WorksheetsThe Cold War Part 1 Practice
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The United States had trouble trusting the Soviet Union after World War II because of
a)
Soviet expansion
b)
Soviet spies supporting democracies in East Europe
c)
the Soviet Union's refusal to help pay for war damages
2.
Which of these is a major principle of the Soviet Union?
a)
State-run communist economy
b)
democratic government
c)
belief in individual freedom
3.
Which of these is a major principle of the United States
a)
democratic government
b)
communism
c)
state-run economy
4.
Restricting the expansion of Soviet communism was called
a)
containment
b)
expansionism
c)
restriction
5.
In order to try to gain control over West Berlin, the Soviet Union
a)
set up a total blockade cutting off that section of the city.
b)
threatened the section of the city with troops and tanks.
c)
operated a massive airlift to bring in needed supplies.
6.
In response to NATO, with whom did the Soviet Union form the Warsaw Pact?
a)
Eastern European nations
b)
Western European nations
c)
North American nations
7.
NATO and the Warsaw Pact were examples of
a)
military alliances made for “collective security.”
b)
military aggression during the Cold War.
c)
failed attempts to make peace.
8.
In 1950, what event began the conflict on the Korean peninsula?
a)
The North Korean army invaded south of the 38th parallel.
b)
The Chinese army invaded south of the 38th parallel.
c)
The South Korean army invaded north of the 38th parallel.
9.
Joseph Stalin is to Soviet communism as _______________ is to Chinese communism.
a)
Kim II Sung
b)
Chian Kai-shek
c)
Mao Zedong
10.
Truman fired MacArthur because
a)
MacArthur openly disagreed with President Truman's disapproval to expand the war.
b)
MacArthur's mistakes caused his forces to lose the key port of Inchon.
c)
MacArthur ignored Truman's command to invade China.
11.
The major reason the United States became involved in the Korean War was the
a)
Threat of communism spreading throughout Asia
b)
Need to prevent war between China and the Soviet Union
c)
Demand by the United States for Korean natural resources
12.
What was one place on the globe where the Cold War was “hot” and U.S. soldiers fought and died?
a)
Korea
b)
China
c)
Hungary
13.
Why did the United States send several billion dollars to aid the Nationalists in China?
a)
because leaders feared that a Nationalist defeat would create a communist superpower
b)
to aid the communists in the fight for power
c)
to increase the training of Nationalist generals
14.
The 1957 launch of Sputnik by the Soviet Union embarrassed the United States because it
a)
Appeared that the United States had failed to keep up in scientific achievement and the Space Race
b)
Allowed the Soviets to place missiles in Turkey
c)
Revealed the Soviets had nuclear weapons
15.
What effect did the Cold War have on the American space program?
a)
Competition with the Soviet Union caused more American space missions
b)
High levels of military spending limited scientific research.
c)
The need for nuclear weapons led to less sophisticated rocket technology.
16.
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were charged, convicted, and executed specifically for
a)
passing secrets about nuclear science to the Soviets.
b)
being members of the communist party.
c)
violating Soviet policy
17.
The post-World War II events listed below are most closely associated with the fear of what?
-Rosenberg trial
-McCarthy Hearings in HUAC
-Hollywood Ten trial
a)
A communist threat inside of the United States
b)
An increase in immigration from the Soviet Union
c)
Labor conflicts in United States cities
18.
What issue led to the construction of the Berlin Wall?
a)
East Germans leaving to the West through Berlin
b)
New American intervention in Asia
c)
The removal of U.S. troops from Berlin
19.
What did the construction of the Berlin Wall do to the country of Germany?
a)
The Berlin Wall divided East and West Berlin.
b)
The Berlin Wall surrounded the country of Germany and created a unified state
c)
The Berlin Wall symbolized national pride in Germany. ,
20.
Which of the following was the event that marked when The United States and the Soviet Union came to the closest to the brink of nuclear war?
a)
Cuban Missile Crisis
b)
Bay of Pigs
c)
establishment of the Berlin Wall
21.
Kennedy prevented completion of missile bases in Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis by
a)
naval blockade
b)
diplomatic treaty
c)
military invasion
22.
As the result of the Cuban Missile Crisis, what did the U.S. have to do?
a)
Remove U.S. missiles in Turkey
b)
Apologize to Cuba for the Bay of Pigs
c)
Stop making nuclear warheads
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