Cold War Review

Cold War Review

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Elsa Eguia-Aguilar

History

6th Grade

Hard

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18 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Cold War was a rivalry that sparked between the United States and what other country?

Germany

Japan

Soviet Union

United Kingdom

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What structure was a symbol of the divide between communism and the West since the 1960s?

the Red Square

the Reichstag Building

the Berlin Wall

the Great Wall

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why were the United States and the Soviet Union enemies in the "Cold War"?

The United States had dropped the atomic bomb on the Soviet Union.

The Soviet Union openly criticized the United States' president.

The Soviet Union refused to loan the United States money after World War II.

The United States and the Soviet Union had opposing economic and political systems.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was America's response to the Soviet Union's launch of Sputnik, the first unmanned satellite, into space?

The U.S. immediately launched a bigger and faster satellite into space.

The U.S. increased its focus on math and science in American schools.

The two superpowers began to work together to put the first man on the moon.

The United States and the Soviet Union agreed to stop building nuclear weapons.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What political system is most closely related to Joseph Stalin?

capitalism

communism

democracy

fascism

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

"Are you now, or have you ever been a member of the Communist Party of the United States?" Which United States politician is most closely associated with this quote.

John F. Kennedy

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Joseph McCarthy

Richard Nixon

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did the United Nations get involved in the Soviet invasion of South Korea?

to spread democracy to North Korea

to prevent the spread of communism

to cause a war between North Korea and China

to protect trading routes in the region

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