Cold War Knowledge Check
Authored by Amy McGowen
Social Studies
11th Grade
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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
Korean War
M.A.D.
NASA
Vietnam War
Sputnik
38th Parallel
Brinkmanship
Apollo 11
Nuclear Weapons
2.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Match the following
Soviet launch of Sputnik
widespread fear of Communism spreading into the U.S.
Red Scare
U.S. foreign policy that aimed to stop the spread of Communism
Korean War
event that sparked the start of the Space Race
Containment
practice of publicizing accusations of suspected Communist without evidence
McCarthyism
war that resulted in the country being divided at the 38th parallel
3.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Match the following
Cuban Missile Crisis
Closest the world came to nuclear war; USSR placed nuclear missiles in Cuba, leading to a U.S. naval blockade.
Domino Theory
Belief that if one country fell to communism, others would follow.
NATO
Military alliances formed by the U.S. and Western allies
Iron Curtain
Soviet blockade of West Berlin countered by U.S. and British airlift of supplies.
Berlin Blockade & Airlift
term used to describe the division between democratic Western Europe and communist Eastern Europe.
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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