Cold War

During the Cold War there was an imaginary line in Europe between the capitalist countries and the communist countries. What was this imaginary lie called?

• Berlin Wall

• Iron Curtain

• Imaginary Line

• Stalin Land

What 2 words would complete this sentence? In 1948, the Berlin Airlift was needed to provide ____________________ to people living in West Berlin, Germany on the continent of _______________.

• supplies and South America

• supplies and North America

• supplies and Europe

• supplies and Africa

In 1962, the Cuban Missile Crisis took place. How did President John F. Kennedy peacefully end this?

• He ordered a naval blockade of Cuba until the Soviets removed the missiles.

• He started the Cuban American War

• He held Nikita Khrushchev hostage until the Soviets gave in

• He bombed the island of Cuba

Which 2 countries became known as "Super Powers" after WWII was over?

• Japan and Germany

• Italy and Japan

• Great Britain and France

• The United States and The Soviet Union

During the Cuban Missile Crisis, the United States placed missiles in Turkey since the Soviet Union placed missiles in Cuba. At the end of the Cuban Missile Crisis, The United States had to promise to....

• remove the missiles from Turkey

• invade the Soviet Union

• release all Soviet prisoners of war

• give the Soviet Union all of our money

Which 2 actual wars were fought during the Cold War?

• WWI and WWII

• Korean War and Vietnam War

• Cuban War and Soviet War

• German War and Berlin War

The United States and the Soviet Union had an "arms race" during the Cold War. What does this mean?

• They had an arm wrestling contest

• They were racing across the Atlantic Ocean to see who would win

• They made were seeing who could build the biggest ships

• Both countries made a lot of nuclear weapons

True or False:

Both the United States and the Soviet Union were worried about National Security. Both countries were trying to spy on the other.

• True

• False

The Space Race was a part of what war?  

• Vietnam War
• World War II
• Cold War
• Afghanistan War

Both the Vietnam War and the Korean War were fought to stop the spread of __________________________.

• Racism

• Communism

• Covid

• The flu