WorksheetsCold War Test Review 24-25 (US)
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
what was the Domino Theory during the Cold War as President Eisenhower explained?
A belief that if one country became democratic, others would follow
A strategy to contain nuclear weapons technology
An agreement to divide Germany into East and West
The idea that if one country fell to communism, neighboring countries would also fall
what was the primary goal of the Marshall Plan?
To isolate the Soviet Union from Western Europe
To spread communism in Asia
To provide economic assistance to rebuild Western European economies
To establish military bases in Europe
According to the source, what was the primary effect of the Berlin Airlift?
It successfully supplied West Berlin and prevented Soviet control
The Division of Germany after World War II
The construction of the Berlin Wall
The Reunification of Germany
how did the USA and Britain respond to the Berlin Blockade by the Soviet Union?
By declaring war on the Soviet Union
By establishing permanent military bases in Berlin
By signing the War Crimes Pact
By organizing the Berlin Airlift to supply West Berlin
why was NATO primarily established for during the Cold War?
To promote communist ideology
To provide collective security against the Soviet Union
To form a single European government
To conduct space research
what was the main purpose of the Warsaw Pact?
To establish free trade zones in Asia
To create a military alliance of communist nations in response to NATO
To host international peace conferences
To fund anti-communist initiatives in Latin America
what event lead China to become a communist country in 1949?
The victory of the Chinese Communist Party in the Chinese Civil War
The failure of the Eastern Bloc in Europe
The signing of the NATO treaty
The Cuban Missile Crisis
After analyzing the image, what conclusion could be made about what M.A.D stands for and what it means in the context of the Cold War nuclear strategy?
Mutually Assured Destruction is the concept that all involved in a nuclear war will be destroyed
Massive Allied Deployment is the concept that the US will send massive numbers of troops to fight Communism
Military Arms Development is the concept that nations will build and be ready to use nuclear weapons
Mission Against Dictatorship is the concept that the US was willing to use nuclear war to stop Communist dictators
what caused the Second Red Scare in the United States?
The spread of Nazi ideology
Fear of communist infiltration in the US government and society
Nuclear disarmament talks failing
The rise of radical environmental movements
who were the 'Hollywood Ten' and what was their significance during the Second Red Scare?
A group of actors combating racial discrimination
A group of screenwriters and directors blacklisted for refusing to testify about communism
A team of scientists working on the nuclear program
A band known for protesting the Vietnam War
What was McCarthyism primarily concerned with during the early 1950s in the United States?
Combating imperialism
Economic reforms
Environmental conservation
Investigating and prosecuting alleged communists
Why did McCarthy's influence decline during the early 1950s?
Televised hearings exposed his aggressive and unsupported claims
Increased economic prosperity and decrease in communism fears
His endorsement of unpopular legislation
He was appointed to a less influential position
According to Source 5, why did the US get involved in trying to prevent Korea from becoming Communist?
the Communist in North Korea established a blockade of East Berlin.
They knew appeasement didn’t work during WWII to stop Hitler so they wanted containment.
Korea had withdrew from its European alliances.
Korea declared war on the Soviet Union.
Which were two causes of the Cold War?
The US disagreed with the Soviet Union's dictatorship that made all key economic, political, and military decisions.
The United States passes legislation restricting immigration from Eastern Europe.
The United States experiences a second Red Scare as fear of Fascism grows.
The US and USSR supported opposing sides in conflicts around the world.
Russia desired to spread communism while the US wanted to promote Democracy.
Which were two effects of the Cold War?
The US disagreed with the Soviet Union's dictatorship that made all key economic, political, and military decisions.
The United States passes legislation restricting immigration from Eastern Europe.
Both the US and the Soviet Union engaged in a massive buildup of conventional and nuclear weapons
The US and USSR supported opposing sides in conflicts around the world.
Russia desired to spread communism while the US wanted to promote Democracy.
which statement best describes President Eisenhower’s military policy during the Cold War?
He sent soldiers to places like Korea, Vietnam and China to stop the spread of Communism
He wanted a "return to normalcy" by ending U.S. isolationism policies
He preferred a build up of nuclear weapons instead of traditional forces
He passed the Eisenhower Doctrine to state that European nations should stay out of North American affairs
Which event marked the beginning of the Space Race between the USA and the USSR?
Launch of Sputnik by the Soviet Union
First manned moon landing by the USA
When the US sent a dog named Laika into orbit
The Cuban Missile Crisis
Choose all correct answers that show how President Truman tried to stop Communism in the government?
He created executive orders that allowed the government to find and remove suspected Communist from jobs
He passed the Selective Service Act of 1948 to recruit men to the military to fight against Communism
He passed a law to prevent the teaching of ways to overthrow the government
He had the Hollywood Ten imprisoned and executed for creating movies that promoted Communism
Who were the “Hollywood Ten”?
A Communist political party that operated in Hollywood until the government arrested its ten main leaders
Government agents that investigated suspected Communist activities in Hollywood
Ten Government officials that were arrested in Hollywood for aiding a Communist political party
A group of actors, writers and producers that were suspected to be Communist
why did the government create the House Un-American Activities Committee?
To find and send Japanese born citizens to internment camps
To develop nuclear weapons to keep pace with the nuclear program of the USSR
To investigate activities of suspected communist, fascists or Nazis in America
To train and send American spies to the USSR to stop the spread of Communism
what statement best describes the event knowns as the "Baby Boom" in American history after World War II?
When large numbers of WWII soldiers returned, became married and had lots of children
When the Japanese lost thousands of children due to the atomic bomb attacks by America
The economic impact of families that had more children than they could afford
The children's health crisis due to a shortage of supplies following the war
