The Cold War

The Cold War was a period of competition between what two countries?

• The United States and North Korea

• The Soviet Union and Afghanistan

• The United States and Afghanistan

• The United States and the Soviet Union

Why was it called the "Cold War"?

• Because of the space race - it is cold in space

• there was no actual military conflict

• there was no actual economic conflict

• there was no actual political conflict

What did the two cold war countries "fight" each other over?

• political, economic and military influence

• the best technology

• having the most superior weapons

• all of the answers

Who was the first man in space?

• Astronaut Alan Shepherd

• Cosmonaut Yuri Gargarin

• Astronaut John Glenn

• Astronaut Neil Armstrong

What was the name of the space ship that landed on the Moon?

• Apollo 11

• Friendship 7

• Gemini 2

• Vostok 1

What was the first man-made satellite launched into space?

• Explorer 1

• Apollow-Soyez

• Sputnik 1

• Gemini

Why did the Cold War end?

• The Americans lost too many proxy wars

• The Soviet Union collapsed and broke up into 15 independent states

• the Soviets lost the Soviet-Afghanistan War

• The Soviets lost too many proxy wars

After World War II, Berlin was controlled by

• Germany

• The United States and the Soviet Union

• The Soviet Union, The United States, Britain and France

• East Germany and West Germany

Which part of Germany became communist?

• East Germany

• West Germany

Who built the Berlin Wall?

• The Soviets and the United States

• The Soviets and East Germany

• The Soviets and West Germany

• The United States and East Germany