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WorksheetsUnit 6 Cold War - M/C Practice #1
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 28mins
The Cold War is best described as…
A direct U.S.–USSR shooting war
A rivalry with proxy conflicts
A civil war in Russia
A war only in Europe
A superpower is a country with…
global influence
no military
one ally
no economy
A sphere of influence is…
a region controlled by culture only
an area heavily influenced by a powerful country
a neutral zone with no outside pressure
a military base
Ideology means…
government map
belief system about society and power
a peace treaty
a military drill
Capitalism is most associated with…
private ownership
one-party rule
government owning all property
no markets
Communism is most associated with…
competing private firms
government control of the economy
no government at all
free enterprise
Free enterprise means…
government sets prices
business competition
no businesses exist
only farms can sell
Containment was meant to…
spread communism
stop communism’s spread
end all alliances
rebuild Germany
A buffer zone is…
land kept empty as a cushion
a city sector
a propaganda poster
a missile site
Propaganda is…
unbiased news
persuasion messaging
a border treaty
a military alliance
An alliance is…
an economic system
countries agreeing to support each other
one country controlling another
a conference
Collective defense means…
neutral countries avoid war
attack one = attack all
everyone disarms
only the UN fights
Escalation means…
tension increases
peace talks begin
borders disappear
a war ends
Brinkmanship is…
avoiding conflict
pushing close to war
surrendering quickly
refusing negotiation
The arms race was a competition to…
build nuclear weapons
reduce missiles
end alliances
create the UN
The Iron Curtain refers to…
Germany’s border
East–West division in Europe
a Soviet airplane plan
a Berlin conference
During the Cold War, Eastern Europe was mostly…
U.S.-aligned
Soviet-influenced
neutral
NATO-controlled
After WWII, Germany was…
unchanged
divided
moved to Asia
ruled by the UN
Berlin was divided into sectors because…
each Ally controlled a part
it wasn’t in Germany
it was too new
it was neutral
West Berlin was…
Soviet-controlled
Western-controlled inside East Germany
the capital of East Germany
a neutral city-state
A blockade is…
sending supplies in
cutting off supplies
signing an armistice
holding an election
The Berlin Airlift happened because…
a wall collapsed
land routes were blocked
NATO invaded
Berlin was flooded
The Berlin Wall was built mainly to…
stop people leaving East Germany
protect West Berlin from bombs
unite Germany
mark the DMZ
The “Big Three” were leaders of the…
U.S., USSR, Britain
U.S., France, China
Germany, Italy, Japan
UN, NATO, Warsaw Pact
Yalta focused on…
postwar planning
Vietnam
Sputnik
NATO membership
Potsdam is tied to…
WWII ending and postwar decisions
the Cuban Missile Crisis
the Space Race
the Korean DMZ
The Truman Doctrine promised…
support against communism
U.S. neutrality
Soviet aid to Europe
war with Britain
The Marshall Plan provided…
economic aid to rebuild Western Europe
troops for Korea
missiles for Cuba
walls for Berlin
NATO was…
a Soviet alliance
a U.S.-led military alliance
a space agency
a peace treaty
The Warsaw Pact was…
NATO’s plan
a Soviet-led alliance
an economic system
a UN program
Duck-and-cover drills were for…
tornadoes
nuclear attack fears
blizzards
earthquakes
Fallout shelters were meant to…
store food
protect from fallout
train soldiers
hide leaders
The Space Race was a competition in…
economics
space achievements
farmland
trade routes
Sputnik was the first…
U.S. satellite
Soviet satellite
moon landing
U.S. astronaut
NASA is…
the U.S. space agency
a NATO army
a Soviet lab
a UN court
The Korean War was fought between…
North and South Korea
U.S. and USSR
China and Japan
Germany and Poland
The 38th parallel is associated with…
Korea’s division
Berlin’s sectors
Cuba’s border
NATO expansion
The DMZ is…
a guarded buffer zone in Korea
a Berlin neighborhood
a Soviet missile system
an alliance agreement
An armistice is…
a ceasefire
a peace treaty
a blockade
propaganda
The Domino Theory claimed communism would…
stay contained
spread to neighbors
end wars
weaken NATO
Vietnam War is often connected to…
stopping communist expansion
ending the Iron Curtain
creating the UN
rebuilding Germany
The song 'We Didn’t Start the Fire' is useful because it…
lists many historical events
explains capitalism
is a Soviet anthem
describes Yalta in detail
The tension between the U.S. and the Soviets (a)
On this map, match the correct countries that were involved in the Cold War
Vietnam
Korea
China
USSR/Russia
Cuba
U.S.
The Cold Was the war between (a) and the (b) vs. (c) and (d) .
What did the "Iron Curtain" symbolize?
The best areas for mining iron in Europe
The divide between democracy and communism
The border between North and South Korea
The Ho Chi Minh Trail
The organization that was formed to combat communism and protect member nations from a communist attack was the
United Nations
Warsaw Pact
NATO
CIA
What made the Cold War cold?
tensions were high between the US and Soviet Union but did not lead to direct war with one another
the US and Soviet Union fought in wars over influence, but never directly fought each other
much of the Soviet Union and US are cold for part or most of the year
many of the actions that the US and the Soviet Union took throughout the world are considered cold-hearted
Which Soviet action led to the threat illustrated on this map?
The signing of an arms limitations treaty.
Blockading foreign supply ships from entering the Caribbean.
Closing the border between East and West Berlin.
The placement of nuclear weapons installations in Cuba.
