WorksheetsThe Cold War
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
The Cold War was a period of competition between what two countries?
The United States and North Korea
The Soviet Union and Afghanistan
The United States and Afghanistan
The United States and the Soviet Union
Why was it called the "Cold War"?
Because of the space race - it is cold in space
there was no actual military conflict
there was no actual economic conflict
there was no actual political conflict
What did the two cold war countries "fight" each other over?
political, economic and military influence
the best technology
having the most superior weapons
all of the answers
Who was the first man in space?
Astronaut Alan Shepherd
Cosmonaut Yuri Gargarin
Astronaut John Glenn
Astronaut Neil Armstrong
What was the name of the space ship that landed on the Moon?
Apollo 11
Friendship 7
Gemini 2
Vostok 1
What was the first man-made satellite launched into space?
Explorer 1
Apollow-Soyez
Sputnik 1
Gemini
Why did the Cold War end?
The Americans lost too many proxy wars
The Soviet Union collapsed and broke up into 15 independent states
the Soviets lost the Soviet-Afghanistan War
The Soviets lost too many proxy wars
After World War II, Berlin was controlled by
Germany
The United States and the Soviet Union
The Soviet Union, The United States, Britain and France
East Germany and West Germany
Which part of Germany became communist?
East Germany
West Germany
Who built the Berlin Wall?
The Soviets and the United States
The Soviets and East Germany
The Soviets and West Germany
The United States and East Germany
The Berlin Wall was built to
keep people from leaving West Germany
keep people from leaving the Soviet Union
keep people from visiting Berlin
keep people from leaving East Germany
What was the Iron Curtain?
an actual wall that divided western democratic countries from the communist countries
an ideological divide between wester democratic countries and communist countries
the Berlin Wall
the name given to the speech Reagan gave in 1987
The Cuban Missile Crisis happened during which American Presidency?
Harry S. Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Richard M. Nixon
What country gave Fidel Castro the missiles?
The United States
The Soviet Union
East Germany
North Korea
How was the Cuban Missile Crisis resolved through negotiation?
The U.S agreed to remove missiles aimed at Cuba from Italy and Turkey
The Soviet Union agreed to removed missiles aimed at Cuba from Italy and Turkey
The U.S. agreed to remove missiles aimed at the Soviet Union from Italy and Turkey
Which war was NOT a "proxy" war during the Cold War?
Korean War
Vietnam War
The Gulf War
Yom Kippur War
Soviet-Afganistan War
The United States and Soviet Union stock piling of weapons was known as the ....
Arms Race
Space Race
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cold War
During the Cold War, many former African Colonies were decolonized and gained independence, but were sometimes taken over in ....
aid
a coup d'etat
a policy
containment
Which picture best illustrates the U.S. policy of containment of communism?
