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WorksheetsCold War Part 1
Total questions: 54
Worksheet time: 4hrs 26mins
What were the defining characteristics of the Cold War?
Prohibition, Flappers, Jazz
Arms Race, Space Race, Red Scare
Holocaust, Nazi Germany, Pearl Harbor
Poverty, Unemployment, Dust Bowl
What foreign policy guided American presidents during the Cold War to stop the spread of communism?
Open Door Policy
Dollar Diplomacy
Big Stick Policy
Containment
What American policy provided Western European countries financial assistance so they could recover from WWII?
Marshall Plan
Domino Theory
Truman Doctrine
Big Stick Policy
What individual/group contributed to the Red Scare and accused American citizens of being communists?
Martin Luther King & Black Panthers
Jane Addams & Settlement Houses
Joseph McCarthy & HUAC
Cesar Chavez & United Farmworkers Union
What happened as a result of the launch of Sputnik in 1957?
It started the space race.
U.S. began to invest more money into math & science education.
The U.S. started NASA.
All of the above
During what event did the U.S. bypass a Soviet blockade without provoking a military conflict?
Berlin Airlift
Cuban Missile Crisis
Korean War
Vietnam War
During the Cuban Missile Crisis, what did JFK do when he heard that the Soviet Union was construction a missile site in Cuba.
JFK gave into the Soviet demands.
JFK bombed the Soviet Union with an atomic bomb.
JFK ordered a naval blockade of Cuba.
JFK invaded Cuba from Guantanamo Bay.
How did the G.I. Bill contribute to the economic prosperity of the 1950s?
It decreased consumer spending.
It allowed Veterans to get an education and buy homes in suburbs.
It offered incentives under the Bracero Program to temporary laborers.
It created federal domestic programs as part of the Great Society.
After WWII what happened to the population of the U.S?
The population moved westward as a result of the railroad.
African Americans moved north as part of the Great Migration.
The population shifted from the Rust Belt to the Sun Belt.
The population grew due to the Baby Boom.
What wars were fought during the Cold War as a result of containment and the Domino Theory?
Korean & Vietnam War
WWI & WWII
Civil War & Spanish American War
Persian Gulf & War on Terror
How did the Marshall Plan aim to contain the spread of communism?
It built up the western European armed forces.
It helped rebuild and strengthen European economies.
It forced Americans to take loyalty oaths to avoid losing their jobs.
It created a military alliance among western European and North American nations.
What is NATO?
A military alliance between Western European Countries, the U.S. and Canada.
A military alliance between Western European Countries, the Soviet Union and China.
A military alliance between Eastern European Countries, Including the Soviet Union and its satellite nations.
A military alliance between Eastern European Countries.
The launch of Sputnik I intensified Cold War tensions and caused the —
United States to increase spending on technology, education and weapons to compete with the Soviet Union
Soviet Union to move missiles and warships to Cuba in order to threaten the United States
United States to send troops and aid to East Berlin to free it from Soviet control
Soviet Union to threaten Europe with nuclear attack if Soviet airspace were violated
Which statement best explains how the United States responded to the presence of the "Iron Curtain"?
The United States established a blockade of East Berlin.
The United States worked to stop the spread of communism.
The United States withdrew from its European alliances
The United States declared war on the Soviet Union.
The countries in RED represent which Cold War era organization?
League of Nations
Justice League
USA
Warsaw Pact
Which country supported Fidel Castro, the communist leader of Cuba?
USA
USSR
Great Britain
Wakanda
What are Proxy Wars?
Indirect conflicts between the 2 superpowers
Wars between Communist China and Russia
Wars between the US and Canada
Wars that US citizens greatly supported the involvement of US troops
After WWII, the United States had which type of government?
democracy
communism
monarchy
dictatorship
During the Cold War, the Soviet Union had which type of government/economic system?
democracy
monarchy
capitalism
communism
What two superpowers immerged after World War II?
United States and Germany
Soviet Union and Germany
Soviet Union and Russia
United States and Soviet Union
The United States followed a policy of containment during the Cold War in response to the spread of communism.
How did the Marshall Plan reflect containment policy?
It blocked Soviet missiles from from arriving in communist Cuba.
It provided economic aid to European countries in order to prevent the spread of communism.
It authorized the use of military force against communist forces in Vietnam.
It stopped communist efforts to control the Korean Peninsula.
What was the purpose of the Berlin Airlift, between the years 1948 and 1949?
To bring necessary supplies to assist the Communists after World War II.
It was designed to help citizens in France to resist Communism.
Moving Allied soldiers to help fight the Nazis during World War II.
To supply the citizens of West Berlin while the Soviet blockade continued.
The United States Foreign Policy after World War II was the policy of Containment, which was?
The U.S. would try to restrict the spread of Fascism in Europe.
The U.S. would help to rebuild the nations of Japan and Germany.
Due to the importance, the U.S. would increase spending into the Space Race.
The U.S. would try to prevent the spread of Communism anywhere in the world.
Weapons development for the Soviet Army
The installment of European isolationist policies
The barrier between Eastern and Western Europe during the Cold War
A series of military checkpoints in Berlin
Read the following information, which describes the founding of the United Nations in 1945, and answer the question below.
June 1945: Fifty countries create and sign a charter to create the United Nations.
October 1945: Charter is ratified by China, France, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the majority of original signatories.
Which goal motivated the creation of the United Nations in 1945?
ending regulation on nuclear proliferation among member countries
reducing potential conflicts between member countries
increasing potential conflicts between member countries
regulating nuclear proliferation among member countries
What was the true major concern of the opposing forces in the Space Race?
One country would land on the moon first
One country would claim the other planets before another could
One country would have military dominance using space weaponry
What one thing did the leaders of the United Sates and the Soviet Union agree on following WWII?
Communism was superior to capitalism
Both countries believed that world trade should be promoted.
Democracy and free enterprise were superior to communism.
Both countries believed their system of government should be encouraged in other nations.
What was this period of tension between these two Superpowers known as?
The Cold Front
The Blitzkrieg
The Cold War
Which of the following was a primary cause of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union?
direct, armed conflict between the two nations
the founding of the United Nations
a deep reduction in military expenditures
a competition for political influence over other countries
Which of the following is most characteristic of the Cold War?
The growth of nuclear arsenals in the United States and the Soviet Union
The expansion of national borders by imperialistic European countries
The implementation of isolationist foreign policies in Great Britain and China
The rapid industrialization of many Southeast Asian countries
Which of these was a cause of the Korean War?
NATO air and naval forces blocked ships sailing to North Korea.
United Nations inattention allowed guerrillas to infiltrate South Korea.
North Korean forces, with Soviet approval, invaded South Korea.
Widespread anti-colonial riots forced the Korean government to begin the war.
During the Korean War, what prevented the southern part of the peninsula from falling permanently to the invading forces?
The threat of a Soviet naval blockade
The assistance of the Chinese military
The use of atomic weapons on northern cities
The involvement of UN forces under the command of the United States
During the Cold War, in which country would the city of West Berlin be inside of?
East Germany
West Germany
Soviet Union
France
Which country, in 1948, controlled the ZONE that the entire city of Berlin was located in.
Soviet Union
Great Britain
France
United States
What was the purpose of the Berlin Airlift, between the years 1948 and 1949?
To bring necessary supplies to assist the Communists after World War II.
It was designed to help citizens in France to resist Communism.
Moving Allied soldiers to help fight the Nazis during World War II.
To supply the citizens of West Berlin while the Soviet blockade continued.
Which of these was a cause of the Korean War?
NATO air and naval forces blocked ships sailing to North Korea. .
North Korean forces, with Soviet approval, invaded South Korea
United Nations inattention allowed guerrillas to infiltrate South Korea.
Widespread anti-colonial riots forced the Korean government to begin the war.
During the Cold War, what bill did the U.S. Congress pass to provide financial assistance to western European countries?
Truman Doctrine
Open Door Policy
Marshall Plan
Domino Theory
What policy implemented in the Cold War said the U.S. would give military aid to a country that needed to resist communism?
Marshall Plan
Truman Doctrine
Domino Theory
Open Door Policy
During the Cold War, what policy did the U.S. follow to stop the spread of communism?
Open Door Policy
Big Stick Policy
Containment Policy
Dollar Diplomacy
During the Cuban Missile Crisis, what did President J.F. Kennedy do when he heard that the Soviet Union was constructing nuclear missile sites in Cuba.
He launched a nuclear missile at the Kremlin in Moscow.
He gave into the demands of the Soviet & Cuban government.
He ordered a naval blockade around Cuba to prevent Soviet ships from bringing the necessary materials.
He declared war on the Soviet Union & Cuba.
What theory caused the U.S. to enter the Vietnam War in order to stop the expansion of communism across Southeast Asia?
Marshall Plan
Domino Theory
Open Door Policy
Dollar Diplomacy
What is significant about the 38th parallel?
It divides Western and Eastern Europe, this line is also described as the Iron Curtain
The division between North and South Korea
The division between China and North Korea, also known as the Iron Curtain.
The 38th parallel was the location of all communist satellite nations.
What was one motivation for the United States to offer to help finance the construction of the Aswan Dam in Egypt in 1956?
A) to repay Egypt for military support against Germany during World War II
B) to discourage Egypt from improving relations with the Soviet Union
C) to encourage Egypt to establish a peaceful relationship with France
D) to compensate Egypt for losses incurred during the Suez Crisis
