WorksheetsCold War Review
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 32mins
What was the purpose of the Marshall Plan?
To rebuild the Soviet Union after World War II
To provide financial aid to European nations to prevent the spread of Communism
To establish military bases in Eastern Europe
To promote the spread of Communism in Western Europe
Which countries occupied West Germany after World War II?
Soviet Union, Great Britain, and France
United States, Great Britain, and France
United States, Soviet Union, and France
United States, Soviet Union, and China
What was the main goal of the Truman Doctrine?
Containment of Communism
Promotion of democracy in Europe
Expansion of the Soviet Union
Establishment of a socialist economy
Which military alliance was formed by the United States and its Western European allies?
SEATO
NATO
Warsaw Pact
COMECON
Which event led to the escalation of the nuclear arms race in the 1950s?
The Berlin Wall
The Vietnam War
The Cuban Missile Crisis
The Korean War
Which countries became Communist, causing increasing fears in the United States?
China
North Korea
Cuba
South Korea
Which country attempted to force Communism on South Vietnam?
Cuba
Soviet Union
China
North Vietnam
What was the policy of 'Vietnamization' implemented by President Nixon?
To invade North Vietnam
To escalate the number of American troops in Vietnam
To negotiate a peace treaty with North Vietnam
To withdraw American troops and replace them with South Vietnamese troops
What was the outcome of the Cuban Missile Crisis?
The United States launched a nuclear attack
The Soviet Union launched a nuclear attack
The missiles were removed from Cuba
The United States invaded Cuba
What was Gorbachev's policy of political and economic restructuring called?
Containment
Perestroika
Glasnost
Vietnamization
Who said, 'Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!'?
Ronald Reagan
Jimmy Carter
John F. Kennedy
Richard Nixon
Mao Zedong was the communist leader of
the Soviet Union
North Korea
Poland
China
The failed United States’ 1961 operation in Cuba was called
The Bay of Pigs
The Bay of Sheep
The Bay of Cows
The Bay of Havana
Who was president during the invasion of Cuba attempt?
Eisenhower
Truman
Kennedy
Obama
The idea that when one country falls to communism in a region others are likely to also fall to communism is known as ________________.
The Slinky Effect
The Monopoly Effect
The Kennedy Doctrine
The Domino Effect
Accusing someone of being communist &/or treason without proper regard for evidence.
The fear of communism spreading:
Red Scare
Containment
Nativism
Democratic Whiplash
The Soviet Union was (a) (b)
Eisenhower’s belief that the threat of nuclear weapons could deter the spread of communism was known as
massive retaliation
containment
appeasement
flexible response
The assassination of John F. Kennedy
Negatively effected the country's confidence
No effect on the country's confidence
Had a positive effect on the country's confidence
Is a conspiracy theory
Who was convicted and executed for passing atomic bomb secrets to the Soviets?
Ethel and Julius Rosenberg
The Hollywood Ten
Joseph McCarthyism
Alger Hiss
Which event directly contributed to the end of the Cold War?
Several communist-based governments collapsed across Eastern Europe
The United States increased military aid to South Vietnam
The Marshall Plan
Senator McCathy's trials rooting out suspected communists
This US president helped to bring a "thawing" to the end of the Cold War by developing a relationship with China
Nixon
Kennedy
Johnson
Reagan
