Cold War 5th Grade

Why was the conflict between the United States & Russia during the second half of the twentieth century referred to as the "Cold War?"

• the only direct battles between the countries were fought in the winter

• most battles of the conflict were fought in the frigid climate of the Soviet Union

• while the nations were hostile to one another, they did not directly engage in warfar

• the conflict was more about a competition to reach space than political differences

The Cuban Missile Crisis represented which of the following?

• the closest the world came to nuclear destruction during the Cold War

• the most violent & deadly incident during the Cold War

• the best example of US-Soviet cooperation during the Cold War

• the greatest success of US efforts to spread democracy during the Cold War

Why did the government of East Germany build a wall around the western half of the city of Berlin during the Cold War?

• East Germany was being flooded with refugees fleeing the West German government.

• The government was afraid that terrorists might enter the country through West Berlin.

• West Berlin was used as a base by smugglers bringing banned goods into East Germany

• Millions of East German citizens were escaping to live in the more democratic West Berlin

Who was the Soviet leader who wanted to place missiles in Cuba to launch against the US?

• Krushchev

• Stalin

• Hitler

• Truman

The term "Iron Curtain" is associated with which conflict involving the US?

• American Revolution

• Civil War

• Cold War

• Persian Gulf War

The US did not want Soviet missiles in Cuba because Cuba is

• very close to the US and posed an immediate threat

• surrounded by water

• an ally of the US

• a very poor country

The map represents

• D-Day invasion

• Berlin airlift

• spread of communism

• trench warfare

Why was the Cuban Missile Crisis a serious global concern?

• the events threatened major regional trade agreements

• the events almost led to the outbreak of nuclear war

• the events brought an end to the US Soviet alliance

• the events polluted major sources of drinking water

What term is used to describe an imaginary line that separated communist influenced Eastern Europe from the more democratic nations of Western Europe?

• iron curtain

• democracy

• communism

• socialism

Senator McCarthy believed there were many ___ living in the US that threatened the "American Way of Life"

• democrats

• republicans

• communists

• socialists