WorksheetsCold War Review: EOC 270-277, Pkt Voc and People
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
The term Iron Curtain referred to —
the division between communist Eastern Europe and democratic Western Europe
a physical wall built across Germany
a military alliance created by the U.S.
a Soviet nuclear defense system
Why was the Berlin Wall built in 1961?
To protect West Berlin from invasion
To stop East Germans from fleeing to the West
To divide military zones after World War II
To separate NATO and Warsaw Pact troops
NATO was created mainly to —
rebuild European economies
contain communist expansion
enforce United Nations laws
divide Germany permanently
The Warsaw Pact was —
a peace treaty
a trade agreement
a United Nations program
a Soviet-led military alliance
Which action best represents the Truman Doctrine?
Providing aid to countries resisting communism
Signing nuclear arms treaties
Creating the United Nations
Dividing Berlin into occupation zones
McCarthyism is best defined as —
peaceful protest against the government
accusing people of communism without evidence
the spread of communism through Europe
secret government surveillance programs
The 38th parallel is significant because it —
marked the border between North and South Vietnam
divided China into communist and nationalist regions
separated North and South Korea
formed the eastern border of Europe
Why was Sputnik important during the Cold War?
It ended World War II
It began nuclear warfare
It caused the Korean War
It showed the Soviet Union’s technological strength
Brinkmanship is best described as —
avoiding military conflict at all costs
pushing dangerous situations to the edge of war
negotiating peace through the United Nations
using economic sanctions instead of force
The Tet Offensive was significant because it —
ended the Vietnam War immediately
showed that the U.S. was winning the war
increased public support for the war
weakened U.S. confidence in victory
Glasnost was a Soviet policy that focused on —
military expansion
economic privatization
openness and freedom of information
strict government secrecy
Perestroika refers to —
the spread of communism into Eastern Europe
the rebuilding of East Germany
restructuring the Soviet economy
the creation of NATO
Which action best shows President Truman’s role in shaping early Cold War policy?
Creating the Peace Corps
Supporting isolationism
Providing aid to nations resisting communism
Signing the SALT treaties
Joseph McCarthy is most closely associated with —
desegregating the military
leading anti-communist investigations without strong evidence
negotiating nuclear arms treaties
organizing the Berlin Airlift
President Kennedy’s leadership during the Cuban Missile Crisis was important because he —
ignored the threat
immediately ordered an invasion
surrendered U.S. nuclear weapons
used a naval blockade to avoid nuclear war
Why did the United States cut diplomatic ties with Cuba after Castro came to power?
Cuba joined NATO
Castro established a communist government
Cuba invaded the United States
Castro supported South Vietnam
President Lyndon Johnson expanded U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War mainly by —
withdrawing American troops
signing peace treaties
sending large numbers of troops to fight communism
ending the draft
Khrushchev is best known during the Cold War for —
launching Operation Desert Storm
leading the Soviet response to the Bay of Pigs
approving missile placement in Cuba
ordering the fall of the Berlin Wall
President Nixon’s most important Cold War contribution was —
ending U.S. involvement in Korea
opening relations with Communist China
creating NATO
launching the Space Race
Gorbachev helped bring an end to the Cold War by —
increasing military attacks
closing Soviet borders
rejecting all reforms
introducing glasnost and perestroika
President Reagan influenced the end of the Cold War mainly by —
reducing all U.S. military spending
removing U.S. troops from Europe
pressuring the Soviet Union through military buildup and diplomacy
dissolving NATO
