Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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 Once allies
against Hitler, the Soviet Union and the United States confront each other at the end of World War
II. Looming over the postwar landscape is the awesome, mushroom-shaped cloud of the atomic
bomb.
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What is the awesome,
mushroom-shaped cloud?
a. | The
Kremlin | c. | The hydrogen bombs
under development | b. | The atomic bombs dropped by the U.S. | d. | Poison gas being developed by
Russia |
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The Soviet Union was an ally of
Germany at the start of World War II. How and why did it become an ally of the U.S. during the
war?
a. | Germany attacked the Soviet
Union | c. | The Soviet’s thought Germany
might loose the war | b. | The Soviet Union changed its mind because it wanted U.S.
loans | d. | Germany attacked
France |
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Lenin
Stalin
REVOLUTION
The seeds
for the Cold War are planted during World War I and the ensuing revolution in Russia. In 1917, the
new communist government led by Vladimir Lenin withdraws Russia from the war -- and signs a separate
peace with Germany. Many of the Western Allies view the new Russian government with suspicion.
Russia's treaty with Germany ends fighting on the Eastern Front. But from 1918 to 1920,
civil war rages in Russia -- with the anti-communist forces receiving support from the West and
elsewhere as part of an unsuccessful attempt to oust the Bolsheviks.
Following
Lenin's death in 1924, Joseph Stalin rapidly rises to power. By the 1930s,
Stalin's "Great Purge" is under way. Millions are arrested, and many are executed or
sent to prison camps, as Stalin tightens his grip on the nation.
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In 1917 Russia was ruled by
Czar Nicholas (the king). In October of that year there was a revolution. Who replaced the Czar and
later had the Czar and his family shot?
a. | the
Allies | c. | the
Communists | b. | the Germans | d. | the Nazi’s |
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Who was the first leader of the
Communist government in Russia?
a. | Trotsky | c. | Stalin | b. | Lenin | d. | Czar Nicholas |
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Why did the Western Allies view the new Russian government with
suspicion?
a. | The Communists pulled Russia out of
the war leaving England, France and the U.S. to fight Germany alone. | c. | The Russians teamed-up with the Germans to fight the
Allies | b. | The Russians said they were not going to pay their war debts to the
U.S. | d. | Germany and Russia invaded
Poland |
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What is a Bolshevik?
a. | a
Loyalist | c. | a
German | b. | a Communist | d. | a Fascist |
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Germany was fighting a two
front war. England, France and the U.S. were fighting Germany on the _____ front, while Russia was
fighting on the _____ front.
a. | Southern
-Western | c. | Eastern -
Western | b. | Northern - Southern | d. | Western -Eastern |
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The Russian revolution took
place in 1917. The person who led the revolution died in 1924. Who was that
person?
a. | Stalin | c. | Lenin | b. | the Czar | d. | Trotsky |
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What is it called when an evil
leader gets rid of his enemies through killing and imprisonment?
a. | riot | c. | war | b. | purge | d. | court martial |
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During the 1930’s, Stalin
became a _____ of Russia?
a. | President | c. | Servant | b. | Dictator | d. | Citizen Czar |
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Sometimes the U.S., and England
are referred to as the
a. | North | c. | South | b. | East | d. | West |
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Sometimes the Soviet Union
(Russia) is referred to as the
a. | North | c. | South | b. | East | d. | West |
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When it is said that the seeds
of the Cold War were planted in 1917, what do they mean?
a. | Communism began in
1917 | c. | The beginning of the cold war
started with the Versailles Treaty | b. | Suspicion between Communist Russia and the allies started by events that took
place 1917 | d. | The beginning of the cold war
started with the non-aggression pact between Germany and
Russia |
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 This person led
the Russian revolution. He is sometimes called the father of modern Communism. Who is
he?a. | Trotsky | c. | Lenin | b. | Stalin | d. | Czar Nicholas |
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 This man is one
of the most vicious men who has ever lived. He was dictator of Russia for 29 years and killed
millions. Who is he?a. | Stalin | c. | Czar Nicholas | b. | Lenin | d. | Trotsky |
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