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5th Grade Cold War Review

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is an ARMS RACE?
a)
Two or more countries fighting for a better government
b)
Two or more countries fighting for more money
c)
Two or more countries fighting for more natural resources
d)
Two or more countries fighting for stronger weapons
2.
Who helped North Korea in the Korean War?
a)
Soviet Union
b)
Soviet Union and China
c)
Soviet Union and Cuba
d)
United States and United Nations
3.
Who helped South Korea in the Korean War?
a)
United States and Cuba
b)
United States and League of Nations
c)
United States and United Nations
d)
United States and Soviet Union
4.
What caused the Cuban Missile Crisis?
a)
USSR putting misilles in United States
b)
USSR putting missiles in Korea
c)
USSR putting missiles in Vietnam
d)
USSR putting missiles in Cuba
5.
Why was the United Nation formed?
a)
To promote world control
b)
To promote world peace 
c)
To promote world resources
d)
To promote world conflict 
6.
Many people in the 1950s were fired because they were accused of
a)
Spying for the Cubans
b)
Spying for the Soviets
c)
Spying for the Americans
d)
Spying for the Koreans
7.
What was the result of the Korean War?
a)
North Korea won
b)
South Korea won
c)
There was no winner
d)
Soviet Union won
8.
What were Americans most scared of during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
a)
Naval Blockade
b)
McCarthyism
c)
Soviet Spies
d)
Nuclear War
9.
What was the purpose of NATO?
a)
To provide supplies to communist Berlin
b)
To prevent communism from spreading to other countries
c)
To prevent democracy from spreading to other countries
d)
To divide communist from non-communist countries
10.
Winston Churchill coined the term "Iron Curtain" to describe...
a)
The division of communism and non-communism in Berlin
b)
The division of communism and non-communism in Europe
c)
The division of communism and non-communism in Korea
d)
The division of communism and non-communism in Vietnam
11.
Which war did a large number of Americans disagree with, ultimately leading to anti-war demonstrations?
a)
Cold War
b)
Cuban Missile Crisis
c)
Korean War
d)
Vietnam War
12.
The person who wanted to end communist activity in the United States was...
a)
Mao Zadong
b)
Nikita Khrushchev
c)
Joseph McCarthy
d)
Eleanor Roosevelt
13.
Why was it called a "Cold War"?
a)
It was a war of nuclear weapons
b)
It happened in the winter time
c)
It happened after atomic bombs were dropped
d)
It was a war of threats with no fighting
14.
Who was the leader of the USSR during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
a)
Mao Zedong
b)
Joseph McCarthy
c)
John F. Kennedy
d)
Nikita Khrushchev 
15.
The physical barrier separating east and west Berlin
a)
Berlin Wall
b)
Berlin Airlift
c)
Iron Curtain
d)
Cuban Missile Crisis
16.
When aircrafts dropped supplies such as food, water, fuel, and medicine into West Berlin to the noncommunist citizens trapped there by the Soviet blockade
a)
Berlin Wall
b)
Berlin Airlift
c)
Iron Curtain
d)
Cuban Missile Crisis
17.

How did the US and USSR's relationship change from WWII to the Cold War?

a)

They remained allies.

b)

They went from enemies to allies.

c)

They went from allies to enemies.

d)

They were never allies.

18.

The Cold War was between what two major superpowers?

a)

Great Britain and the U.S.

b)

France and Great Britain

c)

The U.S. and the USSR

d)

The U.S. and Japan

19.

How were the Korean War and the Vietnam War alike?

a)

Both wars were fought to prevent communism from spreading.

b)

Both wars ended with the overthrow of a communist government.

c)

Both wars caused a major change in borders for the two countries.

d)

Both wars resulted in the northern and southern parts of a nation uniting.

20.

What event during the Cold War almost brought the U.S. and the Soviet Union the closest ever to a nuclear war?

a)

The Red Scare

b)

Cuban Missile Crisis

c)

The Vietnam War

d)

The Korean War

21.

Finish this sentence:


NATO was established...

a)

to share natural resources

b)

to protect each other from the Soviet Union

c)

to prevent Germany from starting another war

d)

to set up trade laws for the countries

22.
This type of government is ran by the people.
a)
Socialism
b)
Communism
c)
Democracy
d)
Government
23.
This is a type of government where the government has complete control of the country. 
a)
Communism
b)
Socialism
c)
Democracy
d)
Government
24.
Was the Cold War an actual war?
a)
Yes
b)
No
25.

What was a major goal of Nikita Khrushchev?

a)

Fighting for human rights

b)

Make the USSR a democracy

c)

making promises with the USA

d)

Spreading Communism

26.

Why did the Soviet Union choose Cuba as a site to build missile bases?

a)

Cuba is so close to the US.

b)

They are known for their strong military.

c)

There was a military blockade around Cuba.

d)

They were trying to spread democracy

27.

What happened when the US withdrew from Vietnam during the war?

a)

South Vietnam took over the country and democracy won

b)

The United States removed all their nuclear weapons from the country.

c)

The United States won control of the country.

d)

North Vietnam took over the country and communism won

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