Cold War Vocab

Cold War Vocab

7th - 10th Grade

5 Qs

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Cold War Vocab

Cold War Vocab

Assessment

Quiz

History

7th - 10th Grade

Hard

Created by

Hailey Alcaraz

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5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

The Cold War was

The tense period between the end of World War II (1945) and the final dissolution of the Soviet Union (1991) in which the Western powers, led by the US, and the Soviet bloc nations

An ongoing war between the U.S. and other industrialized countries about global warming

A continuation of WWII

The United States' effort to spread communism into the Eastern bloc of Soviet countries

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

The Iron Curtain was

A method of communication used by dictators

the spread of communism

a barrier to communication or information between the free world and the Eastern bloc

the spread of democracy

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

The Truman Doctrine was

declaration of peace between the US and Nazi Germany

declaration of war between the US and Soviet Union

policy of providing economic and military aid to countries interested in becoming communist

policy of providing economic and military aid to any country threatened by communism or totalitarian ideology

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the cause of the Korean War?

US intervening to protect North Korea from Communist South Korea

US intervening to protect South Korea from Communist North Korea

US intervening to protect South Korea from Cuba

US intervening to protect South Korea from Germany

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was Joseph McCarthy?

a Republican senator who claimed that Communists had infiltrated the government. and conducted several public investigations of Communist influence on U.S. foreign policy.

A Republican senator who started the first Communist party in the United States

A Republican senator who was later found to be a Soviet spy

A Republican senator who died during the Bay of Pigs