Cold War Assessment

Name: First and Last

What was the Truman Doctrine?

• A science experiment
• A plan to go to the Moon
• A promise to help countries resist communism
• A law about school lunches

Which TWO countries were fighting for land during the Korean War.

• Soviet Union
• North Korea
• Canada
• South Korea

What was the purpose of the Marshall Plan?

• To help Europe with supplies and resources
• To teach people how to farm
• To build the Berlin Wall
• To spy on the Soviet Union

What is the name of the first satellite sent into space?

• Apollo 13
• The Death Star
• Air Force One
• Sputnik

What is the parallel line that creates the border between North and South Korea?

• 28th Parallel
• 38th Parallel
• 16th Parallel
• There is no border.

What was the main goal of the United States during the Cold War?

• To build the biggest army
• To stop the spread of communism
• To discover new countries
• To spread communism

What was the Cold War? This is a vocabulary term.

• A war fought in Antarctica
• A time of tension and rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union
• A conflict over cold weather
• A battle between Canada and Russia

What does the vocabulary term "Iron Curtain" refer to?

• A real wall made of iron
• A nickname for the Soviet army
• The division between Eastern and Western Europe
• A type of Cold War spy gadget

Where did the Cuban Missile Crises take place?

• Soviet Union
• Mexico
• Germany
• Cuba