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Cold War 50s & 60s

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 2hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What one thing did the leaders of the United Sates and the Soviet Union agree on following WWII?

a)

Communism was superior to capitalism

b)

Both countries believed that world trade should be promoted.

c)

Democracy and free enterprise were superior to communism.

d)

Both countries believed their system of government should be encouraged in other nations.

2.

Who were the emerging superpowers following World War II?

a)

Soviet Union & USA

b)

Italy & Germany

c)

Cuba & Vietnam

d)

Great Britain & China

3.

What was this period of tension between these two Superpowers known as?

a)

The Cold Front

b)

The Blitzkrieg

c)

The Cold War

4.

What did Churchill call the dividing line between the East & West?

a)

The Iron Curtain

b)

The Steel Drape

c)

The Aluminum Blind

5.

What was an immediate result of the Great Leap Forward (1958)?

a)

independence of Kenya from Great Britain

b)

the breakup of the Soviet Union

c)

the relocation of Bosnian refugees

d)

increased famine in China

6.

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?

a)

It blocked Soviet missiles from from arriving in communist Cuba.

b)

It provided economic aid to European countries in order to prevent the spread of communism.

c)

It authorized the use of military force against communist forces in Vietnam.

d)

It stopped communist efforts to control the Korean Peninsula.

7.

What was the purpose of the Berlin Airlift, between the years 1948 and 1949?

a)

To bring necessary supplies to assist the Communists after World War II.

b)

It was designed to help citizens in France to resist Communism.

c)

Moving Allied soldiers to help fight the Nazis during World War II.

d)

To supply the citizens of West Berlin while the Soviet blockade continued.

8.

The United States Foreign Policy after World War II was the policy of Containment, which was?

a)

The U.S. would try to restrict the spread of Fascism in Europe.

b)

The U.S. would help to rebuild the nations of Japan and Germany.

c)

Due to the importance, the U.S. would increase spending into the Space Race.

d)

The U.S. would try to prevent the spread of Communism anywhere in the world.

9.

East is Red

The east is red, the sun is rising,

China has brought forth a Mao Zedong,

He amasses fortune for the people,

Hurrah, he is the people’s great savior.


Chairman Mao loves the people,

He is our guide,

To build a new China,

Hurrah, he leads us forward!


The Communist Party is like the sun,

Wherever it shines, it is bright,

Wherever there is a Communist Party,

Hurrah, there the people are liberated!


What is the main idea of this 1960s Chinese song?

a)

The Sun will never set on Chinese communism.

b)

Communist policies will liberate Mao Zedong.

c)

The Chinese people will become wealthy under communism.

d)

Mao Zedong will lead the Communist Party in building a new China.

10.

East is RedThe east is red, the sun is rising,China has brought forth a Mao Zedong,He amasses fortune for the people,Hurrah, he is the people’s great savior.Chairman Mao loves the people, He is our guide, To build a new China, Hurrah, he leads us forward!The Communist Party is like the sun, Wherever it shines, it is bright, Wherever there is a Communist Party, Hurrah, there the people are liberated!


This 1960s Chinese song would most likely have been sung during the

a)

return of Hong Kong

b)

Cultural Revolution

c)

Boxer Rebellion

d)

Tiananmen Square incident

11.

What was the true major concern of the opposing forces in the Space Race?

a)

One country would land on the moon first

b)

One country would claim the other planets before another could

c)

One country would have military dominance using space weaponry

12.

What is brinkmanship?

a)

U.S. foreign policy of threatening to use all out military aggression against enemy

b)

The purchasing of material goods

c)

Designing of products to wear out or become outdated so consumers need to buy more

d)

U.S. foreign policy of blocking spread of communism to other nations by the Soviets

13.

What wars were fought during the Cold War as a result of containment and the Domino Theory?

a)

Korean & Vietnam War

b)

WWI & WWII

c)

Civil War & Spanish American War

d)

Persian Gulf & War on Terror

14.

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

15.
An "arms race" can be described as ...
a)
a race between countries to defeat another country in war
b)
a race between nations to acquire the most powerful weapons
c)
a race between states to build up their own militias
d)
a race between nations to see who can have the largest military
16.
What was the main goal of the Soviet Union during the Cold War?
a)
To eliminate the nation of Germany
b)
To contain the spread of communism
c)
To spread communism to other countries
d)
To strengthen bonds with China and Germany
17.
What was the main goal of the United States during the Cold War?
a)
To spread communism
b)
To strengthen ties with Vietnam and Korea
c)
To destroy the Soviet Union and its allies
d)
To contain communism and promote democracy
18.

The Cold War was "cold" because the two superpowers never directly attacked each other in open warfare.

a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
19.

Which Cold War alliance was created by Western Europe and the United States?

a)

NATO

b)

Non-alignment Movement

c)

Warsaw Pact

d)

Potsdam Conference

20.

The failed US attempt to overthrow the communist Cuban government in 1961 was called the:

a)

Bay of Pigs Invasion

b)

Cuban Missile Crisis

c)

Project to Eliminate Cuban Communism (PECC)

d)

Inchon Invasion

e)

Anti-Totalitarian Takeover (ATT)

21.

Out of the options presented to President Kennedy during the Cuban Missile Crisis, he elected to go with which one?

a)

"quarantine" or blockade Cuba

b)

airstrike on key bases

c)

launch a full invasion and overthrow Castro

d)

use diplomacy to appeal to Castro

22.

What is the "thing" in the box?

a)

naval blockade

b)

quarantine

c)

nuclear war

d)

the Cold War

e)

Fidel Castro

23.

In what country did the Soviet Union put nuclear missile sites that could hit any target within the United States

a)

Guatemala

b)

Mexico

c)

Italy

d)

Turkey

e)

Cuba

24.

In China, the terms Long March, Little Red Book, and Great Leap Forward are most closely associated with the

a)

economic policies of the Kuomintang

b)

expulsion of foreigners during the Boxer Rebellion

c)

foreign policy under Deng Xiaoping

d)

leadership of Mao Zedong

25.

One way in which Joseph Stalin’s five-year plans and Mao Zedong’s Great Leap Forward are similar is that both plans were

a)

efforts to reduce human rights violations

b)

policies to improve relations with the West

c)

methods used to control population growth

d)

attempts to increase agricultural and industrial production

26.

A major goal of the Cultural Revolution in China during the 1960s was to

a)

restore China to the glory of the Han dynasty

b)

reemphasize Confucian traditional values

c)

weaken Communist ideas

d)

eliminate opposition to Mao Zedong

27.

An immediate result of the Cultural Revolution in China was that it

a)

helped to establish democracy in urban centers in China

b)

led to economic cooperation with Japan and South Korea

c)

disrupted China’s economic and educational systems

d)

strengthened political ties with the United States

28.

What parallel line divides North and South Korea?

a)

17th

b)

48th

c)

15th

d)

38th

29.

Which of the following best describes a proxy war?

a)

Two superpowers directly fighting

b)

Two countries fight without any assistance

c)

Competing in sports instead of military force

d)

Using another country’s soldiers to fight a war

30.

In what way(s) did the superpowers support proxy wars?

a)

Providing money

b)

Providing weapons

c)

Sending soldiers to fight

d)

All of the above

31.

What caused the Korean War?

a)

The North and South Koreans wanted different resources.

b)

The North Invaded the South

c)

The USSR convinced the South to attack the North

d)

The North wanted to be Communist, the south wanted a Democracy.

32.

Who did the US support during the Korean and Vietnam Wars?

a)

The USSR

b)

The South side of the country

c)

The North Side of the county

d)

China

33.

What was the Truman Doctrine?

a)

A Soviet policy that wanted to contain Communism

b)

A Soviet policy that wanted to contain Capitalism

c)

An American policy that wanted to contain Communism

d)

An American policy that wanted to contain Capitalism

34.

How did the Korean War end?

a)

With a decisive victory for the South

b)

With a decisive victory for the North

c)

With an armistice agreement

d)

With a treaty signed in Geneva

35.

What was the main reason the United States entered the Korean War?

a)

To retaliate against North Korean aggression

b)

To fight against international communism

c)

To support Japanese imperialism

d)

To gain territory