World Civilizations

Cold War Test (A)

Please answer the following questions on your answer sheet.Part I. Fill in.

1.) The name given to the rivalry that developed between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. after WWII.

Name the three world leaders that met at Yalta and their respective countries.

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5.) This organization was created in 1945 to serve as an international peace keeping force.

6.) This was a step to punish German leaders for the atrocities of WWII.

List the two major bodies of the “peace-keeping force” formed in 1945.

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9.) What term did Winston Churchill give to the countries of Eastern Europe under the control of the Soviet Union?

List the three major “hot spots” of conflict between the U.S. & Soviet Union after WWII.

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13.)Name the U.S. policy created to help Greece and any free nation in the world who was resisting communism.

14.)What organization was created at the end of WWI to prevent international conflict?

15.)Explain the term puppet government in relationship to the Cold War and the Soviet Union.

16.)This was formed in 1949 as a military force to protect each other if attacked. This alliance was made up of 9 European Nations, (Remember to write what it stands for.)

17.)This began in 1947 by the U.S. as a broad program of economic aid to European nations recovering from World War II.

18.)This organization was established by the Soviets in 1955 made up of the Soviet Union and Eastern European nations under their control.

Provide one example of how the “peace-keeping force” mentioned in question 5, proved to be ineffective in world affairs

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Part II. Matching.

Use the BEST possible answer for the following matching questions. Each answer may only be used once and some will not be used at all.

a. Baruch Plan d. Sen. McCarthy g. Gorbachev j. Khrushchev m. Japanb. SALT e. United States h. Roosevelt k. France n. Germanyc. Ho Chi Minh f. Kennedy i. Castro l. Great Britain o. U.S.S.R.

20.) _____ Red Scare

21.) _____ Yalta representative

22.) _____ Soviet leader during the Cuban Missile Crisis

23.) _____ “Containment“

24.) _____ Winston Churchill

25.) _____ U.S. proposal for international atomic authority

26.) _____ Cuban Missile Crisis

27.) _____ Occupied Korea during World War II

28.) _____ Controlled Vietnam prior to World War II

29.) _____ Sputnik

30.) _____ Agreement to freeze the number of ICBM’s

31.) _____ Leader of Communist Cuba

32.) _____ Berlin Blockade

Part III. Map.Label the corresponding numbered countries from your map on your answer sheet.

33.) North Korea 34.) South Korea 35.) Vietnam36.) Cuba 37.) Soviet Union

Part IV. Short Answer.Please answer the following questions on the back of your answer sheet.

38.)Explain why the arms race and space race were important parts of the Cold War.

Part V. Political Cartoon.

39-43.) List and explain 5 things that the artist wants you to see in the cartoon as it relates to the Cold War.

Part VI. Essay.Please answer the following questions on the back of your answer sheet.

44.) Explain the difference between the “domino theory” and theory of “containment.”45.)According John Lewis Gaddis a noted Cold War historian, "the Cold War could have been worse - much

worse. It began with a return of fear and ended in a triumph of hope." Your response should explain Gaddis's remark while focusing closely on particular events and concepts from class.

Part VII. Faces. Identify the appropriate letter of the leader from the attached list of faces, in addition provide the leaders name. Each leader may only be used once; some will not be used at all.

46.)American leader who first accepts the Marshall Plan.

47.)Leader who is known for saying “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!”

48.)American leader during the soviet invasion of Afghanistan.

49.) Soviet leader during executing détente with the SALT I/II agreements.

50.)American leader during the “Bay of Pigs” incident.

51.)Soviet leader who launches the space race.

52.)Soviet leader who creates the communist party.

53.)American leader during Iran Hostage Crisis.

54.)Soviet leader who begins to open the U.S.S.R. to the West.

55.)Soviet leader responsible for Berlin Crisis.

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