Cold War

Match the following

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

• United States and the Soviet Union

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

• Berlin Wall

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

• Cold War

• 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?

• Warsaw Pact

Match the following

• 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

• the spread of Communism

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

• Communism

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

• Missiles were removed

• 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.

This type of government is ran by the people.

• Socialism
• Communism
• Democracy
• Government

This is a type of government where the government has complete control of the country. 

• Communism
• Socialism
• Democracy
• Government

This is the name of the Organization that was created by Western European Countries, America and Canada to help contain the spread of Communism.

• United Nations
• Alliance
• League of Nations
• NATO

In 1946, Winston Churchill used the term “Iron Curtain "when describing conditions in Europe. What did he mean by this term?

• •European nations needed to build more factories
• •Peace had finally spread throughout the countries of Europe.
• •The militaries of Western Europe were becoming too powerful.
• •There was a division between the communist Eastern Europe and Western Europe. 

The Cold War was a time of tension between the United States and the former Soviet Union. In 1962, the United States was involved in
the Cuban Missile Crisis. Which was the importance of this event?

• •The United States wanted the former Soviet Union to provide aid to Cuba.
• •The United States attacked Cuba.
• •The United States wanted the former Soviet Union to remove missiles from Cuba.
• •The United Stated placed missiles in Cuba.

In 1950, the United States and other countries from the United Nations became involved in the Korean War. What was the cause of this war?

• •North Korea attacked South Korea to spread communism.
• •South Korea wanted to drive out troops from Vietnam.
• •North Korea attacked China to spread communism.
• •South Korea attacked North Korea to spread democracy.

This man was responsible for the Cuban Missile Crisis and was a leader of the Soviet Union. 

• JFK
• Joseph McCarthy
• Nikita Khrushchev
• Adolf Hitler

This was an ACTUAL wall that separated Berlin. It separated the communist side from the democracy side. Why did they put the wall up?

• Iron Curtain
• Berlin Wall
• Berlin Airlift
• Great Wall of China