The Cold War

The Cold War

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History

5th Grade

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

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During what event did U.S. airplanes drop food and supplies to the people in West Berlin?

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Berlin Airlift

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

I was a senator in the 1950s.
I wanted to find Communists in the US.
My work was part of the Red Scare.
My ideas became unpopular.
Who am I?

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Joseph McCarthy

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What role did the US play in the Korean War of 1950?

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Back

The US and its allies join the fight to keep communism from spreading.

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Why did the United States become involved in the Vietnam War in the 1950s?

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To stop the spread of communism to South Vietnam.

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

I was born in 1894.
I was the leader of the USSR.
I wanted to put nuclear missiles on Cuba.
I served as leader until 1964.
Who am I?

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Nikita Khrushchev

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

How did the US respond to finding out that the Soviets had missiles in Cuba?

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They placed a naval blockade around Cuba.

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

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Why was the Cuban Missile Crisis one of the MOST important events of John Kennedy’s presidency?

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Back

The US and the USSR almost started a nuclear war.

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