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WorksheetsCold War
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 16mins
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 country supported Fidel Castro, the communist leader of Cuba?
USA
USSR
Great Britain
Wakanda
During the Cold War, the Soviet Union had which type of government/economic system?
democracy
monarchy
capitalism
communism
What was the main foreign policy of the U.S. government during the 1950s and 60s?
fighting the threat of terrorism
securing new trade relationships
prosecuting human rights violations
containing the spread of communism
Which organization was created to disrupt communist expansion?
KGB
CIA
FCC
CSI
What symbolized the ending of the Cold War?
The destruction of the Berlin Wall in Germany.
The Soviet Union's conversion to capitalism.
The United State's adoption of socialism over capitalism.
The use of nuclear warfare to subdue the Soviet Union.
After the Cold War ended, what did the United States do?
The U.S. returned to being isolated and refused to engage in foreign affairs.
The U.S. disbanded its military bases in other countries.
The U.S. practiced globalization by maintaining military bases abroad and relying on other countries for trade.
The U.S. decided to remain neutral in future global affairs.
What was the main objective of the United States in the Vietnam War?
To spread democracy in Southeast Asia
To support French colonial rule
To prevent the spread of communism
To gain territorial control in Asia
What was a significant result of the Korean War?
The permanent division of Korea into North and South
The unification of Korea under a democratic government
The spread of communism into South Korea
The establishment of a communist government in North Korea
Which country was the first to put a human into space?
United States
Soviet Union
China
France
The Domino Theory was the idea that:
Economic success in one country would lead to its neighbors adopting similar economic policies
If one country fell to communism, neighboring countries would also fall
Military interventions in one country would inevitably lead to global conflict
Political changes in one nation could trigger similar changes in nearby nations
