Cold War

Cold War

5th Grade

10 Qs

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Cold War

Cold War

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Social Studies

5th Grade

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10 questions

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1.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 10 pts

Match the following

The term "Cold War" describes political conflicts between what two countries?

Warsaw Pact

The "iron curtain" Winston Churchill referred to divided European countries into?

Berlin Wall

Which political organization was MOST associated with the "iron curtain" countries?

Cold War

The phrase "The Iron Curtain" is associated with what era of history?

communist and non-communist countries

What is considered the most noticeable symbol of the "Iron Curtain"?

United States and the Soviet Union

2.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 10 pts

Match the following

Which word best describes the U.S. policy towards communism in the 1950s and 1960s?

Containment

After the fighting in the Korean War ended in 1953, the communist controlled what portion of Korea?

Berlin Air Lift

In order to break the Soviet blockade against West Berlin in 1948, the United States and Great Brita

the Korean War

Who coined the phrase "iron curtain" during a speech on March 5, 1946.

Winston Churchill

In which conflict was containment successful?

North Korea

3.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 10 pts

Match the following

Which country supported South Korea?

China

Which world leader oversaw the creation and launch of Sputnik I, the first man-made satellite?

Red Scare - Communism

During the Cuban Missile Crisis, U.S. President ____ and Soviet leader ____ almost took the world in

Kennedy and Khrushchev

Senator Joseph McCarthy was BEST known for his involvement in which event?

USA

Which country supported North Korea?

Nikita Khrushchev

4.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 10 pts

Match the following

Capitalism

An economic system based on private property and free enterprise.

Iron Curtain

A political system in which the government owns all property and dominates all aspects of life in a country.

Missiles were removed

A term popularized by British Prime Minister Winston Churchill to describe the Soviet Union's policy of isolation during the Cold War. The barrier isolated Eastern Europe from the rest

the spread of Communism

How did the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 come to an end?

Communism

During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the USA?

5.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 10 pts

Match the following

North Atlantic Treaty Organization; an alliance made to defend one another if they were attacked by

McCarthyism

A United States program of economic aid for the reconstruction of Europe (1948-1952)

NATO

Joint effort by the US and Britian to fly food and supplies into W Berlin after the Soviet blocked o

Berlin Airlift

list of people banned from certain jobs because of suspected communist ties

Marshall Plan

The term associated with Senator Joseph McCarthy who led the search for communists in America during

Blacklist

6.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 10 pts

Match the following

North Atlantic Treaty Organization; an alliance made to defend one another if they were attacked by

NATO

list of people banned from certain jobs because of suspected communist ties

Berlin Airlift

A United States program of economic aid for the reconstruction of Europe (1948-1952)

McCarthyism

The term associated with Senator Joseph McCarthy who led the search for communists in America during

Marshall Plan

Joint effort by the US and Britian to fly food and supplies into W Berlin after the Soviet blocked o

Blacklist

7.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 10 pts

Match the following

Missiles were removed

During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the USA?

Iron Curtain

How did the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 come to an end?

the spread of Communism

A term popularized by British Prime Minister Winston Churchill to describe the Soviet Union's policy of isolation during the Cold War. The barrier isolated Eastern Europe from the rest

Communism

An economic system based on private property and free enterprise.

Capitalism

A political system in which the government owns all property and dominates all aspects of life in a country.

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