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Cold War

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5th Grade

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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?

United States and the Soviet Union

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

Warsaw Pact

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

Berlin Wall

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

communist and non-communist countries

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

Cold War

2.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 10 pts

Match the following

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

Winston Churchill

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

Containment

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

the Korean War

In which conflict was containment successful?

North Korea

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

Berlin Air Lift

3.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 10 pts

Match the following

Which country supported South Korea?

USA

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

China

Which country supported North Korea?

Red Scare - Communism

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

Kennedy and Khrushchev

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

Nikita Khrushchev

4.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 10 pts

Match the following

Missiles were removed

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

Capitalism

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

Iron Curtain

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

the spread of Communism

An economic system based on private property and free enterprise.

Communism

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

5.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 10 pts

Match the following

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

NATO

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

Marshall Plan

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

Blacklist

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

McCarthyism

6.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 10 pts

Match the following

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

McCarthyism

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)

Marshall Plan

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

NATO

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

Blacklist

7.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 10 pts

Match the following

Missiles were removed

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

Communism

An economic system based on private property and free enterprise.

the spread of Communism

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

Capitalism

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

Iron Curtain

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

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