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1. Communist Eastern Europe and democratic
Western Europe were separated by an imaginary
line. This line was known as the
____________________.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Berlin Wall
Iron Curtain
Great Divide
Chisholm Trail
3. In 1950, the United States and other countries
from the United Nations became involved in the
Korean War. What was the cause of this war?
a. North Korea attacked China to spread
communism.
b. South Korea wanted to drive out troops
from Vietnam.
c. North Korea attacked South Korea to
spread communism.
d. South Korea attacked North Korea to
spread democracy.
2. After World War II, the United States signed several
treaties with foreign countries. These treaties called for the
nations that signed them to protect each other, even if an
enemy attacked only one of them. Which factor caused
the United States to sign the treaties?
a. the growing sense of trust between China and
Soviet Union
b. the growing threat of the former Soviet Union and
world communism
c. the outbreak of many revolutions in South America
and Latin America
d. the failure of United States troops to fight effectively
in World War II
4. After World War II, tension between the
United States and the Soviet Union
escalated. Many feared this could lead to
a nuclear war. What was this period
called?
a.
b.
c.
d.
the cold war
the world crisis
the Soviet scare
the War on Terror
5. During the Cuban Missile Crisis, U.S. President
____ and Soviet leader ____ almost took the world
into a nuclear war.
a.
b.
c.
d.
6. What was the Iron Curtain?
Carter, Brezhnev
Reagan, Gorbachev
Johnson, Khrushchev
Kennedy, Khrushchev
7. Why did the United States organize the Berlin
airlift in 1948–1949?
8. Why did the United States help form NATO?
9. Stalin wanted the western allies out of Berlin.
His army surrounded West Berlin and would not
let nay supplies in or out. How did the United
States continue to get supplies across Soviet
lines?
a.
b.
c.
d.
the Berlin airlift
the Iron Curtain
the Marshall Plan
the Berlin bomber
11. Which of these was a cause of the Korean
War (1950-1953)?
a. South Korea invaded North Korea.
b. North Korea blockaded goods from South
Korea.
c. South Korea became an ally of the Soviet
Union.
d. North Korea embraced communism while
South Korea chose democracy.
10. During the 1950s, which U.S. senator became
convinced that communists were trying to gain
control of the U.S. government?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Harry Truman
John F. Kennedy
Joseph McCarthy
Nikita Khrushchev
12. Nikita Khrushchev was MOST known in the
United States for his actions in which of these
events?
a.
b.
c.
d.
World War II
Vietnam War
the Cold War
the Moon Landing