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WorksheetsEarly Cold War
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 11mins
Which event of 1948-1949 is illustrated by this cartoon?
Berlin airlift
Collapse of the Berlin Wall
Reunification of Germany
Allied invasion of Normandy
Which country was split in two by the "iron curtain"?
Poland
Germany
Hungary
Soviet Union
Which of the following best describes the causes of the Korean War?
Communist North Korea invaded South Korea
Communist China invaded North and South Korea
Communist North Korea invaded China
Communist North Korea invaded the United States
Why was the Truman Doctrine significant?
It wiped out all influence of communist nations.
It showed the US was ready to flex its muscles to fight the global spread of communism.
It started the "Domino Theory"
The US showed that they were going back to being isolationists by letting global affairs play out.
In which country did the US see its first failure using containment?
China
Korea
Vietnam
Japan
Which of the following was a primary cause of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union?
direct, armed conflict between the two nations
the founding of the United Nations
a deep reduction in military expenditures
a competition for political influence over other countries
Which country, in 1948, controlled the ZONE that the entire city of Berlin was located in.
Soviet Union
Great Britain
France
United States
What was the purpose of the Berlin Airlift, between the years 1948 and 1949?
To bring necessary supplies to assist the Communists after World War II.
It was designed to help citizens in France to resist Communism.
Moving Allied soldiers to help fight the Nazis during World War II.
To supply the citizens of West Berlin while the Soviet blockade continued.
Which was NOT a reason for the creation of the Marshall Plan?
Food shortages
Shortage of weapns
Fuel shortages
Much of Europe was in ruins
