WorksheetsUSH11 ABC A Cold War Study Aid
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 13mins
The Korean War started when
Kennedy was criticized for the way he handled the Cuban Missile Crisis because many Americans said
They thought he practiced brinkmanship
In 1989, Berliners showed that they no longer wanted to be Communists by doing which of the following?
Which of the following is the best description of the "Iron Curtain?"
What was the name of the program that would give American aid to nations threatened by Communism?
Containment was the
US plan to help nations after WWII
Soviet plan to help nations after WWII
What was the name of the U.S. program that would rebuild economies and governments in Europe after World War II?
President Eisenhower cut ties with _____________, led by Fidel Castro.
Which of the following describes one way in which the Truman Doctrine and the Eisenhower Doctrine are similar?
They both offered aid to countries threatened by communism
They both attempted to create a friendlier relationship with China
They both tried to improve relations with the Soviet Union
They both returned the United States to an isolationist foreign policy
A young congressman named Richard Nixon gained fame for pursuing charges against ____________________, who was accused of spying for the Soviet Union.
Mao Zedong
Alger Hiss
Joey Rosenberg
Fidel Castro
This was a congressional committee created in 1938 that investigated Communist influence inside and outside the U.S. government in the years following World War II.
Espionage and Sedition Acts
House Un-American Activities Committee
Committee on Public Information
Senate Communist Investigation Committee
During the Red Scare, this U.S. Senator gained fame in nationally televised hearings where he bullied witnesses trying to find suspected Communists.
Harry S. Truman
Joseph McCartney
Julius Rosenberg
John F. Kennedy
What was significant about the Ethel and Julius Rosenberg case?
They used the Fifth Amendment to avoid incriminating themselves
They were the subject of worldwide appeals for clemency.
They were the first U.S. civilians to be executed for espionage.
The Red Scare led to this act, which President Harry S. Truman vetoed, but Congress overrode his veto.
HUAC Act
McCarran Act
Blacklist Act
McCarthy Act
In response to the Cold War, Americans did all of the following EXCEPT:
School children practiced "bomb drills" in school
Citizens designed their own nuclear bombs to protect themselves
Families built fallout (bomb) shelters in their backyards
The "Red Scare" led neighbors to be suspicious of each other.
During WWII, China was divided between Communist and Nationalist forces.
Which group did the peasants of China support?
Communist Forces
Nationalist Forces
Peasants fought against both of these.
None of these are correct
All of the following are TRUE about the Truman Doctrine EXCEPT
The United States would support people around the world who were trying to fight against communism
Aid would be provided to all European nations that needed it
Congress agrees with this policy and provided money to fund it
$400 million was sent to Greece and Turkey based on this policy
