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Short Quiz / Exit Slip: The Cold War Begins
Part A: Multiple Choice: Instructions: Choose the option that completes the sentence or answers the question.
1. The USA tried to keep ________________________ secret from the USSR.
a. the Manhattan Project
b. the invasion of D-day
c. the unification of the Federal Republic of Germany
d. the end of Operation Overlord
2. ________________________, an American diplomat, suggested that Truman practice the policy of
Containment.
a. George Keenan
b. Dwight Eisenhower
c. Douglas MacArthur
d. George Marshal
3. All of the following nations were considered Satellite Nations EXCEPT:
a. Portugal
b. Bulgaria
c. Albania
d. Romania
4. Which of the following was a goal of the Berlin Airlift?
a. To attack the USSR’s military operations in East Germany
b. To consider dropping atom bombs on Moscow
c. To help keep West Berlin under Democratic rule
d. To allow the areas of Germany controlled by France, Britain, and the USA to form the German
Democratic Republic
5. Which of the following occurred as a direct response to the creation of NATO?
a. The commencement of the Berlin Airlifts
b. The development of the Marshal Plan
c. The creation of the Warsaw Pact
d. The enactment of the Truman Doctrine
6. What promise did Stalin make to FDR that was never fulfilled?
a. To attack Japan in WW II
b. To end Communism in the USSR
c. To allow elections in Eastern Europe
d. To join NATO once WW II ended
Part B: Short Answer: Instructions: Answer the question below.
1. What was the purpose of the United Nations? How did the USA use the group? How did the USSR
use the group?
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Short Quiz / Exit Slip: The Cold War Begins
Part A: Multiple Choice: Instructions: Choose the option that completes the sentence or answers the question.
1. The USA tried to keep ________________________ secret from the USSR.
a. the Manhattan Project
b. the invasion of D-day
c. the unification of the Federal Republic of Germany
d. the end of Operation Overlord
2. ________________________, an American diplomat, suggested that Truman practice the policy of
Containment.
a. George Keenan
b. Dwight Eisenhower
c. Douglas MacArthur
d. George Marshal
3. All of the following nations were considered Satellite Nations EXCEPT:
a. Portugal
b. Bulgaria
c. Albania
d. Romania
4. Which of the following was a goal of the Berlin Airlift?
a. To attack the USSR’s military operations in East Germany
b. To consider dropping atom bombs on Moscow
c. To help keep West Berlin under Democratic rule
d. To allow the areas of Germany controlled by France, Britain, and the USA to form the German
Democratic Republic
5. Which of the following occurred as a direct response to the creation of NATO?
a. The commencement of the Berlin Airlifts
b. The development of the Marshal Plan
c. The creation of the Warsaw Pact
d. The enactment of the Truman Doctrine
6. What promise did Stalin make to FDR that was never fulfilled?
a. To attack Japan in WW II
b. To allow elections in Eastern Europe
c. To end Communism in the USSR
d. To join NATO once WW II ended
Part B: Short Answer: Instructions: Answer the question below.
1. What was the purpose of the United Nations? How did the USA use the group? How did the USSR
use the group?
In June of 1945, 50 countries signed the UN Charter to try and prevent another world war. This created the United
Nations. Woodrow Wilson’s dream of the League of Nations had proven too weak to create change. Yet, the
United Nations exists still today as a venue for nations to use diplomacy to address differences and maintain
peace. The USA and USSR both tried to utilize the UN to spread their ideas. The USA endorsed Democracy and
the USSR endorsed Communism.
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