a)
 Mao Zedong
b)
Ho Chi Minh
c)
Le Duan 
d)
Ngo Dinh Diem
55.
Which side ended up winning the Vietnam War and taking control of the country? 
a)
United States
b)
Soviet Union
c)
South Vietnam
d)
North Vietnam
56.
What made the war difficult for the US army and troops fighting in the war?
a)
The jungle conditions  
b)
The limits put on troops by President Johnson  
c)
Ambushes and traps  
d)
All of the above
57.

The Ho Chi Minh Trail was

a)

a secret path which was used by the Viet Cong in Saigon.

b)

a supply line for the Vietcong which ran through neutral countries.

c)

the route that the Americans took when they left South Vietnam.

d)

a supply line used by South Vietnam.

58.

Where was the United States Navy allegedly attacked in 1964?

a)

Gulf of Thailand

b)

Gulf of Tonkin

c)

Pearl Harbor

d)

South China Sea

59.

If one country falls to communism, the countries around would also fall to communism

a)

Vietnamization

b)

Domino Theory

c)

Tet Offensive

d)

Democratic Republic of Vietnam

60.

The Vietnamese who fought against the U.S. and South Vietnamese troops

a)

Democratic Republic of Vietnam

b)

Ngo Dinh Diem

c)

Viet Cong

d)

Ho Chi Minh

61.

Protests over military missions in Cambodia resulted in confrontation between protestors and police, with four students killed on May 4, 1970

a)

Kent State University

b)

Vietnamization

c)

Domino Theory

d)

Viet Cong

62.

Guerrilla Warfare was-

a)

Fighting by small groups using tactics such as the ambush

b)

Using gorillas to fight against enemy soldiers

c)

Dressing up as gorillas and fighting while hitting your chest

63.
In Vietnam the fighters used an irregular warfare tactic that made it difficult for our soldiers to be successful...it was called?
a)
Vietnamese Warfare tactics
b)
Cheetah Warfare
c)
Hidden Warfare
d)
Guerrilla warfare
64.
What event sparked significant protests in the United States during the 1960's?
a)
WWII
b)
Vietnam War
c)
Cuban Missile Crisis
d)
WWI
65.

Our Vietnam Vets were welcomed with open arms when they returned home

a)

No

b)

yes

66.

By pouring hundreds of thousands of troops into the northern part of the Korean peninsula, what country added to the bitter fighting in Korea?

a)

The Soviet Union

b)

China

c)

Japan

d)

Mongolia

67.

This Asian country is communist today and struggling with food and energy shortages and frequent famines. Which country is this?

a)

South Korea

b)

China

c)

North Korea

d)

Japan

68.

Two mile wide area on the border without any military or weapons.

a)

Demilitarized Zone

b)

38th Parallel

c)

DMV

d)

Yalu River

69.
Why did the US blockade Cuba?
a)
Cuba betrayed the US by suprise attacking the US
b)
They sent a bomb to the US and bombed the US
c)
The US hated Cuba
d)
The US discovered Soviet missiles in Cuba
70.

Who was the Cuban Dictator during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

a)

John F. Kennedy

b)

Nikita Khrushchev

c)

Fidel Castro

d)

Dwight Eisenhower

71.

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)

Cuban Invasion

72.
WHAT STARTED THE SPACE RACE ?  
a)
SOVIET UNION LAUNCHED  SPUTNIK 
b)
UNITED STATES ESTABLISHED NASA
c)
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE APOLLO PROGRAM
d)
1ST FEMALE COSMONAUT LAUNCHED INTO SPACE
73.
WHO WAS THE 1ST SOVIET COSMONAUT TO ORBIT  THE EARTH ?  
a)
JOHN GLENN
b)
VALENTINA TERESHKOVA
c)
YURI GAGARIN
d)
PAVEL POPOVICH
74.

What was the next important event after the first American was sent into space?

a)

Russia launched Sputnik 1 into space.

b)

Laika became the first dog sent into space.

c)

Neil Armstrong was the first man to set food on the moon.

d)

John Glenn became the first American to orbit the earth.

75.
Who was the first man to set foot on the Moon?
a)
Neil Armstrong
b)
John Glenn
c)
Yuri Gagarin  
d)
Buzz Aldrin
76.

The Pentagon Papers revealed that

a)

Many more Americans had died in Vietnam than reported

b)

American soldiers has massacred Vietnameses civilians at My Lai

c)

American prisoners of war were being tortured in N.V. prisons

d)

The government had not been honest with the public about Vietnam

77.

What two countries did the Ho Chi Minh trail go through?

a)

North and South Vietnam

b)

Laos and Vietnam

c)

Laos and Cambodia

d)

Thailand and Vietnam

78.

The 26th Amendment lowered the voting age to __.

a)

21

b)

19

c)

18

d)

16

79.

The Berlin Wall fell in

a)

1989

b)

1988

c)

1990

d)

1991

80.

The Soviet Union officially fell in

a)

1991

b)

1992

c)

1989

d)

1990

81.

What do Mikhail Gorbachev's policies of Glasnost & Perestroika mean in English?

a)

crash & burn

b)

Tear down this wall

c)

openness & restructuring

d)

democracy & capitalism

82.

Which of these events led to the breakup of the Soviet Union?

a)

The arms race & government overspending

b)

An attempt to overthrow the government by pro-democratic forces

c)

Democratic reforms brought on by Mikhail Gorbachev

d)

All of these

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