WorksheetsThe Cold War 5th Grade Quiz
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 11mins
The Cold War was between what two major superpowers?
Great Britain and the U.S.
France and Great Britain
The U.S. and the USSR
The U.S. and Japan
"In my opinion the State Department, which is one of the most important government departments, is infested with communists."
Who most likely made this statement?
Harry Truman
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Joseph Stalin
Joseph McCarthy
How were the Korean War and the Vietnam War alike?
Both wars were fought to prevent communism from spreading.
Both wars ended with the overthrow of a communist government.
Both wars caused a major change in borders for the two countries.
Both wars resulted in the northern and southern parts of a nation uniting.
How did America respond when the Soviet Union launched Sputnik into space?
The United States and the Soviet Union agreed to stop building nuclear weapons.
The two superpowers began to work together to put the first man on the moon.
The U.S. increased its focus on math and science in American schools.
The U.S. immediately launched a bigger and faster satellite into space.
What event during the Cold War almost brought the U.S. and the Soviet Union the closest ever to a nuclear war?
The Red Scare
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Vietnam War
The Korean War
What was the United States goal during the Cold War?
to stop the spread of democracy
to promote the United Nations
to take power from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
to contain the spread of communism
What was the name of the structure that was built to divide the East and West? It was built to stop people from fleeing from communism.
The Red Scare
The Great Wall
The Berlin Wall
The Reichstag Building
What political system is most closely related to this European leader?
Communism
Democracy
Fascism
Capitalism
What was the major reason for an economic boom in America after WW2?
The value of the dollar decreased.
Factories began producing consumer goods.
Most women refused to return to household roles.
The Germans paid reparations.
In the 1950s, how did the spread of mass media change the culture in the U.S.?
It led to the growth of regional cultures.
It helped unite the nation politically.
It pushed the nation into international wars.
It led to the growth of popular culture.
What do these advertisements show about how the role of women changed during the Cold War period?
Women were required to work longer than men.
Women took jobs to help provide for the family.
Women were expected to stay home and take care of the family.
Women were the spiritual leaders of the family.
This picture is an example of what trend in the 1950s?
consumerism
containment
desegregation
isolationism
Which title best completes this diagram?
Creation of Small Country Towns
Migration to Cities
Growth of Suburbs
Development of the Welfare System
How did television change the American lifestyles?
Families rejected this technology and strengthened their traditional values.
The American economy declined as many workers stayed home for their entertainment.
New forms of advertising and entertainment helped form nationwide culture.
The American people lost access to national news and trends.
What was the purpose of the United Nations?
Many of the world's powerful nations wanted to avoid another large war.
The Allied Forces needed to find more partners to help end World War II.
The Soviet Union needed a way to spread its communist message to the world.
Very few nations had the strength to govern themselves.
Finish this sentence:
NATO was established...
to share natural resources
to protect each other from the Soviet Union
to prevent Germany from starting another war
to set up trade laws for the countries
What important resource imported by the United States is controlled by the organization known as OPEC?
coal
sugar
gold
oil
