Cold War Review (5th Grade)

The Cold War was mostly a competition between the United States and

• Great Britain

• Germany

• Soviet Union

• Poland

Americans' fear of communism following World War II led to ...

• a hunt for communist led by

  Nikita Khrushchev

• a Cold War

• the Civil Rights movement

• a hunt for communist by Joseph McCarthy

Why did the United States send troops to Vietnam?

• In response to the Cuban Missile Crisis.

• To stop the spread of socialism.

• To stop the spread of communism.

• To establish a military base.

The Iron Curtain divided what continent? 

• Asia
• North America 
• Europe 
• Africa 

Which countries airlifted supplies to Berlin during the Berlin Blockade?

• Britain and the United States

• United States and the Soviet Union

• France and the United States

• Korea and the United States

The ____________ cut off Eastern Europe from the West metaphorically speaking.

• The Marshall Plan

• The Berlin Airlift

• WWII

• The Iron Curtain

The color of ______ is often associated with Communism.  

• Blue
• Green 
• Red 
• Black

What were the results of the Korean War?

• The two sections of Korea reunited
• North Korea & South Korea remained divided
• The Soviet Union took control of both sections of Korea
• China set up a communist government

What event in the 1960s brought the world close to a nuclear war?

• Cuban Missile Crisis

• The Cold War

• The Vietnam War

• The bombing of Pearl Harbor

Which term is most closely related to capitalism?

• dictatorship

• facism

• democratic

• communist