Name
Date
CHAPTER
18
CHAPTER TEST
Cold War Conflicts
Form A
Part 1: Main Ideas
Write the letter of the best answer. (4 points each)
______ 1. The main goal of the ___ was to stop the spread of communism.
a. Truman Doctrine
c. iron curtain
b. Marshall Plan
d. Warsaw Pact
______ 2. The Soviet Union set up the ___ in response to efforts from the West
to reunify Germany.
a. iron curtain
c. Berlin blockade
b. Berlin airlift
d. German Democratic Republic
______ 3. ___ is best known for investigating communism in the film industry.
a. The CIA
c. HUAC
b. The UN
d. NATO
______ 4. The ___ were defeated in the civil war in China despite 2 billion
dollars in aid sent to them from the United States.
a. Nationalists
c. Soviets
b. Communists
d. peasants
______ 6. General Douglas MacArthur commanded U.S. forces in ___.
a. Guatemala
c. the Middle East
b. Hungary
d. Korea
______ 7. The ___ appeared to be winning the Korean War until China actively
entered the conflict.
a. Communists
c. South Koreans
b. Nationalists
d. North Koreans
______ 8. The United States responded to fear of Soviet military action in the
Middle East by issuing the ___.
a. Marshall Plan
c. Warsaw Pact
b. Truman Doctrine
d. Eisenhower Doctrine
______ 9. To label someone’s activities as ___ would be to suggest that the person is making unsupported accusations.
a. brinkmanship
c. McCarthyism
b. containment
d. infiltration
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______ 5. ___ was the leader of the Communists in China.
a. Chiang Kai-shek
c. Syngman Rhee
b. Mao Zedong
d. Kim Il Sung
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______ 10. When the Soviet Union exploded an atomic bomb, the United States
responded by intensifying efforts to develop ___.
a. NATO
c. a space satellite
b. an atomic bomb
d. a hydrogen bomb
Part 2: Map Skills
Use the map to complete this section. Write the letter of the best answer. (4 points each)
______ 11. Which country was the northernmost NATO member in 1955?
a. Sweden
c. Great Britain
b. Norway
d. Greece
______ 12. Which Warsaw Pact country was isolated from other Warsaw Pact
countries?
a. Portugal
c. Albania
b. Ireland
d. Norway
______ 13. Which body of water was not bordered by a nonaligned country?
a. Baltic Sea
c. Mediterranean Sea
b. Atlantic Ocean
d. Black Sea
______ 14. How many countries shown on the map belonged to the Warsaw
Pact?
a. six
c. eight
b. seven
d. nine
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Warsaw Pact countries
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NATO members
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NETHERLANDS
Berlin
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ATLANTIC
OCEAN
EAST
GERMANY
BELGIUM
FRANCE
SWITZERLAND
SOVIET UNION
POLAND
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GERMANY
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AUSTRIA
HUNGARY
ROMANIA
YUGOSLAVIA
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IRELAND
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DENMARK
Nonaligned nations
BULGARIA
ITALY
PORTUGAL
Black
Sea
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GREECE
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1000 Kilometers
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______ 15. Which three NATO countries border Warsaw Pact countries?
a. Turkey, Greece, Denmark
b. Turkey, Greece, West Germany
c. Greece, Italy, Denmark
d. Greece, Turkey, Italy
Part 3: Interpreting Graphs
Use the graph on page 345 to complete this section. Write the letter of the best answer.
(4 points each)
______ 16. During which year shown on the graph did defense spending reach
its highest percentage of the total U.S. budget?
a. 1945
b. 1950
c. 1955
d. 1965
______ 17. During which year did human resources account for its lowest percentage of the budget?
a. 1945
b. 1950
c. 1955
d. 1965
______ 19. During which of the following years was the gap between defense
spending and “other functions” spending the narrowest?
a. 1945
b. 1950
c. 1955
d. 1965
______ 20. During which year did the government spend about as much on
human resources as it did on defense?
a. 1945
b. 1948
c. 1950
d. 1962
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______ 18. Approximately what percentage was spent on human resources in
1965?
a. 10%
b. 15%
c. 30%
d. 40%
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Percentage of U.S. Budget Spent in Three Areas, 1945–1965
Percent of total U.S. budget
100%
National Defense
Human Resources (including education, health, Social Security)
Other Functions (including science, space, technology, agriculture)
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
1945
1950
1955
1960
1965
Year
Part 4: Extended Response
Answer each of the following questions in a paragraph on the back of this paper or on a
separate sheet. (10 points each)
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21. The United States met many goals during the Cold War. Name one of these,
and explain why the United States felt that this goal was important.
Think About:
• the goals of the Truman Doctrine
• U.S. and Soviet actions that contributed to the Cold War
• Soviet and U.S. military capabilities
22. Explain how the fear of communism affected American life during the early
years of the Cold War. Think About:
• blacklisting and HUAC
• McCarthyism
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