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WorksheetsCold War
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
Both the Marshall Plan and the Truman Doctrine sought to
Solve world hunger
Expand Communism
Contain Communism
Help Russia construct the Iron Curtain
The countries in RED represent which Cold War era organization?
League of Nations
Justice League
USA
Warsaw Pact
During the Cold War, why were the US and Soviet Union hesitant to become involved directly in military conflict?
Increased tension in the Middle East
To support the UN
The potential for global destruction
Pressure from Canada
This 1991 cartoon is describing which set of problems?
a deteriorating Soviet economy and secessionist republics desiring independence
invasion of foreign troops and Soviet cities under military seige
a forced famine in Ukraine and rebellions in the gulags
refusal to accept the Marshall Plan
What does the ‘Iron Curtain’ symbolize?
The division between East Germany and West Germany
The division between East Berlin and West Berlin
The division between communist Europe and noncommunist Europe
The division between North Korea and South Korea
Why were the US and Soviet Union on opposite side of the Cold War?
The US dropped bombs on the Soviet Union
The Soviet Union dropped bombs on the US
The two countries have different viewpoints of government and economy.
What did the Soviet Government do when their authority was challenged?
Allowed people to protest as they wanted
Quickly changed to a democratic government
Worked peacefully with the United Nations
Imposed prompt and severe punishment of those who challenged them
What was Mao suggesting?
That China should join the United Nations
That China should join the Soviet Union as a partner in Communism
That China should embrace Capitalism
That China should become part of the Soviet Union
The collapse of the Soviet Union most directly influenced which activity:
Sale of nuclear materials on the black market
Reassertion of cultural identities in Ukraine and Moldova
Application of membership in the EU by the Czech Republic
All of these
Which country supported Fidel Castro, the communist leader of Cuba?
USA
USSR
Great Britain
Wakanda
What are Proxy Wars?
Indirect conflicts between the 2 superpowers
Wars between Communist China and Russia
Wars between the US and Canada
Wars that US citizens greatly supported the involvement of US troops
How did the Marshall Plan try to prevent the spread of communism?
it provided nuclear weapons to NATO members
It provided funds for economic recovery of war torn European nations
it proved refugee housing
it provided military assistance to Vietnam
What was the primary purpose of the Berlin Airlift during the Cold War?
To evacuate American citizens from Berlin
To supply West Berlin with food and fuel during a Soviet blockade
To transport Soviet spies into West Berlin
To establish a new military base in Berlin
Which event marked the closest the world came to nuclear war during the Cold War?
The Korean War
The Cuban Missile Crisis
The Vietnam War
The Berlin Wall construction
What was the main goal of the policy of détente during the Cold War?
To increase military spending
To reduce tensions between the US and the Soviet Union
To expand NATO's influence
To promote the spread of communism
