The Cold War Test

The Soviet Union is a ____________ country?

• Communist

• Capitalist

What was the major difference between the Berlin Wall and the Iron Curtain?

• The Berlin Wall was a concrete wall and the Iron Curtain was a curtain made of iron and steel.

• The Berlin Wall was an imaginary wall and the Iron Curtain was a curtain made of iron and steel.

• The Berlin Wall was a concrete wall and the Iron Curtain was a figurative divide between Eastern Europe and Western Europe referring to the policy of isolationism imposed by the Soviet Union.

How long did the Korean War last?

• One year

• Two years

• Three years

• Four years

What made fighting in Vietnam particularly difficult? Select two answers.

• Thick jungles

• Thin jungles

• Surprise attacks

• Space travel

• Freezing temperatures

What was the Red Scare?

• The fear that communism was spreading and that it would spread to capitalist and democratic countries like the United States.

• A very deadly disease during the 1950s.

• The belief that countries with a red flag should be scared of the United States.

• The fear that capitalism would spread to the United States.

Tell if the following statement is a fact or an opinion: “ The United States did not win the Vietnam War.”

• Fact

• Opinion

What is the 38th parallel?

• The line that divides Korea into two nations.

• The line that divides the United States into two nations.

Identify the following statement as a fact or opinion: “Neil Armstrong was the best astronaut to ever live.”

• Fact

• Opinion

The United States is a _____________ country?

• Communist

• Capitalist

Tell me if the following statement is a fact or opinion: “The Soviet Union accused the United States of using the Marshall Plan to try to take over Europe.”

• Fact

• Opinion