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Cold War Multiple Choice Questions

Total questions: 7

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why did the United States conduct the Berlin Airlift in 1948?

a)

To help the Soviet Union

b)

To help the people of Berlin

c)

To help the Nazis

d)

To help the British

2.

What was the purpose of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization?

a)

To keep the US out of Europe

b)

To keep the US out of Asia

c)

To defend democracy from communism

d)

To defend communism from democracy

3.

What was the result of the Korean War?

a)

North Korea won and joined with South Korea

b)

South Korea won and joined with North Korea

c)

The US won and took over Korea

d)

Neither side won

4.

In 1946, the British Prime Minister said in a speech that an 'iron curtain' had fallen, dividing which two areas?

a)

Communist East and non-communist West

b)

North Vietnam and South Vietnam

c)

Communist North Korea and democratic South Korea

d)

Communist Cuba and democratic Cuba

5.

Why did some people not support the Vietnam War?

a)

The US was involved in spreading democracy

b)

The US was involved in spreading communism

c)

The US supplied North Vietnam with weapons

d)

The US supplied South Vietnam with weapons

6.

How was the United States involved in the Vietnam War?

a)

The United States sent supplies to aid North Vietnam

b)

The United States sent supplies to aid South Vietnam

c)

The United States overthrew democracy

d)

The United States overthrew communism

7.

Who was the communist leader in the late 1950s and 1960s?

a)

Joseph McCarthy

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

Fidel Castro

d)

Winston Churchill