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WorksheetsThe Cold War
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 25mins
The United States and its allies were in favor of this government type:
theocracy
communism
socialist
democratic
Which of these BEST describes the Cold War?
direct warfare between two superpowers
competition for global influence between two superpowers
indirect warfare between three superpowers
nuclear war between the U.S. and Soviet Union
mild disagreement between allies
What was the purpose of NATO when it was created?
To guard against the Spanish Inquisition
To regulate the price of oil on the world market
To protect its members from the Soviet Union and communism
To remove all trade barriers and increase trade between North American countries
To be the first to put a man on the moon
How did the Korean War end for the United States?
It was considered a defeat for the United States
It ended in a stalemate (the border did not change; neither side gained any territory)
The Korean War caused the U.S. to win the Cold War
The Korean War ended with all of Korea becoming a democracy.
How did the Vietnam War end for the United States?
It was considered a loss because all of Vietnam became communist
It was a much-needed victory for the U.S. military
It ended in a stalemate, where neither side actually won
All of Vietnam became a democracy
Type of government where the government owns everything and makes all the decisions.
Constitutional monarchy
Direct democracy
Republic
Communist
The Berlin Wall divided _______________ into two parts.
Europe
Berlin
Russia
Germany
the world
Who was the last Soviet premier (leader)?
Boris Yeltsin
Mikhail Gorbachev
Leonid Brezhnev
Nikita Khrushchev
Borat Sagdiyev
Which of these events led to the breakup of the Soviet Union?
The arms race & government overspending
An attempt to overthrow the government by pro-democratic forces
Democratic reforms brought on by Mikhail Gorbachev
All of these
Which Chinese leader is most closely associated
with leading the Great Leap Forward and the
Cultural Revolution?
Sun Yixian (Sun Yat-sen)
Jiang Jieshi (Chiang Kai-shek)
Mao Zedong
Deng Xiaoping
In China, there was a time when Mao wanted to eliminate anyone that criticized his government. What is this time called?
Long March
The Middle Way
The Great Leap forward..
The Cultural Revolution
What country laid claim to the land area known as Indochina (now Vietnam) in the 1900s?
England
Japan
United States
France
One reason the USA was involved in the Vietnam War was to
prevent the spread of communism in Indochina
reduce French influence in Vietnam
stop china from seizing Vietnam
support the government of North Vietnam
Korea was divided along the __________ Parallel after World War II.
35th
36th
37th
38th
Which political leader introduced programs that moved the USSR away from totalitarianism, and increased economic freedom and political rights?
Mikhail Gorbechev
Joseph Stalin
Boris Yeltsin
Vladimir Putin
Who was the first directly elected president of Russia?
Boris Yeltsin
Vladimir Putin
Mikhail Gorbachev
Nikita Krushchev
The Cold War was tension between ---
The US and Soviet Union
The US and Germany
The Soviet Union and Germany
Korea and Vietnam
What was the Space Race?
Competition to see who could reach outer space first
Finding a key to replace the space bar
Olympic Competition
Manufacturing planes and tanks for war time
What country's capital was split into 2 - East and West?
Germany
France
Belgium
China
The Soviet Union controlling eastern Europe was called the --
Iron Curtain
Metal Shield
Avengers
Iron Lady
Who built the Berlin Wall?
Soviet Union
NATO
The UN
United States
USA and its allies made a military alliance called NATO. What does NATO stand for?
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
North American Treaty Organization
North American Truce Organization
North Asian Trust Order
How did the Korean War end?
In a stalemate (tie)- resulting in the country being split in two
The United States won, uniting the country under democracy
The North Koreans won, uniting the country under communism
The Korean war is still going on
How did the Vietnam War end?
In a stalemate (tie)- resulting in the country being split in two
The United States won, uniting the country under democracy
The United States withdrew the soldiers, resulting in Vietnam becoming communist
The Vietnam War is still going on
What is the term for the imaginary line that Winston Churchill said divided Europe?
Prime Meridian
International Date Line
Iron Curtain
No answers are correct
Harry S. Truman helped come up with the Truman Doctrine. What was the Truman Doctrine trying to do?
Give money to Europe to rebuild
prevent the spread of Communism
rebuild Japan
no answers are correct
What were the main two countries that participated in the Cold War?
US and Japan
USSR and Britain
France and USSR
US and USSR
What country was divided at the end of WWII?
France
Germany
Britain
USSR
