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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

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

Warsaw Pact

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

communist and non-communist countries

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

Berlin Wall

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

Cold War

2.

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1 min • 10 pts

Match the following

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

Berlin Air Lift

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

the Korean War

In which conflict was containment successful?

Winston Churchill

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

Containment

3.

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1 min • 10 pts

Match the following

Which country supported South Korea?

USA

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

Kennedy and Khrushchev

Which country supported North Korea?

Red Scare - Communism

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

China

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

Nikita Khrushchev

4.

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1 min • 10 pts

Match the following

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

Communism

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

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

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

Iron Curtain

An economic system based on private property and free enterprise.

5.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 10 pts

Match the following

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

NATO

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

Marshall Plan

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

Berlin Airlift

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

Blacklist

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

McCarthyism

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

Marshall Plan

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

NATO

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

Berlin Airlift

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

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

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

Iron Curtain

An economic system based on private property and free enterprise.

Missiles were removed

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

Capitalism

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

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