
Cold War
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5th Grade
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1.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 10 pts
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.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 10 pts
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.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 10 pts
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.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 10 pts
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
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
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
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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