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

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