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Cold War Quiz

Authored by Noah Birkel

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9th - 12th Grade

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Cold War Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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What were the defining characteristics of the Cold War?

Prohibition, Flappers, Jazz

Arms Race, Space Race, Red Scare

Holocaust, Nazi Germany, Pearl Harbor

Poverty, Unemployment, Dust Bowl

2.

DRAW QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Draw your own cartoon to explain the Cold War.

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3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Marshall Plan:

Attempted to end the spread of communism to the Middle East

Gained support from the UN for US intervention in the Korean War

Provided aid to all European nations in an effort to rebuild after WWII

Allowed for the US occupation of Japan following WWII

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

NATO was established to:

Open trade between the US, Canada, and Mexico

Act as a defensive alliance against the threat of the Soviet Union

Allow for free trade among those nations who had allied during WWII

Prevent East and West Germany from unifying following the Second World War

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Korea was divided into two sections by what geographical marker?

The Yalu River

The Himalaya mountains

The Sea of Japan

38 degrees North Latitude

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The “containment policy” refers to:

An effort to keep Germany from unifying and becoming a future threat to Europe

An effort to block the Soviets’ attempts to spread their influence by creating alliances and supporting weaker countries

An effort to stop the Japanese from exploiting their influence over the Southeast Asian countries of China and Korea

An effort to block the flow of capitalism to nations already involved with communism

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A wall built by the communist East German government in 1961 to seal off the East of the city from the West.

Great Wall of China

Berlin Wall

Moscow Wall

Munich Wall

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