WorksheetsThe Cold War
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
Why did the US choose Cuba to build a missile base?
Cuba is so close to the US
They have a strong military
There was a fight
to spread democracy
What is an Arms Race?
fighting for a better government
fighting for natural resources
fighting for money
fighting for stronger and better weapons
Many people in the 1950's were fired because they were accused of .....
being communist
being a Korean spy
not doing their work
being from Japan
What were Americans mos scared of during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
a naval blockade
Soviet Spies
McCarthyism
Nuclear War
Winston Churchill used the term "Iron Curtain" to describe...
part of Europe isolated through communism
a new type of shower curtain
the Berlin Wall
the Cuban Missile Crisis
Why was it called a "Cold War?"
it was a war of nuclear weapons
it happened after atomic bombs were dropped
it was winter
it was a war of threats with no fighting
The barrier separating East and West Berlin was called...
Berlin Wall
Iron Curtain
Berlin Airlift
The Separator
When aircraft dropped supplies such as food, water, fuel, and medicine into West Berlin which was trapped by the Soviet Blockade...
Berlin Airlift
Iron Curtain
The Drop
The Blocade
What two super powers "fought" in the Cold War?
Great Britain and the US
US and the Soviet Union
France and Great Britain
US and Japan
What event during the Cold War brought the US and the Soviet Union closest to nuclear war?
Red Scare
Cuban Missile Crisis
Korean War
Vietnam War
Finish the sentence....NATO was established to....
share natural resources
stop Germany from starting war
protect each other from the Soviet Union
set up laws
A government run by the people....
socialism
communism
democracy
republican
A government that has complete control of a country:
communism
democracy
socialism
government
Why did the Soviet Union choose Cuba as a site to build a missile base?
Cuba is so close to the US
they didn't know where else to build it
The US didn't like Cuba
carrots
Who was Joseph McCarthy?
the President of the US
dictator of the Soviet Union
Head of the Heritage School
senator who accused people in the government of being communist
What color is associated with the panic Americans felt as the communist party grew?
Blue Scare
Yellow Scare
Orange Scare
Red Scare
The Marshall Plan:
sent troops to Europe
united the countries in the Cold War
gave food, shelter, and materials to help Europe rebuild
a pan to help Mr. Marshall
Who was the leader of the US during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Dwight D. Eishenhower
Joseph Stalin
John F Kennedy
George Washington
What was the Space Race?
a race to decide how many spaces you need in a sentence
a race to determine who won the Cold War
a race between Kennedy and McCarthy to see who was fastest
a race to get the first human in space and create better technology
Why was the United Nations formed?
to unite the Soviet Union and the United States
to promote global cooperation and prevent future wars
to give money to countries
there is no United Nations
