WorksheetsEarly Cold War Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
This war was fought from 1950-1953 and it ended in a stalemate.
Korean War
Berlin Airlift
Cuban Missile Crisis
Space Race
Vietnam War
What was the name of the boundary separating Communist and Non-Communist countries in Europe?
Iron Curtain
Great Wall
Hadrian's Wall
The Great Border
What was the name of the latitudinal border that once separated North and South Korea before the Korean War?
22nd Parallel
1st Parallel
38th Parallel
15th Parallel
What was the name of the international organization formed after World War II?
League of Nations
United Nations
Association of Nations
The United States
Which of the following was a contest between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. to gain technological superiority and the goal was to reach the moon?
Korean War
Berlin Airlift
Cuban Missile Crisis
Space Race
Vietnam War
After WWII, the United States had which type of government?
democracy
communism
monarchy
dictatorship
What was the name of the defensive alliance consisting of the Soviet Union and 7 other European countries?
NATO
United Nations
African Union
Warsaw Pact
What was the name of the American foreign policy designed to stop the spread of communism?
Appeasement
Deterrence
Containment
Detente
The launch of Sputnik I intensified Cold War tensions and caused the —
United States to increase spending on technology, education and weapons to compete with the Soviet Union
Soviet Union to move missiles and warships to Cuba in order to threaten the United States
United States to send troops and aid to East Berlin to free it from Soviet control
Soviet Union to threaten Europe with nuclear attack if Soviet airspace were violated
What was the name of the American foreign policy designed to give economic aid to help European countries rebuild after World War II?
Treaty of Versailles
Containment
Marshall Plan
Monroe Doctrine
What was the American foreign policy designed to provide military and economic aid to free nations threatened by internal and external threats?
Monroe Doctrine
Detente
Containment
Truman Doctrine
What was the name of the revolutionary and statesmen who was the first leader of Communist China?
Chiang Kai-shek
Mao Zedong
Joseph Stalin
Adolf Hitler
The countries in RED represent which Cold War era organization?
League of Nations
Justice League
USA
Warsaw Pact
What are Proxy Wars?
Indirect conflicts between the 2 superpowers
Wars between Communist China and Russia
Wars between the US and Canada
Wars that US citizens greatly supported the involvement of US troops
During the Cold War, the Soviet Union had which type of government/economic system?
democracy
monarchy
capitalism
communism
Which is a key principle of Capitalism?
Supply and Demand determine production and price
The means of production are controlled by the state
Businesses are owned by the people collectively
Employment is determined by social class
