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Cold War TestPick the best answer for the question. Place your answer on the scantron.

I. Multiple-Choice1. The major rivals in the cold war were?

a. Britain and France

b. Germany and Italyc. United States and the Soviet Uniond. China and Japan

2. The first countries to receive economic aid as a result of the Truman Doctrine were?a. France and Britain

b. Greece and Turkey

c. Yugoslavia and Hungary

e.

China and South Korea

3. The Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan supported the United States policy calleda. Containment

b. Reunification

c. Brinkmanship

d. Domino Theory

4. In the 1940s and 1950s, the area described as being behind the iron curtain was

composed ofa. The Soviet Union onlyb. The Soviet Union and its satellite nationsc. The mostly democratic nations of Western Europed. The German Democratic nations of Eastern Germany

5. What was the name of the alliance established by Europeans Communist nations in

response to NATO?a. Iron Curtainb. Warsaw Pactc. Second Worldd. Eastern Europe Unite

6. The Cold War was a widening of relations between two former allies

a. USSR and Germanyb. USSR and Italyc. USA and Englandd. USA and USSR

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7. The Berlin Airlift happened in Berlin. Berlin was located ina. East Germanyb. West Germanyc. Franced.

Hungary

8. The Korean War was fought on the Korean Peninsula. Which country (ies) supported

South Korea?a. USSRb. Chinac. USA and the United Nationsd. USA

9. Who won the Korean War?

a. Northb.

Southc. Neither Side

d. The are still technical at war today10. In the Vietnam War, Ho Chi Minh was a communist from which part of Vietnam?

a. Southb. Northc. Westd. East

11. When we think of the Cultural Revolution, which country are we thinking of?

a. USSRb. USAc. Chinad. Vietnam

12. In the Great Leap Forward, The idea of the Chinese was toa. Increase farm and industrial outputb. Increase farm output onlyc. Increase industrial output onlyd. Neither is correct

13. Tensions between China and the United States relaxed somewhat with the visit of

what United States president?a. Eisenhowerb. Kennedyc. Trumand. Nixon

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II. Vocabulary/ Daily History14. This person led the Chinese Communist force to victory over the Nationalist forces

within China?

a. Ho Chi Minh

b. Mihail Gorbachevc. Dwight Eisenhower

d. Mao Zedong

15. This term was used to express the belief that a communist take-over of South

Vietnam would cause non-communist governments across Southeast Asia to fall to

communism?

a. Stalemateb. Brinkmanshipc. Domino theoryd. Containment

16. In 1961, the United States backed a plot by anti-Castro exiles to invade Cuba and

lead an uprising against Castro?a. Tiananmen Square Massacre

b. Sputnik

c. Bay of Pigs

d. Arms Race

17. Mao urged young Chinese to start a revolution. In response teenagers formed bands

of Red Guards, attacked people in authority like teachers writes and governmentofficials.

a. The Great Leap Forwardb. The Cultural Revolutionc. Tiananmen Square Massacred. Communes

18. This organization was formed in 1948 to promote democracy, economic cooperationand human rights in the Americans

a. Warsaw Pactb. NATOc. United Nationsd. Organization of American States

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III. Map SkillsLook at the numbers on the map. Correlate that numberwith the organization that they belonged to.

19. Locate numbers one on the map, what is the name of this country and which

organization does it belong to?a. England and NATO

b. France and Warsaw Pact

c. England and Warsaw Pactd. West Germany and NATO

20. Locate number two on the map, what is the name of this country and which

organization does it belong to?a. East Germany and NATOb. West Germany and NATOc. East Germany and Warsaw Pactd.

West Germany and Warsaw Pact

21. Locate number three on the map, what is the name of this country and whichorganization does it belong to?

a. West Germany and NATOb. East Germany and NATOc. West Germany and Warsaw Pactd. East Germany and Warsaw Pact

22. Locate number four on the map, what is the name of this country and whichorganization does it belong to?

a. Czechoslovakia and Warsaw Pactb. Poland and NATOc. Switzerland and NATOd. England and NATO

23. Locate number five on the map, what is the name of this country and whichorganization does it belong to?

a. Poland and NATOb. France and NATOc. Switzerland and no organizationd. Denmark and Warsaw Pact

24. Locate number six on the map, what is the name of this country and whichorganization does it belong to?

a. Sweden and Warsaw Pactb. Denmark and Warsaw Pactc. Hungary and NATOd. Poland and Warsaw Pact

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IV. Political Cartoonlook at the Political cartoon. Pick the best answer forthe questions below.

25. Look at the political cartoon. What is the cartoon about?a. NATO

b. Warsaw Pactc. Marshall Pland.Berlin Airlift

26. The political cartoon is tying to show the difference between two plans. What kind ofplan is the cartoon illustrating?

a. Economic plan

b.Military plan

c. Military and Economic pland. None of these

27. What does thepeoples expression tell you about the Marshall Stalin Plan (Molotov

Plan)?

a. They are happy about the planb. They are confused about the plan

c. They are saddening about the plan

d. They are angry about the plan

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V. Timeline - Pick the decade that best goes with the event. A= 1940s,B=1950s,C=1960s,D=1970s and E=1980s

28. Yalta Conference

29. Truman Doctrine30. Marshall Plan

31. NATO

32. Warsaw Pact33. United Nations

34. Soviet Union drops the bomb

35. Berlin Blockade

36. Berlin Wall37. Iron Curtain Speech

38. Berlin Airlift

39. Invasion of Hungary

40. Sputnik41. Korean War

42. Bay of Pigs43. Cuban Missile Crisis

44. Fall of the USSR

45. Desert Storm

46. Cultural Revolution47. The Great Leap Forward

VI. Readings- Read the reading on the Cold War and then answer the questions.

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Reading #1Reading and map skills

48. What were the reasons for the Soviet Union placing nuclear missiles in Cuba?

a. United States Military aggression

b. The missiles would counter those placed in Turkey by the United States

c. The Soviet Union would gain a strategic advantage over the United Statesd. All of these are correct

49. How did President Kennedy handle the situation?

a. Air Strike on Cubab. Invasion of Cuba

c. A Blockage of Cuba

d. A nuclear strike on Cuba

50. Which military bases of the United States were threatened by these Soviet missiles?

a. Key West and Miamib. Guantanamo Bay and Homesteadc. Homestead and Miami

d. Guantanamo Bay and Key West