Cold War (DA Review)

Cold War (DA Review)

5th Grade

20 Qs

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Cold War (DA Review)

Cold War (DA Review)

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Social Studies

5th Grade

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Lyna Nguyen

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20 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Use the quote to answer the question.


"From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an iron curtain has descended across the Continent."— Winston Churchill, 1946

What was the "iron curtain" that Churchill referred to in this quotation?

A dark and gloomy mood that was felt throughout postwar Europe.

An invisible line that divided communist Europe from Western Europe.

The Berlin Wall that surrounded the western zones of occupation in Berlin.

The separation between the industrialized world and the developing world.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

How did the division represented by the "Iron Curtain" affect Europe?

Citizens on both sides of the curtain waged continuous war in Europe.

Political and economic differences between nations on the two sides grew.

Communist protests in Eastern Europe improved relations between the two sides.

Western European economies collapsed after trade with Eastern Europe declined.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What was one difference between Eastern and Western nations in Europe during the Cold War?

Citizens of Western nations had less political freedom and economic opportunity than citizens in Eastern nations.

Citizens of Western nations had more political freedom and economic opportunity than citizens in Eastern nations.

Governments of Western nations more strictly controlled the lives of citizens than governments of Eastern nations.

Governments of Western nations more strictly controlled major industries than the governments of Eastern nations.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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

The only direct battles between the two countries were fought in the winter.

The conflict was more about a competition to reach space than political differences.

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 warfare.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Media Image

Use the graphic to answer the question.


Which of the following BEST completes the graphic?

Arms race

Democracy

Isolationism

Containment

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which of the following BEST explains why the Berlin Airlift was necessary?

because valuable natural resources throughout Berlin were being destroyed by its residents

because the residents of Berlin had to be evacuated from the city due to widespread violence

because Great Britain requested military assistance to help the nation defend its section of Berlin

because the Soviet Union limited movement throughout Berlin and cut off access to necessary supplies

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Use this quote to answer the quote.


“When the Soviet Union first blocked supplies from getting to us, I was afraid that we were going to starve to death. Hearing the planes from the west everyday made me feel so much better.”-Helda Schmidt, 11 year old German resident in 1948


What event is being described by the quote?

Berlin Airlift

Iron Curtain

World War II

The Cold War

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