The  Cold War vocabulary

The Cold War vocabulary

Assessment

Flashcard

English

5th Grade

Hard

CCSS
L.6.4C, RI.5.10, L.4.6

+18

Standards-aligned

Created by

Quizizz Content

FREE Resource

Student preview

quiz-placeholder

15 questions

Show all answers

1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a missile?

Back

A missile is a projectile that is often used to launch a weapon.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.7.4

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is communism?

Back

Communism is a system where the government owns the factories and natural resources and controls the production of goods.

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is an arms race?

Back

An arms race is a competition between countries to achieve superiority in quantity and quality of military weapons and technology.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.2.4E

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a blockade?

Back

A blockade is the act of surrounding an enemy's territory in wartime to keep people and supplies from passing.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.2.4E

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What does devastated mean?

Back

Devastated means destroyed or ruined.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

CCSS.L.1.6

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the Iron Curtain?

Back

The Iron Curtain was a term used to describe the division between the Soviet-controlled countries and the Western countries during the Cold War.

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a superpower?

Back

A superpower is a very powerful and influential country, especially in terms of military and economic strength.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.8.4C

Create a free account and access millions of resources

Create resources
Host any resource
Get auto-graded reports
or continue with
Microsoft
Apple
Others
By signing up, you agree to our Terms of Service & Privacy Policy
Already have an account?