WorksheetsCold War Assessment
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following describes a difference between the Soviet Union and the United States?
a)
The Soviet Union had a democratic government while the U.S. was communist.
b)
Both countries had a democratic government, but the Soviet Union controlled all businesses.
c)
The U.S. had a democratic government while the Soviet Union was communist.
2.
Which of the following occurred during the Red Scare?
a)
Many communists in the Soviet Union were arrested.
b)
People who refused to cooperate with investigations were sent back to work.
c)
Many innocent people were investigated and sometimes arrested.
3.
Why was the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) formed?
a)
To form a military alliance between non-communist countries.
b)
To promote peace in Europe through documents like the Human Rights Declaration.
c)
To stop democracy from spreading.
4.
What role did the United States play in the Korean War?
a)
The United States helped defend North Korea.
b)
The United States helped defend South Korea.
c)
The United States did not participate in the Korean War.
5.
Which organization replaced the League of Nations after World War 2 and worked to promote peace?
a)
The United Nations
b)
NATO
c)
The Red Cross
6.
In a 1946 speech, Winston Churchill used the term “Iron Curtain” to describe:
a)
The building of the Berlin Wall
b)
Part of Europe that was being isolated through a communist government
c)
The division between west Germany and east Germany
7.
Look at the photograph. What was the purpose of the Berlin Wall?
a)
To isolate democratic Berlin from communist Berlin
b)
To provide food and supplies to Berlin
c)
The build a physical iron curtain that separating communists from democrats
8.
Who is best associated with the information below?
a)
Richard Nixon
b)
John F. Kennedy
c)
Ronald Reagan
9.
Who is best associated with the information below:
a)
Joseph McCarthy
b)
Nikita Khrushchev
c)
Winston Churchill
10.
Which statement BEST explains the reason the United States became involved in the Vietnam Conflict?
a)
The United States wanted to prevent communism from spreading.
b)
The United States wanted to convince North Vietnam to join NATO
c)
The United States was already training soldiers in North Vietnam.
11.
How did the conclusion of the Vietnam Conflict differ from the Korean War?
a)
South Korea remained democratic, but South Vietnam became communist.
b)
Both South Korea and South Vietnam became communist.
c)
The United States continued to help South Vietnam, but stopped helping South Korea.
12.
Who “won” the Space Race?
a)
The U.S.S.R
b)
Korea
c)
The United States
13.
An alliance of Western democratic nations formed after World War 2 to defend themselves against communism.
a)
NATO
b)
United Nations
c)
Berlin Airlift
d)
Communism
e)
The Cold War
14.
A military operation led by the United States to help residents of West Berlin by delivering food and supplies to them by airplane.
a)
Berlin Airlift
b)
United Nations
c)
Communism
d)
The Cold War
e)
Iron Cutrain
15.
Organization formed to promote global cooperation to try and avoid wars in the future.
a)
United Nations
b)
Berlin Airlift
c)
Communism
d)
The Cold War
e)
Iron Cutrain
16.
The battle of international influence that arose between communist and democratic nations following the end of World War 2.
a)
The Cold War
b)
United Nations
c)
Berlin Airlift
d)
Communism
e)
Iron Cutrain
17.
A political and economic system in which the government owns all of the businesses and land and people have very little individual freedoms.
a)
Communism
b)
United Nations
c)
Berlin Airlift
d)
The Cold War
e)
Iron Cutrain
18.
A name given to the physical and political division and isolation of communist countries and democratic countries during the Cold War.
a)
Iron Cutrain
b)
United Nations
c)
Berlin Airlift
d)
Communism
e)
The Cold War
19.
A dispute during the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union had built missile sites in Cuba. President John F. Kennedy set up a naval blockade of the island until Nikita Khrushchev ordered the missiles to be removed.
a)
Cuban Missile Crisis
b)
United Nations
c)
Berlin Airlift
d)
Communism
e)
The Cold War
20.
The physical division that was built to keep people from communist Berlin from escaping to the democratic side of Berlin.
a)
Berlin Wall
b)
United Nations
c)
Berlin Airlift
d)
Communism
e)
The Cold War
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