Cold War

Cold War

5th Grade

10 Qs

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Cold War

Cold War

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1.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 10 pts

Match the following

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

communist and non-communist countries

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

Berlin Wall

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

Warsaw Pact

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

Cold War

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

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?

North Korea

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

Containment

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

Winston Churchill

In which conflict was containment successful?

the Korean War

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

Berlin Air Lift

3.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 10 pts

Match the following

Which country supported South Korea?

Red Scare - Communism

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

USA

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

Nikita Khrushchev

Which country supported North Korea?

China

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

Kennedy and Khrushchev

4.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 10 pts

Match the following

Iron Curtain

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

Capitalism

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

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

Missiles were removed

An economic system based on private property and free enterprise.

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

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

Blacklist

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

McCarthyism

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

NATO

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

Marshall Plan

6.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 10 pts

Match the following

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

Berlin Airlift

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

Marshall Plan

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

Blacklist

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

McCarthyism

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

NATO

7.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 10 pts

Match the following

Communism

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?

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

the spread of Communism

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

Missiles were removed

An economic system based on private property and free enterprise.

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