The Cold War

The Cold War

8th Grade

50 Qs

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The Cold War

The Cold War

Assessment

Quiz

History

8th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RI.6.5, RI.7.7, RL.7.9

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Standards-aligned

Created by

Michael Masullo

Used 10+ times

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50 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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During the Cold War, what bill did the U.S. Congress pass to provide financial assistance to western European countries?

Truman Doctrine

Open Door Policy

Marshall Plan

Domino Theory

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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What policy implemented in the Cold War said the U.S. would give military aid to a country that needed to resist communism?

Marshall Plan

Truman Doctrine

Domino Theory

Open Door Policy

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

During the Cold War, what policy did the U.S. follow to stop the spread of communism?

Open Door Policy

Big Stick Policy

Containment Policy

Dollar Diplomacy

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which individual/group contributed to the Red Scare by accusing American citizens of being communist spies?

McCarthy/HUAC

NAACP/Farm Workers Union

Nativists/Muckrakers

Philanthropists/Entrepreneurs

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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In what year did the Russians launch the satellite Sputnik?

1941

1957

1969

1991

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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What happened as a result of the launch of Sputnik in 1957?

It started the space race between the USSR and U.S.

The U.S. government started NASA.

U.S. began to spend more money on math and science to maintain national security.

All of the above

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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During what Cold War event did the U.S. bypass a Soviet blockade in Germany without provoking a military conflict?

Berlin Airlift

Vietnam War

Watergate Scandal

Bataan Death March

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