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WH - Ch 23 Quiz Review - Cold War

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
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1.

The Cold War refers to the period of tension between the United States and the Soviet Union from

a)

the end of World War II to the fall of the Soviet Union.

b)

the end of World War I to the bombing of Pearl Harbor.

c)

the Cuban Missile Crisis to the fall of the Berlin Wall.

d)

the Bolshevik Revolution to the end of World War I.

2.

The Cuban Missile Crisis was: (select all that apply)

a)

A 13-day confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union in October 1962 over Soviet ballistic missiles placed in Cuba.

b)
A 7-day peace treaty signed between the United States and the Soviet Union in October 1962 over Soviet ballistic missiles deployed in Cuba.
c)

The closest that the US and the Soviet Union ever came to nuclear war

d)
A 10-day negotiation between the United States and China in November 1962 over Chinese ballistic missiles deployed in Cuba.
e)

What signaled the beginning of the end of the Cold War

3.

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.

4.

After trying to be isolationist prior to WWI and WWII, the US decided to try a policy of interventionism during the: (select all that apply)

a)
Vietnam War
b)
Korean War
c)
World War II
d)

Civil War

5.

The Cold War was: (Select all that apply)

a)

Fought to try to contain the spread of communism

b)

Fought in the far North where it was really cold

c)

A time when the Soviet Union and the United States were opposed to each other, but didn't directly fight each other

d)

A short battle where not much happened

6.

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.

7.

The emergence of nuclear weapons and containing the spread of communism were:

a)

The main goals of Josef Stalin

b)

All of these

c)

Reasons that the Cold War began

d)

Not reasons that the Cold War began

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.
What was the "Iron Curtain"?
a)

Weapons development for the Soviet Army

b)

The installment of European isolationist policies

c)

The barrier between Eastern and Western Europe during the Cold War

d)

A series of military checkpoints in Berlin

10.

​ To defeat the Soviet ​ (a)   of Berlin, the United States supplied the city for over a year during an event known as ​ (b)   .

Choose from the below words
blockade
the Berlin Airlift
Iron Curtain
Warsaw Pact
United Nations
superpower
containment
the Marshall Plan
the Truman Doctrine
11.

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

12.

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)

13.

The US discovered that the Soviet Union had placed nuclear missiles on an island off of the Florida coast leading to a tense standoff between the countries. This is known as:

a)
Cuban Missile Crisis
b)
Cuba Missile Standoff
c)

The Bay of Pigs invasion

d)
Soviet Missile Conflict