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Chapter 12 The Cold War

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Both the United States and the Soviet Union rushed to build more and more weapons.

a)

arms race

b)

hydrogen bomb

c)

brinkmanship

d)

baby boom

2.

The struggle for global power between the United States and the Soviet Union

a)

Cold War

b)

United Nations

c)

Word War II

d)

World War I

3.

The world's first artifical satellite

a)

Sputnik

b)

brinkmanship

c)

Arm Race

d)

propaganda

4.

Winconsin senator who contributed to fears in the early 1950's by charging that Communtists were working inside the State Department.

a)

Edward R. Murrow

b)

Joseph McCarthy

c)

Douglas MacArthur

d)

Mao Zedong

5.

The ​ (a)   was built in 1961 to keep East Berlin citizens from escaping to West Berlin. It was later torn down in ​ (b)   .

Choose from the below words

Berlin Wall

1989

Golden Gate Bridge

1991

1990

1961

Great Wall of C

6.

The United States joined nine Western European countries, along with Iceland and Canada to form

a)

NATO

b)

Bill of Rights

c)

Potsdam Conference

d)

Truman Doctrine

7.

Western Europe received more than $13 billion in U.S. loans and grants for European economic recovery between 1948 and 1952

a)

containment

b)

United Nation

c)

Marshall Plan

d)

Cold War

8.

This policy of providing aid to help foreign countries fight communism became known as

a)

Marshall Plan

b)

United Nations

c)

Truman Doctrine

d)

Cold War

9.

Dividing lines between North and South Korea

a)

China

b)

Soviet Union

c)

38th parallel

d)

Jackson

10.

Preventing the Soviet Union from expanding its influence around the world

a)

containment

b)

Cold War

c)

United Nations

d)

Truman Doctrine

11.

A willingness to go to the brink of war to oppose communism

a)

arms race

b)

brinkmanship

c)

Sputnik

d)

hydrogen bomb

12.

What did the "Iron Curtain" symbolize?

a)

The best areas for mining iron in Europe

b)

The divide between democracy and communism

c)

The border between North and South Korea

d)

The Ho Chi Minh Trail

13.

Which of the following choices best describes the U.S. foreign policy during the Cold War?

a)

Containment of communism

b)

Whoever smelt it dealt it

c)

The enemy of my enemy is my friend

d)

Whoever supplied it denied it

e)

The War on Terror

14.

What was the name given to the buildup of weapons during the Cold War?

a)

Space Race

b)

Bombageddon

c)

Arms Race

d)

Cuban Missile Crisis

e)

Nuka-palooza

15.

Which of these BEST describes the Cold War?

a)

direct warfare between two superpowers

b)

competition for global influence between two superpowers

c)

indirect warfare between three superpowers

d)

nuclear war between the U.S. and Soviet Union

e)

mild disagreement between allies

16.

Which event signaled the end of the Cold War?

a)

Cuban Missile Crisis

b)

end of the Vietnam War

c)

collapse of the Soviet Union

d)

fall of the Berlin Wall

17.

What was the purpose of NATO when it was created?

a)

To guard against the Spanish Inquisition

b)

To regulate the price of oil on the world market

c)

To protect its members from the Soviet Union and communism

d)

To remove all trade barriers and increase trade between North American countries

e)

To be the first to put a man on the moon

18.

How did the Vietnam War end for the United States?

a)

It was considered a loss because all of Vietnam became communist

b)

It was a much-needed victory for the U.S. military

c)

It ended in a stalemate, where neither side actually won

d)

All of Vietnam became a democracy

19.

Which leader came up with the term "Iron Curtain"?

a)

Mikhail Gorbachev

b)

Harry Truman

c)

John F. Kennedy

d)

Winston Churchill

e)

Nixon Bunch

20.

The Berlin Wall divided _______________ into two parts.

a)

Europe

b)

Berlin

c)

Russia

d)

Germany

e)

the world

21.

Which of these events led to the breakup of the Soviet Union?

a)

The arms race & government overspending

b)

An attempt to overthrow the government by pro-democratic forces

c)

Democratic reforms brought on by Mikhail Gorbachev

d)

All of these

22.

What was the primary purpose of the Marshall Plan during the Cold War?

a)

To provide military aid to NATO allies

b)

To rebuild European economies after World War II

c)

To establish the United Nations

d)

To support the Soviet Union's economic growth

23.

Which event marked the beginning of the Cold War?

a)

The fall of the Berlin Wall

b)

The Cuban Missile Crisis

c)

The Iron Curtain speech by Winston Churchill

d)

The signing of the Warsaw Pact

24.

What was the significance of the Berlin Airlift during the Cold War?

a)

It was a military operation to invade East Germany

b)

It was a humanitarian effort to supply West Berlin

c)

It was a diplomatic meeting to end the Cold War

d)

It was a propaganda campaign against the Soviet Union

25.

Who was the leader of the Soviet Union at the start of the Cold War?

a)

Joseph Stalin

b)

Nikita Khrushchev

c)

Leonid Brezhnev

d)

Mikhail Gorbachev