WorksheetsThe Cold War
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
The imaginary line that separated free Western Europe from Communist Eastern Europe was known as...
communist shield
capitalist-communist divide
iron curtain
steel door
Who were the main two world superpowers following World War II?
Soviet Union and China
Soviet Union and Germany
United States and Great Britain
United States and Soviet Union
The purpose of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization was to...
block trade with communist nations
come to the aid of other nations if they were attacked
provide food and supplies to countries in need under Soviet control.
Why did U.S. leaders become involved in the conflict in Korea?
to gain new territory in Asia
to prevent nulear attacks
eliminate terrorist threats
containing the spread of communism
What was the result of the Korean War?
North and South Korea was united under a single communist government
North and South Korea was united under a single democratic government
Korea was divided in two. Democratic North Korea and communist South Korea.
Korea was divided in two. Communist North Korea and democratic South Korea
How did the Korean War begin?
Stalin blockaded Berlin
Cuba let the Soviet Union put missiles in Cuba
Lyndon Johnson sent more troops to Korea
Communist North Korea crossed the 38th parallel into South Korea to spread communism.
Nikita Khrushchev, of the Soviet Union, brought the world to the brink of nuclear war when he...
launched Sputnik 1 into space
built the Berlin Wall
put missiles and launch pads in Cuba
blockaded Berlin
What is an arms race?
forming alliances
building and stockpiling weapons in case of war
creating jobs to make their economy stronger.
What was Joseph McCarthy claim in the early 1950s?
That the U.S. should be socialist or communist
That the U.S. should protect civil rights
That some famous actors and politicians were secretly communist spies
The Vietnam War was mainly a proxy (mini-conflict) for what bigger conflict between...
United States and Iran
United States and Cambodia
United States and North Korea
United States and The Soviet Union
Why did President Kennedy order the U.S. Navy to blockade Cuba in 1962?
To stop Cuba from selling weapons to the Soviet Union
to stop the outbreak of the Spanish Flu
To stop Soviet ships from transporting additional weapons and missiles to Cuba
Why did the United States support South Vietnam over North Vietnam?
The U.S. wanted to create a democracy for the Vietnamese people
North Vietnamese government was abusing the human rights of its people
The United States wanted to stop the spread of communism in Asia
How did the Vietnam War ultimately end?
the U.S. decided to withdraw its troops
the U.S. agreed to remove all nuclear weapons from Vietnam
The U.S. defeated the North Vietnamese military
Why did the Soviet Union choose Cuba as a site to build launch pads and place nuclear missiles?
because its government was weak
because it was located very close to the Unite States
because most of its citizens were from the Soviet Union
Why was the Cuban Missile Crisis such a big concern?
The events threatened regional trade
The events almost led to the outbreak of a nuclear war
The events brought an end to a US - Soviet alliance
Which country was NOT communist duning the Cold War?
Cuba
The Soviet Union
North Korea
Great Britain
The idea that if one country fell to communism, then others would also fall was known as....
The Monopoly Theory
the Sorry Theory
The Domino Theory
The Scrabble Theory
Which half of Germany was communist?
East Germany
West Germany
