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Events of the Cold War/Communism in China Practice

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 1hrs 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What foreign policy guided American presidents during the Cold War to stop the spread of communism?

a)

Open Door Policy

b)

Dollar Diplomacy

c)

Big Stick Policy

d)

Containment

2.

What American policy provided Western European countries financial assistance so they could recover from WWII?

a)

Marshall Plan

b)

Domino Theory

c)

Truman Doctrine

d)

Big Stick Policy

3.

What happened as a result of the launch of Sputnik in 1957?

a)

It started the space race.

b)

U.S. began to invest more money into math & science education.

c)

The U.S. started NASA.

d)

All of the above

4.

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

5.

What is NATO?

a)

A military alliance between Western European Countries, the U.S. and Canada.

b)

A military alliance between Western European Countries, the Soviet Union and China.

c)

A military alliance between Eastern European Countries, Including the Soviet Union and its satellite nations.

d)

A military alliance between Eastern European Countries.

6.

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?

a)

Iron Curtain

b)

Soviet-Communist War

c)

Korean War

d)

Cold War

7.

What is significant about the 38th parallel?

a)

It divides Western and Eastern Europe, this line is also described as the Iron Curtain

b)

The division between North and South Korea

c)

The division between China and North Korea, also known as the Iron Curtain.

d)

The 38th parallel was the location of all communist satellite nations.

8.

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

9.

According to the source and using your knowledge of US History, which of the following is most correct regarding the conflict in Korea?

a)

Both sides at one point made strong advances into their opposition at certain points but fought the war to a stalemate.

b)

Neither side was able to advance very much and the war was essentially a stalemate in the end.

c)

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.

d)

South Korea was able to make a strong push far into North Korea with the help of the Soviet Union.

10.

Gave executive power so the president could station more troops in Vietnam.

a)

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

b)

Wars Power Act

c)

Execuitive Order 9066

d)

Tet Offensive

11.
In this economic system, the government owns all property and means of production.
a)
communism
b)
capitalism
c)
socialism
d)
democracy
12.
The organization whose members agreed to mutually defend other Communist nations is called--
a)
Korean Pact
b)
Warsaw Pact
c)
NATO
d)
Satellite Nations
13.

How was the Cold War different from previous wars involving the United States?

a)

Previous wars were fought between the United States and European countries, and the Cold War was fought between the United States and the China.

b)

The Cold War refers to the political and economic tension between the United States and the Soviet Union-not an actual war.

c)

The Cold War was fought in the cold climate region of the Soviet Union, whereas previous wars were fought in warmer climate regions.

d)

The Cold War battles were fought with more modern weaponry since it took place in the 1960s.

14.
What does the ‘Iron Curtain’ symbolize? 
a)
The division between East Germany and West Germany
b)
The division between East Berlin and West Berlin
c)
The division between communist Europe and noncommunist Europe 
d)
The division between North Korea and South Korea
15.
A form of economy that promotes free trade, reduced government intervention and entrepreneurism is ________
a)
Capitalism
b)
Communism
c)
Socialism
d)
Marxism
16.

What did the Communist party promise to bring to China?

a)

More freedom of speech

b)

Freedom of religion

c)

Food to the poor and more wealth to all Chinese, and land reforms

d)

More personal freedoms

17.

Why did poor peasants support the Chinese Communist Party?

a)

They wanted to work in communes

b)

It promised them food and a better quality of life

c)

They had no other option

d)

Mao Zedong said he would give them money

18.

What was the name of the economic plan that the Chinese government developed in order to boost China’s economy?

a)

Great Leap Forward

b)

The Cultural Revolution

c)

China's Betterment Plan

d)

Chinese Economic Plan for that moolah

19.

What three problems caused the Great Leap Forward to fail within a year?

a)

Lack of funds, people, and resources

b)

Too much money, food, and resources

c)

Too much government control, too much money, and the people were too eager to work

d)

Environmental disasters, poor government management, and government corruption

20.

What does this image represent?

a)

The Great Leap Forward

b)

Tiananmen Square

c)

The Long March

d)

VJ Day

21.

When Mao died in 1976, who became the leader of China?

a)

Hirohito

b)

Sun Yixian

c)

Ho Chi Minh

d)

Den Xiaoping

22.
Which side won the Chinese Civil War?
a)
The Communists
b)
The Nationalists
c)
The Japanese
d)
The Koreans
23.

What was the role of the Red Guard during the Cultural Revolution?

a)

Attack and punish those who disagreed with Mao's vision of communism

b)

Reward those who spoke out against corruption in China

c)

Fight against the Soviet Union in China

d)

Fight against the United States in North Korea.

24.

The protests in Tiananmen Square in 1989 turned violent as the Chinese Government pushed back against calls for

a)

democracy

b)

nationalism

c)

communism

d)

socialism

25.

Mao and the Communists adapted the ______ ________ ______ from Stalin's Soviet Union.

a)

Four Year Plan

b)

Anti Three Campaign

c)

Square New Deal

d)

Five Year Plan

26.

What were SALT I and SALT II

a)

the two spacecraft built and manned by the US and Soviet Union in the 1970s

b)

treaties between the US and Soviet Union that limited the number of nuclear missiles each country had

c)

"Submarine Alert Long Tone" the system of underwater sensors to detect Soviet submarines approaching the American coastline

d)

the first two nuclear-powered aircraft carriers built by the Soviet Union

27.

The French word for "relaxing".

a)

Glasnost

b)

Detente

c)

Perestroika

d)

Teflon

28.

Who was the Soviet President near the end of the Cold War?

a)

Richard Nixon

b)

Mikhail Gorbachev

c)

Joseph Stalin

d)

Ronald Reagan

29.

Which of the following policies allowed for "openness" to reduce cold war tensions?

a)

Perestroika

b)

Salt II

c)

Reaganomics

d)

Glasnost

30.

How did Nixon visiting China affect Cold War tension?

a)

His visit helped open channels for future negotiations.

b)

His visit backfired pushing the United States into more conflict.

c)

His visit outraged African Americans who pushed for more Civil Rights.

31.

How did President Nixon's Detente shape foreign policy during the Cold War?

a)

focused on a willingness to negotiate with Communist nations

b)

diverted Cold War tension from Soviet Union to China

c)

emphasized the need to develop weapons of mass destruction

32.

Which term means an "easing or lessening of tension"?

a)

Inflation

b)

Detente

c)

Vietnamizations

d)

Containment

33.

The couple that was executed for spying and allegedly passing nuclear secrets to the Soviet Union were the...

a)

Hiss’s

b)

Greenglass’s

c)

Rosenberg’s

d)

Chamber’s

34.

What event caused a negative shift in U.S. public opinion during the Vietnam War?

a)

The Geneva Accords

b)

Operation Rolling Thunder

c)

The Tet Offensive

d)

Gulf of Tonkin

35.

Who became the first man to orbit the planet?

a)

John Glenn

b)

Yuri Gagarin

c)

Neil Armstrong

d)

Alan Shepard

36.

What was the primary goal of the Cultural Revolution in China?

a)

To modernize China's economy

b)

To eliminate capitalist and traditional elements from Chinese society

c)

To improve relations with the Soviet Union

d)

To expand China's territory