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Early Cold War

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What was the main goal of the United States during the Cold War?
a)
To spread communism
b)
To strengthen ties with Vietnam and Korea
c)
To destroy the Soviet Union and its allies
d)
To contain communism and promote democracy
2.
What was the main goal of the Soviet Union during the Cold War?
a)
To eliminate the nation of Germany
b)
To contain the spread of communism
c)
To spread communism to other countries
d)
To strengthen bonds with China and Germany
3.
Which country did the U.S. send military aid to during the Korean War?
a)
North Korea
b)
South Korea
c)
Germany
d)
Japan
4.
Why was the United States involved in the Berlin Airlift?
a)
to airlift food to the people of West Berlin
b)
to bomb East Berlin
c)
to demolish the Berlin Wall
d)
to transport people out of East Berlin
5.
The purpose of "containment" was to--
a)
stop the spread of democracy
b)
stop the spread of hate
c)
stop global warming
d)
stop the spread of communism
6.
Which of the following foreign policies gave financial aid to European nations to rebuild after WWII?
a)
Truman Doctrine
b)
Marshall Plan
c)
Warsaw Pact
d)
Domino Theory
7.
Who was the U.S. President who made the decision to drop the atomic bombs? 
a)
Eisenhower
b)
JFK
c)
Truman
d)
FDR
8.
In 1946, the British Prime Minister said in a speech that an "Iron Curtain" had fallen across the European continent. This "Iron Curtain" was ______________.
a)
a wall built between countries controlled by Nazi Germany and ones that weren't.
b)
another name for the Alps, which protected it from the USSR during the Cold War. 
c)
an imaginary line separating Europe's communist and non-communist countries.
d)
a divider between the good and the evil.
9.

Which event of 1948-1949 is illustrated by this cartoon?

a)

Berlin airlift

b)

Collapse of the Berlin Wall

c)

Reunification of Germany

d)

Allied invasion of Normandy

10.

Which country was split in two by the "iron curtain"?

a)

Poland

b)

Germany

c)

Hungary

d)

Soviet Union

11.

Which of the following best describes the causes of the Korean War?

a)

Communist North Korea invaded South Korea

b)

Communist China invaded North and South Korea

c)

Communist North Korea invaded China

d)

Communist North Korea invaded the United States

12.

Why was the Truman Doctrine significant?

a)

It wiped out all influence of communist nations.

b)

It showed the US was ready to flex its muscles to fight the global spread of communism.

c)

It started the "Domino Theory"

d)

The US showed that they were going back to being isolationists by letting global affairs play out.

13.

In which country did the US see its first failure using containment?

a)

China

b)

Korea

c)

Vietnam

d)

Japan

14.

Which of the following was a primary cause of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union?

a)

direct, armed conflict between the two nations

b)

the founding of the United Nations

c)

a deep reduction in military expenditures

d)

a competition for political influence over other countries

15.

Which country, in 1948, controlled the ZONE that the entire city of Berlin was located in.

a)

Soviet Union

b)

Great Britain

c)

France

d)

United States

16.

What was the purpose of the Berlin Airlift, between the years 1948 and 1949?

a)

To bring necessary supplies to assist the Communists after World War II.

b)

It was designed to help citizens in France to resist Communism.

c)

Moving Allied soldiers to help fight the Nazis during World War II.

d)

To supply the citizens of West Berlin while the Soviet blockade continued.

17.
Western European countries and the US entered intro an alliance to combat Communism called _____________.
a)
VFW
b)
United Nations
c)
Warsaw Pact
d)
NATO
18.

Which was NOT a reason for the creation of the Marshall Plan?

a)

Food shortages

b)

Shortage of weapns

c)

Fuel shortages

d)

Much of Europe was in ruins