WorksheetsCold War
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The main goal of the ___________was to stop the spread of communism.
a)
Truman Doctrine
b)
Marshall Plan
c)
iron curtain
d)
Warsaw Pact
2.
The ________were defeated in the civil war in China despite 2 billion dollars in aid sent to them from the United States.
a)
Communists
b)
Nationalists
c)
Soviets
d)
peasants
3.
_________ was the leader of the Communists in China.
a)
Chiang Kai-shek
b)
Mao Zedong
c)
Syngman Rhee
d)
Kim Il Sung
4.
General Douglas MacArthur commanded U.S. forces in ______________.
a)
Guatemala
b)
Hungary
c)
Korea
d)
the Middle East
5.
To label someone’s activities as __________ would be to suggest that the per-son is making unsupported accusations.
a)
brinkmanship
b)
containment
c)
McCarthyism
d)
infiltration
6.
_________ is best known for investigating communism in the film industry.
a)
The CIA
b)
The UN
c)
NATO
d)
HUAC
7.
When an armistice was signed ending the Korean War,
a)
a communist government was established in South Korea.
b)
communist fears in the United States were lifted.
c)
North and South Korea were still divided along the 38th parallel.
d)
China gained control of the entire peninsula.
8.
Who were Ethel and Julius Rosenberg?
a)
two of the Hollywood Ten
b)
cartoonists who coined the term “McCarthyism”
c)
convicted spies
d)
anti-Communist leaders in Congress
9.
Why was the conflict in Korea called a police action?
a)
The United States sent police officers to keep the peace.
b)
The United Nations did not have the power to declare war.
c)
South Korea did not have a military.
d)
The United States never officially declared war.
10.
Why did the United States not share the plan to develop the atomic bomb with the Soviet Union during World War II?
a)
The Soviet Union already had an atomic bomb.
b)
The United States did not trust the Soviet Union.
c)
The Allies would have been against its development on moral grounds.
d)
Scientists were unsure if they would be successful.
11.
"13 Days in October" refers to the closest we ever came to nuclear war during the
a)
Berlin Wall conflict
b)
Berlin Airlift
c)
Cuban Missile Crisis
d)
Korean War
12.
The failed attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro in Cuba
a)
Operation Swine
b)
Bay of Bengal
c)
Operation Torch
d)
Bay of Pigs
13.
The Soviet military alliance in response to the formation of N.A.T.O.
a)
Poland Pact
b)
SATO
c)
Berlin Pact
d)
Warsaw Pact
14.
This popular, moderate, U.S. President, elected in 1952, was in charge of the D-Day invasion during WW 2
a)
Harry S. Truman
b)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
c)
John F. Kennedy
d)
Douglas MacArthur
15.
The first television debate in 1960 was won because
a)
Nixon was better prepared than Kennedy
b)
Kennedy looked young and confident on the screen
c)
Nixon had more experience
d)
Kennedy because his rich father owned the television station
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