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Cold War Unit Quiz

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How did the media (television) impact the Vietnam War?

a)

Negative press coverage contributed to the public disillusionment with the war.

b)

The positive press coverage encouraged enlistment in the military.

c)

The impact of the media in Vietnam was rather minimal.

d)

The media showed that the majority of Americans supported the war effort.

2.

The launch of Sputnik I intensified Cold War tensions and caused the —

a)

United States to increase spending on technology, education and weapons to compete with the Soviet Union

b)

Soviet Union to move missiles and warships to Cuba in order to threaten the United States

c)

United States to send troops and aid to East Berlin to free it from Soviet control

d)

Soviet Union to threaten Europe with nuclear attack if Soviet airspace were violated

3.

What individual/group contributed to the Red Scare and accused American citizens of being communists?

a)

Martin Luther King & Black Panthers

b)

Jane Addams & Settlement Houses

c)

Joseph McCarthy & HUAC

d)

Cesar Chavez & United Farmworkers Union

4.

During the Cuban Missile Crisis, what did JFK do when he heard that the Soviet Union was constructing a missile site in Cuba.

a)

JFK gave into the Soviet demands.

b)

JFK bombed the Soviet Union with an atomic bomb.

c)

JFK ordered a naval blockade of Cuba.

d)

JFK invaded Cuba from Guantanamo Bay.

5.

Which of the following is most characteristic of the Cold War?

a)

The growth of nuclear arsenals in the United States and the Soviet Union

b)

The expansion of national borders by imperialistic European countries

c)

The implementation of isolationist foreign policies in Great Britain and China

d)

The rapid industrialization of many Southeast Asian countries

6.

Match the following

a)

Truman Doctrine

1.

Truman

b)

Cold War

2.

Soviet Union

c)

Marshall Plan

3.

European Recovery

d)

Berlin Airlift

4.

Aid during Soviet blockade

e)

NATO

5.

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

7.

Which U.S. President escalated the Vietnam War by ordering the first large-scale deployment of American troops?

a)

John F. Kennedy

b)

Lyndon B. Johnson

c)

Richard Nixon

d)

Gerald Ford

8.

What was the primary goal of the Nixon administration's policy of Vietnamization?

a)

To increase the number of U.S. troops in Vietnam

b)

To hand over the responsibility of war to South Vietnamese forces

c)

To introduce democratic elections in Vietnam

d)

To negotiate a peace treaty with North Vietnam

9.

Which U.S. President signed the Paris Peace Accords, leading to the end of U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War?

a)

Lyndon B. Johnson

b)

Richard Nixon

c)

Gerald Ford

d)

Jimmy Carter

10.

Reorder the following

a)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

b)

Harry S. Truman

c)

John F. Kennedy

d)

Lyndon B. Johnson

e)

Richard M. Nixon

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
11.

"The consequence of the (a)   failure wasn't an acceptance of Castro and his control of Cuba, but, rather a renewed determination to bring him down by stealth."

--Robert Dallek

Choose from the below words
Cuban Missile Crisis
Bay of Pigs invasion
Korean Conflict
Cuban insurrection
12.

Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party Mao Zedong Shakes Hands with U.S. President Richard Nixon, February 29, 1971

What was one of President Nixon’s goals for the meeting shown in this photograph?

a)
Increase military tensions with China
b)
Promote nuclear disarmament
c)
Discuss environmental policies
d)
Establish diplomatic relations with China and counterbalance the Soviet Union's influence during the Cold War.
13.

Why was the United States concerned about Agreement 2?

a)

Officials believed the election would lead to a civil war and revolution.

b)

Leaders feared communist officials would win the election and take over the country.

c)

The administration opposed the creation of regional alliances.

d)

Congress members feared foreign policy decisions would lead to criticism at home.

14.

What was the purpose of the Berlin Airlift?

a)

To provide supplies to Berlin citizens without provoking the Soviet Union

b)

To provoke the Soviet Union by providing supplies to Berlin citizens

c)

To provide supplies to US soldiers stationed in Berlin without provoking the Soviet Union

d)

To provoke the Soviet Union by providing supplies to Us soldiers stationed in Berlin

15.

What was the primary goal of the foreign policy described in this excerpt?

a)
Promote economic growth in neighboring countries
b)

Prevent the spread of communist influence in Asia

c)

Expand military presence in the region

d)
Isolate the country from international trade
16.

President Truman introduced the ​ (a)   in 1947. Its main purpose was to prevent the spread of ​ (b)   . His successor, ​Dwight D. Eisenhower, promoted the ​ (c)   , which was the idea that if one country became ​ ​ (d)   , then other countries would follow. To counteract this problem, the United States used the foreign policy known as ​ (e)   . This meant that the United States would send money and/or troops to any country fighting communist forces.

Choose from the below words
Truman Doctrine
communism
domino theory
containment
communist
counterculturalism
isolationism
self-determination
isolationist