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Unit 6 Cold War, Decolonization, Genocide and Terrorism

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

After WWII, Stalin established ______ in Eastern Europe

a)

communist states

b)

democratic states

c)

independent nations

d)

city-states

2.

Who was the leader of the USSR during WWII?

a)

Hitler

b)

Churchill

c)

Roosevelt

d)

Stalin

3.

After WWII, the Cold War began. What was the Cold War?

a)

peace and tranquilty between the USA and USSR

b)

tension and competition between the USA and USSR

c)

a war with the bombing of Eastern Europe

d)

tension between the USA and Great Britain over who will control Germany

4.

After WWII, the 2 superpowers in the world were

a)

USSR (Soviet Union) and France

b)

Germany and USA

c)

USA and USSR (Soviet Union)

d)

USSR (Soviet Union) and South Korea

5.

One cause of the cold war was

a)

differing political ideals

b)

same political beliefs

c)

Germany winning WWII

d)

the fight over territory

6.

The president who called the USSR an "evil empire" was

a)

Joseph Stalin

b)

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

c)

Harry S Truman

d)

Ronald Reagan

7.

After WWII and the invention of rockets, the USSR and USA competed to get to the moon first. This was called the

a)

Arms Race

b)

Space Race

c)

Moon Race

d)

War of the Worlds

8.

The US was involved in the Korean War because

a)

the US wanted to take over Korea

b)

they wanted to contain communism

c)

they wanted to spread communism

d)

North Korea attacked Pearl Harbor

9.

The Korean war ended as a stalemate and

a)

Korea was divided at the 38th parallel like before

b)

North Korea took over South Korea

c)

Korea became one country

d)

South Korea became communist

10.

The Marshall Plan

a)

provided weapons to Great Britain after WWII was over

b)

bombed the USSR

c)

divided Germany

d)

provided aid (money) to Western Europe

11.

The purpose of the USA's Marshall Plan was to

a)

help Western Europe become stable so they would not become communist

b)

make the USSR mad and increase tensions

c)

bring communism and instability to Western Europe

d)

give financial support to the countries of Asia and Africa

12.

A period of great tension between President Kennedy and the USSR over putting missiles close to the USA was the

a)

Space Race

b)

Cuban Missile Crisis

c)

Vietnam War

d)

Berlin Airlift

13.

What wall was built in Germany to separate a city into East and West in 1961 and taken down in 1989?

a)

Berlin Wall

b)

Wall of Gibraltor

c)

Gateway Arch

d)

Wall of Poland

14.

How did the Vietnam War end?

a)

The USA took over Vietnam and it is currenlty a US colony

b)

It was a tie and Vietnam is divided into North and South

c)

The communist North took over and Vietnam is a communist country

d)

The South won and Vietnam is a democracy currently

15.

The closest the USSR and US came to nucelar war was during the

a)

Cuban Missile Crisis

b)

Korean War

c)

Berlin Airlift

d)

Space Race

16.

The US disliked the USSR because they had

a)

different political beliefs

b)

the same political beliefs

17.

The killing of Armenians during WWI, the killing of Tutsi in Rwanda, and the killings in Bosnia are all examples of

a)

wars of independence

b)

genocides

c)

cold wars

d)

political disagreements

18.

Arabs and Israelis continue to fight over

a)

control of a river valley in Africa

b)

being communist or capitalist

c)

control of the land that is now Israel

d)

who will be allies with the United States

19.

Which of these is an example of a genocide?

a)

Killing of the Viet Cong by Americans

b)

Killing of the Tutsis by the Hutus in Rwanda

c)

Killing of Nazis by the Americans in WWII

d)

the tension between the USSR and US during the Cold War

20.

When Israel became a state

a)

the USSR invaded Israel and took some of its land

b)

Israel became allies with Egypt and fought with the US

c)

Arab nations did not recognize it as a state and fighting began

d)

there was peace between Israel and its Arab neighbors

21.
What was the name of the organization that hoped to promote peace and global cooperation following WWII?
a)
League of Nations
b)
The U.S. Congress
c)
Treaty of Versailles
d)
United Nations
22.

The leader of Communist China was

a)

Mao Zedong

b)

Ho Chi Minh

c)

Joseph Stalin

d)

Harry Truman

23.

True or False: Communist China copied ideas from the Soviet Union

a)

True

b)

False

24.

True or False: After World War II, more countries fought for self determination and independence from their imperialist countries.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

After Independence, many countries experienced

a)

civil wars

b)

peace and harmony

c)

domination by a different imperialist country

d)

a prosperous economy and few problems

26.

After WWII, _______led India's Indpendence Movement

a)

Mao Zedong

b)

Gandhi

c)

Nelson Mandela

d)

Martin Luther King Jr

27.

Due to 9/11, the United States

a)

Passed new laws like the Patriot Act

b)

was more aware of securtiy

c)

started the War on Terror which led to Operation Iraqi Freedom

d)

All of these answers

28.

Israel continues to gain land because

a)

natural disasters make it impossible for Palestine to exist

b)

Arabs no longer want land in Israel

c)

Arabs offer the land to Jews to make peace

d)

they continue to win wars

29.

The ________ called for the creation of an independent Jewish state.

a)

Balfour Declaration of 1917

b)

Treaty of Paris

c)

Indian Independence Act

d)

Declaration of the Middle East

30.

Israel is located in

a)

Africa

b)

the Middle East

c)

the Americas

d)

Western Europe

31.

Many countries in ______ , like Kenya and Congo, got their independence after World War II.

a)

the Americas

b)

Africa

c)

western Europe

d)

east Asia

32.

The US invasion of Iraq to destroy the weapons of mass destruction and to remove Saddam Hussein as leader was called

a)

Operation Iraqi Freedom

b)

Operation Sandstorm

c)

The President Bush War

d)

Iraq Freedom Fight