WorksheetsChpt 26: The Cold War
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
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Class
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1.
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2.
What goal was most important in shaping the United States foreign policy between 1945-1990?
a)
preventing the spread of communism to new areas and weakening it where it already exists
b)
encouraging trained scientists and other skilled workers who lived in foreign countries to immigrate to the U.S.
c)
providing foreign aid to all poor countries to help them develop economically and technologically
3.
What was the cause of the Cold War?
a)
The weapons race that began between the US and China
b)
Competition over new markets to sell products in war-torn Germany
c)
The spread of communism throughout Eastern Europe by the Soviet Union
4.
During the Cold War era, the United States and the Soviet Union were hesitant to become involved in direct military conflict mainly because of
a)
the threat of China to both nations
b)
pressure from non-aligned nations
c)
the potential for global nuclear destruction
5.
The political climate of the Cold War caused the world's superpowers to
a)
colonize Africa and Asia
b)
compete economically and militarily
c)
cooperate in halting the spread of communism
6.
*Berlin airlift--*Korean War--*Nuclear arms race were part of an era known as the
a)
Enlightenment
b)
Scientific Revolution
c)
Cold War
7.
The program of American economic assistance to Western Europe-rebuilt after destruction from WWII
a)
Marshall Plan
b)
Truman Doctrine
c)
NATO
8.
Countries subject to Soviet domination, on western borders of the Soviet Union
a)
NATO
b)
Blacklist
c)
Satellite Nations
9.
Trying to keep Communism where it was and not allowing it to spread anywhere else in the world
a)
Containment
b)
Blacklist
c)
Collect Security
10.
Which two countries became rival enemy superpowers to the United States during the 1950's
a)
Korea and Japan
b)
France and Germany
c)
China and the Soviet Union
11.
The Soviet equivalent of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was
a)
Popular Front
b)
Comintern
c)
Warsaw Pact
12.
During most of the Cold War period, which two nations were divided into communist and non-communist parts?
a)
Poland and Cuba
b)
China and Mongolia
c)
Vietnam and Korea
13.
Who led a "witch hunt" for Communist spies in the United States government during the early 1950's?
a)
President Eisenhower
b)
Senator Joseph McCarthy
c)
General MacArthur
14.
The first artificial satellite to orbit Earth, launched by the Soviets in 1957
a)
Sputnik
b)
Brinkmanship
c)
Reconnaissance aircraft
15.
What impact did Senator J. McCarthy have on American society?
a)
The U.S. military was strengthened
b)
American people feared communism
c)
He encouraged Americans to support civil rights
16.
The formation of NATO, the division of Germany into East Germany and West Germany, and the Korean War were immediate reactions to
a)
Japanese military aggression in the 1930s
b)
the rise of German nationalism after World War I
c)
communist expansion after World War II
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