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The Early Cold War

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

During the Cold War, what bill did the U.S. Congress pass to provide financial assistance to western European countries?

a)

Truman Doctrine

b)

Open Door Policy

c)

Marshall Plan

d)

Domino Theory

2.

What policy implemented in the Cold War said the U.S. would give military aid to a country that needed to resist communism?

a)

Marshall Plan

b)

Truman Doctrine

c)

Domino Theory

d)

Open Door Policy

3.

During the Cold War, what policy did the U.S. follow to stop the spread of communism?

a)

Open Door Policy

b)

Big Stick Policy

c)

Containment Policy

d)

Dollar Diplomacy

4.

During what Cold War event did the U.S. bypass a Soviet blockade in Germany without provoking a military conflict?

a)

Berlin Airlift

b)

Vietnam War

c)

Watergate Scandal

d)

Bataan Death March

5.

What was the name of the rapid increase of population following the end of WWII called?

a)

Baby Boom

b)

Columbian Exchange

c)

Great Migration

d)

Demographic Shift

6.

What words should you immediately associate with the Cold War?

a)

Hitler & the Nazis

b)

Economic recession

c)

Containment of Communism

d)

Corruption & Industrialization

7.

Revolutionary leader and founder of the Chinese Communist Party.

a)

Mao Zedong

b)

Harry Truman

c)

Kim Il Sung

d)

Joseph Stalin

8.
Which side won the Chinese Civil War?
a)
The Communists
b)
The Nationalists
c)
The Japanese
d)
The Koreans
9.

Which country was China’s key ally throughout the mid-1900s

a)

Japan

b)

India

c)

The U.K.

d)

Soviet Union

10.

The color of ______ is often associated with Communism.

a)

Blue

b)

Green

c)

Red

d)

Black

11.

How did China change when Mao Zedong's Communist Party took control?

a)

Businesses and farms came under state ownership

b)

All schools closed

c)

The Red Guard opened special detention camps

d)

Businesses and property were returned to original owners