WorksheetsCold War Common Formative Assessment
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
the military alliance that developed between the Soviet Union and Eastern European communist countries
a)
NATO
b)
Warsaw Pact
c)
Containment
d)
Domino Theory
e)
Iron Curtain
2.
the military alliance to which the U.S. and most western European nations belong
a)
NATO
b)
Warsaw Pact
c)
Containment
d)
Domino Theory
e)
Iron Curtain
3.
policy in which the U.S. would stop the spread of Communism
a)
NATO
b)
Warsaw Pact
c)
Containment
d)
Domino Theory
e)
Iron Curtain
4.
policy which stated that if one Asian nation fell to Communism, then all other nations would also fall
a)
NATO
b)
Warsaw Pact
c)
Containment
d)
Domino Theory
e)
Iron Curtain
5.
The metaphorical line dividing Soviet Union and Western powers
a)
NATO
b)
Warsaw Pact
c)
Containment
d)
Domino Theory
e)
Iron Curtain
6.
The American capitalist economic system encourages free enterprise and private ownership
a)
true
b)
false
7.
Communism as an ideology and economic system emphasizes
a)
private property
b)
equal distribution of resources
c)
individual entrepreneurs (business owners)
d)
monarchs
8.
Which of the following was a cause of the Cold War
a)
U.S. delay in opening a second front in World War II
b)
U.S. development of the atomic bomb
c)
Disputes over plans for postwar Germany
d)
all of the above
9.
Why did the war stay "cold" between the Soviet Union and the United States?
a)
a system of alliances
b)
they were both part of NATO
c)
nuclear technology and MAD - mutually assured destruction
d)
the Berlin peace agreement
10.
Which of the following is an example of a proxy war?
a)
World War I
b)
World War II
c)
Korean War
d)
Spanish-American War
11.
What was the purpose of the Marshall Plan?
a)
to promote communism in western Europe
b)
to support the Soviet Union
c)
to establish NATO
d)
to provide economic aid and rebuild western Europe
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