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US Cold War Ideologies Practice 50's & 60's

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Korean War was an example of 

a)

the Truman Doctrine

b)

Collective Security

c)

Containment

d)

Iron Curtain

2.

The creation of NASA was part of 

a)

the Iron Curtain

b)

Collective Security

c)

the Truman Doctrine

d)

the Arms Race

3.

The Marshall Plan supported which idea?

a)

the Truman Doctrine

b)

Collective Security

c)

Containment

d)

Iron Curtain

4.

Communists control of Eastern Europe was illustrated through which concept?

a)

Iron Curtain

b)

Collective Security

c)

Containment

d)

Arms Race

5.

Economic and military aid in Turkey & Greece was part of 

a)

Iron Curtain

b)

Collective Security

c)

Truman Doctrine

d)

Arms Race

6.

The Berlin Blockade established by the USSR is an example of

a)

the Iron Curtain

b)

Collective Security

c)

the Truman Doctrine

d)

the Arms Race

7.

Nuclear weapons led to 

a)

the Iron Curtain

b)

the Marshall Plan

c)

the Truman Doctrine

d)

the Arms Race

8.

Limiting Communism to where it already existed was a strategy known as

a)

Containment

b)

the Iron Curtain

c)

Collective Security

d)

the Arms Race

9.

NATO is an example of

a)

the Iron Curtain

b)

Collective Security

c)

Containment

d)

the Marshall Plan

10.

Sending aid to support Europe after World War II

a)

the Iron Curtain

b)

Collective Security

c)

Containment

d)

the Marshall Plan

11.
What caused McCarthyism?
a)
President Truman making atomic bombs.
b)
Japanese spies.
c)
Bombing China.
d)
Increased fear of communism.
12.
McCarthyism is also known as
a)
The Blue Scare
b)
The Red Scare
c)
The Witch Scare
d)
The Red Death
13.

What did the Gulf of Tonkin resolution accomplish?

a)

to take any measures necessary to repeal an attack

b)

to stop the spread of communism

c)

to give aid to Europe

d)

to begin an airlift to supply a blockaded city

14.

Why did the United States decide to send troops to fight the North Vietnamese?

a)

To help our friend Ngo Dinh Diem

b)

Vietnam attacked the US

c)

Because of the Domino Theory

d)

To gain access to Gulf of Tonkin