7th Grade Cold War Era - Unit 10

The countries in red on this map were members of which alliance during the Cold War?

• Warsaw Pact
• NATO
• SEATO
• Axis Powers

The dividing line between the democracies in blue and the Communist in red was referred to as what?

• The line of demarkation
• The DeMilitarized Zone
• The Iron Curtain
• The 38th Parallel

Which of the following ways of promoting democracy describes the Truman Doctrine?

• Containing Communism so that it cannot spread any farther
• Giving money to countries so they do not become Communist
• Finding ways other than nuclear missiles to stop Communism
• Fighting wars by using other countries to stop Communism

Which of the following ways of promoting democracy describes the Mar$hall Plan?

• Containing Communism so that it cannot spread any farther
• Giving money to countries so they do not become Communist
• Finding ways other than nuclear missiles to stop Communism
• Fighting wars by using other countries to stop Communism

What is it called when a star, possibly cause by a gravitational collapse, suddenly increases greatly in brightness?

• Falling star
• Meteorite
• Supernova
• Comet

Which country launched the satellite Sputnik during the Cold War?

• Soviet Union
• United States
• Canada
• China

Why were Americans so scared of Sputnik when it was launched?

• They feared that the Soviet Union was more technologically advanced than we were
• They were scared it would launch nuclear weapons
• They were scared it would fall out of orbit and crash into America
• Americans were not scared of Sputnik because it was our satellite

Under Soviet communism, the __________ controlled all property and economic activity.

• state/government
• people
• private businesses

In the capitalistic American system, ________________________ controlled almost all economic activity.

• private citizens
• the government
• the dictator

In the US, a pint of milk is equal to how many cups of milk?

• 4
• 3
• 2
• 1