Checkpoint 13: The Cold War

Checkpoint 13: The Cold War

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Social Studies

5th Grade

Hard

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What political leader made the statement: "History is on our side. We will bury you!" -excerpt from 1956 speech to ambassadors from Western countries? Options: Fidel Castro, Harry Truman, Nikita Khrushchev, Winston Churchill

Back

Nikita Khrushchev

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What did the statement "History is on our side. We will bury you!" directly lead to? Options: World War II, Communism, the end of the Cold War, an international “arms race”

Back

an international “arms race”

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which phrase correctly describes the Cold War?

Back

a period of tension and rivalry between the United States and Soviet Union

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Who was West Germany controlled by?

Back

the Allied armies

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Who was East Germany controlled by?

Back

the Soviets

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Why was the Berlin Wall built?

Back

The Soviet Union did not want people leaving East Berlin for West Berlin

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Why did President Kennedy announce a goal of putting a man on the moon by 1970?

Back

The goal was part of the space race between the U.S. and the Soviet Union.

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