Standard Summary The Cold War Unit 7 - Grade 5 Social Studies

The term 'Iron Curtain' refers to:

• A symbolic division between Eastern and Western Europe during the Cold War.

• A physical barrier built by the Soviet Union to block Western influence.

• A military alliance formed by European countries after World War II.

• A treaty signed to end World War II.

The United States sought to stop the spread of communism through the Berlin airlift, the Korean War, and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization by:

• providing military and economic support to allies and containing communist expansion

• encouraging the spread of communism in Europe and Asia

• withdrawing from international conflicts and focusing on domestic issues

• forming alliances with communist countries

Joseph McCarthy and Nikita Khrushchev are:

• A U.S. senator and a Soviet leader, respectively.

• Both leaders of the Soviet Union.

• Both American politicians.

• Famous scientists from the Cold War era.

Use map key/legend to acquire information from historical, physical, political, resource, product, and economic maps.

• By interpreting the map key/legend, you can understand the symbols and information on various types of maps.

• By ignoring the map key/legend, you can easily find information on maps.

• By only looking at the colors, you can acquire all information from maps.

• By focusing on the map title, you can get all details from maps.

US Senator Joseph McCarthy gained fame, power, and influence by appealing to what fear held by the American public in the 1950s?

• fear of racial violence in the American South

• fear of declining US influence in global politics

• fear of spies working within the US government

• fear of a major postwar economic depression

The term "Iron Curtain" is associated with which conflict involving the United States?

• the American Revolution

• the Civil War

• the Cold War

• the Persian Gulf War

Why was the conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union during the second half of the twentieth century referred to as the 'Cold War'?

• The only direct battles between the two countries were fought in the winter.

• Most battles of the conflict were fought in the frigid climate of the Soviet Union.

• The United States and the Soviet Union did not come into direct military conflict.

• Many people were afraid that the conflict would lead to a nuclear winter.

How did Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev bring the world closer to a war between nuclear powers than it had ever been before?

• He blocked Western aid from reaching West Berlin.

• He began the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan.

• He ordered the placement of missiles in Cuba.

• He attacked US missile installations in Turkey.

Why did the United States fight in the Korean War?

• The United States made a treaty with North Korea to defend the nation against a South Korean invasion.

• The United States wanted to protect Americans living in South Korea following a North Korean invasion.

• The United States wanted to punish North Korea for supporting the Axis powers in World War II.

• The United States wanted to prevent communists from controlling the entire Korean Peninsula.

Why did the United States send troops to the Korean Peninsula in 1950?

• The Soviet Union invaded North Korea.

• Communist-controlled North Korea invaded South Korea.

• The Soviet Union invaded South Korea.

• Communist-controlled South Korea invaded North Korea.