WorksheetsCold War - Intro Terms
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 16mins
A Cold War can be defined as:
diplomatic, ideological, and economic
tension between two or more major states
destroying or crippling an opponent's trade and economy without direct violence
wars fought by two or more states but the instigators are not involved in fighting
conventional war fought with navies and armies
Capitalism is:
an economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state
a system of social organization where all property is owned by the by the government/community, and each person contributes and receives according to their ability and needs
a form of far-right, authoritarian ultranationalism characterized by dictatorial power, forcible suppression of opposition
a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives.
Communism is:
an economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state
a system of social organization where all property is owned by the by the government/community, and each person contributes and receives according to their ability and needs
a form of far-right, authoritarian ultranationalism characterized by dictatorial power, forcible suppression of opposition
a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives.
Which country was first to adopt communism in 1917?
Russia
China
Cuba
Uzbekistan
Which system typically allows free speech and market competition?
Communism
Capitalism
Which system completely controls what is taught in schools?
Communism
Capitalism
Karl Marx wrote Das Kapital in 1867, which new economic system did it outline?
Communism
Capitalism
Which country in which year first developed and deployed nuclear weapons in an act of war?
USA, 1945
Soviet Union, 1945
USA, 1949
Soviet Union, 1949
The USSR lost about 24 million lives and lost approximately 70,000 villages in acts of war, after the war it created work camps known as:
concentration camps
gulags
panopticons
favelas
NATO was established in 1949, 4 years after the UN, it stands for:
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
North American Trade Organziation
North Arctic Trawlers Organization
North Antarctic Teatollers Organization
Key members of NATO:
USA, Britain, France, Turkey
USA, East Germany, Norway
USA, Canada, China
USA, France, Britain, Yugoslavia
What was the purpose of NATO?
safeguard the freedom and security of all its members by political and military means
Nourishing families so they can flourish and thrive.
build, move, power, and cure the world
is to educate the citizens and citizen-leaders for our society.
The dark blue countries on this map belong to:
Allies
Axis
NATO
Warsaw Pact
The dark red countries on this map belong to:
Allies
Axis
NATO
Warsaw Pact
The Warsaw Pact was founded in 1955, its goal was:
to establish political and military alliance among its members
to offer free healthcare and education
to ensure all people in society are employed
to contain the spread of communism
Key members of the Warsaw Pact were
Soviet Union, Ukraine, Poland, Czechoslovakia
Russia, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan
Soviet Union, Belgium, Bulgaria, Romania
Soviet Union, Cuba, Mexico, Georgia
A primary goal of the Warsaw Pact was to
Reinforce communist dominance in Europe
Reinforce capitalist dominance in Europe
Antagonize non-member countries to declare war on it
Joseph Stalin led _____ from the mid 1920s until his death in 1953
The Soviet Union
Ukraine
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Wars fought by two or more states but the instigators are not involved in fighting are known as
Proxy Wars
Conventional Wars
Civil Wars
Guerrilla Wars
Two examples of proxy wars are:
Korean War, Vietnam War
Vietnam War, WWII
Iraq War, Iran/Iraq War
Korean War, Sino-Japanese War
NATO and the Warsaw Pact countries used propaganda against one another, this means:
information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote a political cause or point of view.
literary work in which the expression of feelings and ideas is given intensity by the use of distinctive style and rhythm; poems collectively or as a genre of literature.
deliberately destroy, damage, or obstruct (something), especially for political or military advantage.
involves using the toxic properties of substances as weapons
This propaganda poster was written from which point of view?
NATO's
Warsaw Pact's
This propaganda poster was written from which point of view?
NATO's
Warsaw Pact's
Starting in 1948, European Recovery Program, was a U.S. program providing aid to Western Europe following the devastation of World War II. This was also known as:
The Marshall Plan
The Dismemberment Plan
The Uncle Sam Plan
Plan C
This graph shows the:
Nuclear arms race
The space race
The construction of the Berlin Wall
The NATO/Soviet Race
In 1952, the US tested its first _______ bomb, a version 100 to 1000 times more powerful than a regular atomic bomb
Hydrogen
Helium
Uranium
Titanium
Which country launched the first satellite in 1957 and what was its name?
USSR, Sputnik
USA, Orca 1
North Korea, Golgiyapbapbong
China, Guangdong 5
The competition between the USSR and USA to produce satellites, intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMS), manned spacecraft, was known as:
Space Race
Star Wars
Star Trek
Arms Race
______ Wall was a guarded concrete barrier that physically and ideologically divided ____ from 1961 to 1989
Berlin Wall, Berlin
Hadrians Wall, Essex
Great Chinese Wall, China/Mongolia
Western Wall, Jerusalem
The promotion of a widespread fear of a potential rise of communism was known as:t
The Red Scare
The Red Fever
Red is Bad
Red Halloween
The _____ specifically refers to the imaginary line dividing Europe between Soviet influence and Western influence, and symbolizes efforts by the Soviet Union to shut itself off from the outside world
Iron Curtain
Steel Shroud
Fog of War
Red Scare
