Cold War Events Review

Multiple Choice

After the Bolshevik Revolution, Soviet Russia became a...

• Democracy

• Communist Society

• Limited Government

• Capitalist Society

Multiple Choice

Which of the following BEST describes Communism?

• A form of government where people have individual freedoms, rights, and responsibilities.

• A society where government does not exist and people are free to make their own decisions and follow their own laws

• An economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit

• This is a type of economics where property, production, and wealth is shared.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a type of economy where the government controls property?

• Capitalism

• Communism

• Democracy

• NATO

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a type of economy where property can be privately owned?

• Capitalism

• Communism

• Democracy

• NATO

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an economic system where the goal is to reach social and economic equality for all?

• Capitalism

• Communism

• Democracy

• NATO

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an economic system where the goal is to allow people to work for their own personal gain? (Independence)

• Capitalism

• Communism

• Democracy

• NATO

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is TRUE?

• While the soviet union and the united states had very different political systems, they both fought on the same side in WW2

• Since soviet union and the united states had very different political systems, they both fought against each other in WW2

• The Soviet Union did not fight in WW2 because of the issues going on within their own countries

• The United States refused to fight in WW2 because we did not want to fight with Russia

Fill in the Blank

Who was the common enemy in World War 2?

Fill in the Blank

What kind of government did Soviet Russia have under the rule of Stalin?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was NOT a direct result of the spread of communism?

• The NATO treaty being written and signed by Russia and the USA agreeing NOT to attack each other

• The formation of the NATO alliance

• Tension between the United States and Soviet Russia

• The building of the Berlin Wall separating communist and capitalist Germany

Multiple Choice

Whose motto was an attack on one is an attack on all?

• John F. Kennedy

• NATO

• Joseph Stalin

• Adolf Hitler

Multiple Choice

What was the goal of NATO?

• Stop the spread of Limited Government

• Stop the spread of Capitalism

• Stop the spread of Democracy

• Stop the spread of Communism

Multiple Choice

Why is it called the Cold War?

• Russia developed a weapon that froze people on instant

• It took place during the winter time, so soldiers were very cold while fighting

• Russia is a VERY cold country to live in

• The fight never "heated up" between Soviet Russia and the USA

Multiple Choice

Who were the two major superpowers in the Cold War?

• Soviet Russia (Communist) and The United States (Capitalist)

• Soviet Russia (Capitalist) and The United States (Communist)

• Japan (Capitalist) and The United States (Communist)

• Japan (Communist) and The United States (Capitalist)

Multiple Choice

Which best describes the proxy wars?

• This was a race to see who could get to the moon first

• Russia and the United States get involved in the Vietnam and Korean war hoping their side will win

• These were wars fought at sea between Russia and the United States

• These were secret wars fought in remote countries like Vietnam and Korea

Multiple Choice

Which of the following events made technology more advanced and put more focus on science?

• The Space Race

• The Fall of the Berlin Wall

• NATO

• The Berlin Airlift

Multiple Choice

Why did the Berlin Wall fall?

• It was poorly constructed

• Russia decided to become Capitalist after an agreement and tore down their own wall

• Citizens on the communist side of the wall protested the communist government by tearing down the wall

• Soviet Russia sold the wall for more money to continue fighting in the Cold War