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Cold War Vocabulary

Total questions: 9

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Cold War was a state of tension between

a)

the U.S. and the Soviet Union

b)

the U.S. and Germany

c)

the U.S. and Spain

d)

the U.S. and Italy

2.

A system where the government owns all property and people are not free is called

a)

capitalism

b)

communism

c)

free enterprise

d)

socialism

3.

An imaginary line dividing eastern (communist) and western (free) Europe was called the

a)

Berlin Wall

b)

Berlin Airlift

c)

Iron Curtain

d)

NATO

4.

An alliance between the U.S., Canada, and several European nations formed to fight any attack from communist Eastern Europe.

a)

The United Nations

b)

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

c)

The Allied Powers

d)

The League of Nations

5.

The delivery of supplies to West Berlin by the U.S. and its Allies was called the

a)

Berlin Wall

b)

Berlin Airlift

c)

Cuban Missile Crisis

d)

Iron Curtain

6.

The dividing line between North Korea (communist) and South Korea (free)

a)

The Berlin Wall

b)

The Iron Curtain

c)

The 38th Parallel

d)

The 58th Parallel

7.

A senator from Wisconsin who started the "Red Scare" by accusing government officials of being communists was

a)

Nikita Khrushchev

b)

Joseph McCarthy

c)

Douglas MacArthur

d)

Joseph Stalin

8.

The leader of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis was

a)

Joseph Stalin

b)

Nikita Khrushchev

c)

Joseph McCarthy

d)

Vladimir Lenin

9.

A tense time in 1962 when the Soviet Union set up nuclear missile sites in Cuba was called the

a)

Cuban Missile Crisis

b)

The Berlin Airlift

c)

The Korean War

d)

The Vietnam War