WorksheetsTopic 7 Cold War Test Review Quizizz
Total questions: 91
Worksheet time: 1hrs 18mins
What was the main goal of the Bretton Woods System?
To establish a military alliance
To promote global economic cooperation and financial stability
To divide Germany and Berlin
To spread communism
What was the purpose of the United Nations when it was established in 1945?
To replace the League of Nations and spread communism
To maintain peace and security
To rebuild war-torn nations of Europe
To provide financial aid to Japan
Which policy aimed to prevent the spread of communism during the Cold War?
Marshall Plan
Containment Policy
Truman Doctrine
NATO
What was the Truman Doctrine?
A policy to rebuild war-torn nations of Europe
A military alliance to deter communist invasion
A promise to stop free nations from being taken over by communists
A conference to decide the post-war status of Germany
What was the significance of the Berlin Airlift?
It was a conference to discuss the future of Europe
It was the first Cold War conflict where Stalin cut off supply lines to West Berlin
It was a policy to contain communism in Europe
It was a financial plan to help rebuild Europe
Which event marked the beginning of the Cold War?
The signing of the Treaty of Versailles
The Berlin Blockade and Airlift
The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The formation of the United Nations
What was the main objective of the Marshall Plan?
To provide military support to countries threatened by communism
To establish a new currency system in Europe
To rebuild European economies after World War II
To create a European military alliance
What was the significance of the NATO alliance during the Cold War?
To promote economic cooperation between the USA and the Soviet Union
To provide a platform for negotiating arms control
To rebuild war-torn nations in Europe
To provide collective defense against the threat of Soviet expansion
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union at the start of the Cold War?
Leonid Brezhnev
Nikita Khrushchev
Joseph Stalin
Mikhail Gorbachev
The United States, Canada, and Great Britain entered into a military alliance after WWII which was known as
NAFTA
Allied Pact
NATO
Warsaw Pact
The Berlin blockade and the Berlin airlift led to
the United Nations
Increased tension
the GI Bill
Peace talks
The Truman Doctrine
gave aid to Britain
created the Iron Curtain
stopped communism in Eastern Europe
supported free people in Europe
The Iron Curtain
division that existed in Europe between western and eastern nations
reaction to death of his good friend Franklin D. Roosevelt.
destruction from nuclear arms
construction of the Berlin Wall in Germany
Which of the following would best describe The Cold War?
Fighting between the U.S. and the Soviet Union in between both World Wars
Short lived war between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R.
Conflict and tension between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R that lasted over 40 years
Long term military fighting and aggression between the U.S. and China
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
When the United States sent military aid to African governments to help them resist communism, it was continuing a foreign policy first asserted in the
Potsdam Agreement.
Teheran Conference.
Marshall Plan.
Truman Doctrine.
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
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.
At Yalta, the leaders agreed to recognize the Polish government that the Soviets had set up it Stalin agreed to
give up his demands for reparations from Germany.
allow free enterprise in Poland
hold free elections there as soon as possible.
allow Poland to trade with the West.
Truman said the Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan were essential for
world economic recovery
containment
world peace
American prosperity
The Long Telegram resulted in
the Marshall Plan.
the Berlin airlift.
the establishment of the CIA.
the containment policy.
At Yalta, the leaders agreed to
help Germany's economy to recover.
allow half of Germany to be Communist and the other half Democratic.
allow free elections in Germany.
divide Germany among the four Allied powers.
NATO formed for the purpose of
spreading democracy.
setting international disputes.
promoting free trade among members.
mutual defense.
What asserted "the right of all people to choose the form of government under which they will live"?
Declaration of Liberated Europe
Iron Curtain
Cold War
Warsaw Pact
Who was the U.S. President from 1953-1961?
Truman
FDR
Kennedy
Eisenhower
Name of the agency created by the USA to counter the Soviet Space Program.
NATO
NASA
IMF
UN
What was the name of the Soviet's first satellite?
Soyuz
Sputnik
________________ is the willingness to threaten to go to war to force the other side to back down.
Brinkmanship
Isolationism
Appeasement
Interventionism
A policy called __________ ____________ was used to threaten the use of nuclear weapons on any Communist state that tried to gain territory through force.
New Look
Massive Retaliation
Truman Doctrine
Marshall Plan
What was the name of the organization the Soviet Union formed to counter NATO?
The Warsaw Pact
The Iron Dragons
The Steel Kings
NATO is a military alliance with members of which group of countries?
Western European, USA, and Canadian governments
Eastern European, Soviet Union, and Asian government.
China, Russia, USA
Korea was divided along the __________ Parallel after World War II.
35th
36th
37th
38th
Who was put in charge of the American forces in Korea and even wanted to use the atomic bomb against China?
John Bassilone
Douglas MacArthur
Harry Truman
Richard Nixon
North Korea was supported by ________________, which has a _________________ government.
Soviet Union/communist
Soviet Union/democratic
U.S.A./communist
U.S.A./democratic
South Korea was supported by ________________ which has a _________________ government.
Soviet Union/communist
Soviet Union/democratic
U.S.A./communist
U.S.A./democratic
Which alliance depicted in the map was formed to block the spread of communism?
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
United Nations
Warsaw Pact
League of Nations
What policy provided money to countries in Western Europe to prevent them from becoming communist?
Truman Doctrine
Domino Theory
Marshall Plan
Monroe Doctrine
What are NATO and the Warsaw Pact?
economic alliances
military alliances
social alliances
religious alliances
What was the goal of the Truman Doctrine?
to stop the spread of communism in Eastern Europe
to send financial aid to all of Europe
to expand trade with Western Europe
to limit the manufacture of nuclear weapons in Europe
Why did the US provide financial assistance to Western Europe after World War II?
to help these countries build up their military and nuclear supplies
to restore economic stability and prevent the spread of communism
to encourage the spread of communism in the area
to increase the power of the Soviet Union in the region
Although the borders never changed, the Korean War was seen as a success of what kind of Cold War practice?
Isolationism
Containment
Federalism
Immigration
What is the name of the country in white on the map?
United States
Cuba
Colombia
Soviet Union
On April 17, 1961, the Bay of Pigs invasion began under what President?
President Johnson
President Kennedy
President Truman
President Eisenhower
The goal of the Bay of Pigs invasion was to get rid of which communist leader?
Nikita Khrushchev
Joseph Stalin
Fidel Castro
None of the above
Who helped train the Cuban exiles?
FBI
CIA
NSA
Police
The United States and the Cuban exiles were able to remove Castro from power.
True
False
The United States wanted to use Cuban exiles to make it look like a Cuban operation not an American
True
False
The Cuban government and Fidel Castro learned of the attack before it happened and was able to prepare
True
False
As a part of the agreement that ended the Cuban Missile Crisis, the U.S. agreed to ____.
be friends with the Soviet Union
remove their missiles from Italy and Turkey
allow USSR to keep missiles in Cuba
not complain about the missiles anymore
What ended the Cuban Missile Crisis?
The USSR removes missiles and the US leaves Cuba alone.
The US uses all of their missiles and destroys Cuba
Cuba forfiets
JFK got tired of fighting and just made a treaty
What is a major victory for Carter during his adminstration? (a)
The main foreign policy focus of Carter's administration was (a)
Which word means, "easing/lessening of tension?" (a)
Nixon and his National Security advisor ___________ believed the United States needed to change how it approached the Cold War.
Hank Aaron
Henry Kissinger
Buzz Aldrin
Bacon Barrel Backster
This foreign policy involved Russia and the US agreeing to limit their nuclear arms.
Liberalism
SALT
Conservatism
Vietnamization
Detente
This process involved withdrawing troops from Vietnam and ending the draft
Liberalism
SALT
Conservatism
Vietnamization
Detente
Richard Nixon's policy of Vietnamization involved:
Intensifying bombing campaigns against North Vietnam
Withdrawing U.S. troops + transferring responsibility for combat to South Vietnamese forces
Deploying additional troops to stabilise South Vietnam
Negotiating a peace treaty with the Viet Cong
The Helsinki Accords, signed in 1975, aimed to improve relations between Eastern and Western Europe, particularly in the areas of:
Economic cooperation & development
Military alliances & defence spending
Security & human rights
Cultural exchange & education
True or False: Richard Nixon's policy of Vietnamization aimed to increase U.S. military involvement in Vietnam.
True
False
True or False: Jimmy Carter's presidency saw the negotiation and signing of the Camp David Accords between Israel and Egypt.
True
False
True or False: The Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) agreements signed during the Nixon administration focused solely on limiting the development of nuclear weapons.
True
False
True or False: Jimmy Carter's foreign policy doctrine emphasised military intervention > diplomatic negotiation.
True
False
True or False: The Helsinki Accords, signed in 1975, primarily addressed economic cooperation between Eastern & Western European nations.
True
False
True or False: Richard Nixon's visit to China in 1972 marked the first time a U.S. president had visited the country since its communist revolution.
True
False
True or False: The Iranian Revolution of 1979 resulted in the overthrow of the pro-Western government & the establishment of an Islamic Republic.
True
False
In this excerpt,President Reagan is referring to what would become known as
F. The Iran-Contra Affair
G. The Watergate scandal
H. The Plame affair
J. the Whitewater controversy
To fight the Cold War, The Reagan Doctrine can be explained as
instead of using the army, the US would outspend the USSR, & support US friendly forces with the use of the CIA & other special groups
increase the US military and send more troops to the USSR to fight
try and remain neutral and negotiate a peace treaty
use of force through Nuclear weapons
The Soviet Union officially fell in
1991
1992
1989
1990
Which two leaders are credited with helping to end the Cold War? Select TWO (2) correct answers.
Harry Truman
Ronald Reagan
Lyndon B. Johnson
Mikhail Gorbachev
Nikita Khrushchev
Mikhail Gorbachev’s reforms of perestroika and glasnost resulted in:
an era of world peace and Soviet prosperity
conditions that helped lead to the breakup of
the Soviet Union
a successful transition to a command economy in Russia
censorship of the news media in Russia
Referred to the changes in economic policies implemented by Gorbachev including increasing foreign trade & modernizing factories.
Robotics
Glasnost
Perestroika
Capitalism
Policy implemented in the Soviet Union under Gorbachev that promoted freedom of expression & less government control on the media.
Glasnost
Detente
Sedition
Perestroika
Which of the following occurred as a result of a struggling Soviet system?
many of the countries in Eastern Europe staged revolutions against their communist governments
people increased their personal holdings in land
a majority of people started to see the Soviet nation as a power entity
their economy grew exponentially
What event symbolizes the end of the Cold War?
U.S. President Bush worked toward easing tensions
The Soviet Union broke up into 15 independent republics
People in Easter Europe were gaining more freedom
The Berlin Wall was built
By the end of what year had the Berlin Wall been torn down?
1985
1987
1989
1990
the fall of communism, end of the Cold War and reunification of Germany
the fall of capitalism
the end of the Vietnam War
the end of the Cuban Missile Crisis
