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Cold War Knowledge Check

Authored by Amy McGowen

Social Studies

11th Grade

Cold War Knowledge Check
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1.

CATEGORIZE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Proxy Wars

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(b) Arms Race

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(c) Space Race

NASA

Vietnam War

M.A.D.

Korean War

Apollo 11

38th Parallel

Brinkmanship

Nuclear Weapons

Sputnik

2.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the following

Red Scare

war that resulted in the country being divided at the 38th parallel

McCarthyism

practice of publicizing accusations of suspected Communist without evidence

Korean War

widespread fear of Communism spreading into the U.S.

Soviet launch of Sputnik

U.S. foreign policy that aimed to stop the spread of Communism

Containment

event that sparked the start of the Space Race

3.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the following

Domino Theory

Belief that if one country fell to communism, others would follow.

Berlin Blockade & Airlift

Closest the world came to nuclear war; USSR placed nuclear missiles in Cuba, leading to a U.S. naval blockade.

NATO

Military alliances formed by the U.S. and Western allies

Iron Curtain

term used to describe the division between democratic Western Europe and communist Eastern Europe.

Cuban Missile Crisis

Soviet blockade of West Berlin countered by U.S. and British airlift of supplies.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the main goal of U.S. foreign policy during the Cold War?

Containment of Communism

Containment of Nazi forces

Creating an international peacekeeping organization

Promoting Communism throughout the World

5.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

How did the U.S. respond to the spread of communism in Europe? (choose all that apply)

Creation of NATO

Implementing the Truman Doctrine

Implementing the Marshall Plan

Creating the Iron Curtain

6.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

How did the Cold War impact domestic policies in the U.S.? (Choose all that apply)

McCarthyism increased fear of Communism in the U.S.

Increased U.S. defense spending

Prevented freedom of speech to avoid a nuclear attack

invested in science education due to the Space Race

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