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WorksheetsEvents of the Cold War/Communism in China Practice
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 1hrs 18mins
What foreign policy guided American presidents during the Cold War to stop the spread of communism?
Open Door Policy
Dollar Diplomacy
Big Stick Policy
Containment
What American policy provided Western European countries financial assistance so they could recover from WWII?
Marshall Plan
Domino Theory
Truman Doctrine
Big Stick Policy
What happened as a result of the launch of Sputnik in 1957?
It started the space race.
U.S. began to invest more money into math & science education.
The U.S. started NASA.
All of the above
What wars were fought during the Cold War as a result of containment and the Domino Theory?
Korean & Vietnam War
WWI & WWII
Civil War & Spanish American War
Persian Gulf & War on Terror
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.
Which of the following terms refers to the indirect but hostile conflict between the U.S. and Soviet Union that began at the end of WWII and lasted until 1991?
Iron Curtain
Soviet-Communist War
Korean War
Cold War
What is significant about the 38th parallel?
It divides Western and Eastern Europe, this line is also described as the Iron Curtain
The division between North and South Korea
The division between China and North Korea, also known as the Iron Curtain.
The 38th parallel was the location of all communist satellite nations.
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
According to the source and using your knowledge of US History, which of the following is most correct regarding the conflict in Korea?
Both sides at one point made strong advances into their opposition at certain points but fought the war to a stalemate.
Neither side was able to advance very much and the war was essentially a stalemate in the end.
North Korea was able to make a strong push far into South Korea early into the war and nearly captured the southern city of Pusan . South Korea with the help of China was able to push them back.
South Korea was able to make a strong push far into North Korea with the help of the Soviet Union.
Gave executive power so the president could station more troops in Vietnam.
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Wars Power Act
Execuitive Order 9066
Tet Offensive
How was the Cold War different from previous wars involving the United States?
Previous wars were fought between the United States and European countries, and the Cold War was fought between the United States and the China.
The Cold War refers to the political and economic tension between the United States and the Soviet Union-not an actual war.
The Cold War was fought in the cold climate region of the Soviet Union, whereas previous wars were fought in warmer climate regions.
The Cold War battles were fought with more modern weaponry since it took place in the 1960s.
What did the Communist party promise to bring to China?
More freedom of speech
Freedom of religion
Food to the poor and more wealth to all Chinese, and land reforms
More personal freedoms
Why did poor peasants support the Chinese Communist Party?
They wanted to work in communes
It promised them food and a better quality of life
They had no other option
Mao Zedong said he would give them money
What was the name of the economic plan that the Chinese government developed in order to boost China’s economy?
Great Leap Forward
The Cultural Revolution
China's Betterment Plan
Chinese Economic Plan for that moolah
What three problems caused the Great Leap Forward to fail within a year?
Lack of funds, people, and resources
Too much money, food, and resources
Too much government control, too much money, and the people were too eager to work
Environmental disasters, poor government management, and government corruption
What does this image represent?
The Great Leap Forward
Tiananmen Square
The Long March
VJ Day
When Mao died in 1976, who became the leader of China?
Hirohito
Sun Yixian
Ho Chi Minh
Den Xiaoping
What was the role of the Red Guard during the Cultural Revolution?
Attack and punish those who disagreed with Mao's vision of communism
Reward those who spoke out against corruption in China
Fight against the Soviet Union in China
Fight against the United States in North Korea.
The protests in Tiananmen Square in 1989 turned violent as the Chinese Government pushed back against calls for
democracy
nationalism
communism
socialism
Mao and the Communists adapted the ______ ________ ______ from Stalin's Soviet Union.
Four Year Plan
Anti Three Campaign
Square New Deal
Five Year Plan
What were SALT I and SALT II
the two spacecraft built and manned by the US and Soviet Union in the 1970s
treaties between the US and Soviet Union that limited the number of nuclear missiles each country had
"Submarine Alert Long Tone" the system of underwater sensors to detect Soviet submarines approaching the American coastline
the first two nuclear-powered aircraft carriers built by the Soviet Union
The French word for "relaxing".
Glasnost
Detente
Perestroika
Teflon
Who was the Soviet President near the end of the Cold War?
Richard Nixon
Mikhail Gorbachev
Joseph Stalin
Ronald Reagan
Which of the following policies allowed for "openness" to reduce cold war tensions?
Perestroika
Salt II
Reaganomics
Glasnost
How did Nixon visiting China affect Cold War tension?
His visit helped open channels for future negotiations.
His visit backfired pushing the United States into more conflict.
His visit outraged African Americans who pushed for more Civil Rights.
How did President Nixon's Detente shape foreign policy during the Cold War?
focused on a willingness to negotiate with Communist nations
diverted Cold War tension from Soviet Union to China
emphasized the need to develop weapons of mass destruction
Which term means an "easing or lessening of tension"?
Inflation
Detente
Vietnamizations
Containment
The couple that was executed for spying and allegedly passing nuclear secrets to the Soviet Union were the...
Hiss’s
Greenglass’s
Rosenberg’s
Chamber’s
What event caused a negative shift in U.S. public opinion during the Vietnam War?
The Geneva Accords
Operation Rolling Thunder
The Tet Offensive
Gulf of Tonkin
Who became the first man to orbit the planet?
John Glenn
Yuri Gagarin
Neil Armstrong
Alan Shepard
What was the primary goal of the Cultural Revolution in China?
To modernize China's economy
To eliminate capitalist and traditional elements from Chinese society
To improve relations with the Soviet Union
To expand China's territory
