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Cold War Review (5th Grade)

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Cold War was mostly a competition between the United States and

a)

Great Britain

b)

Germany

c)

Soviet Union

d)

Poland

2.

Americans' fear of communism following World War II led to ...

a)

a hunt for communist led by

Nikita Khrushchev

b)

a Cold War

c)

the Civil Rights movement

d)

a hunt for communist by Joseph McCarthy

3.

Why did the United States send troops to Vietnam?

a)

In response to the Cuban Missile Crisis.

b)

To stop the spread of socialism.

c)

To stop the spread of communism.

d)

To establish a military base.

4.
The Iron Curtain divided what continent? 
a)
Asia
b)
North America 
c)
Europe 
d)
Africa 
5.

Which countries airlifted supplies to Berlin during the Berlin Blockade?

a)

Britain and the United States

b)

United States and the Soviet Union

c)

France and the United States

d)

Korea and the United States

6.

The ____________ cut off Eastern Europe from the West metaphorically speaking.

a)

The Marshall Plan

b)

The Berlin Airlift

c)

WWII

d)

The Iron Curtain

7.
The color of ______ is often associated with Communism.  
a)
Blue
b)
Green 
c)
Red 
d)
Black
8.
What were the results of the Korean War?
a)
The two sections of Korea reunited
b)
North Korea & South Korea remained divided
c)
The Soviet Union took control of both sections of Korea
d)
China set up a communist government
9.

What event in the 1960s brought the world close to a nuclear war?

a)

Cuban Missile Crisis

b)

The Cold War

c)

The Vietnam War

d)

The bombing of Pearl Harbor

10.

Which term is most closely related to capitalism?

a)

dictatorship

b)

facism

c)

democratic

d)

communist

11.

An alliance called the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was formed in 1949 by the leaders of several non-communist countries. Why was NATO formed?

a)

to drop supplies to the people of East Berlin by the Berlin Airlift

b)

to turn the Cold War hot

c)

to keep the USSR from forcing communism on other countries

d)

to encourage all of Western Europe that they should have a democratic government and a capitalist economy

12.

Who is the Soviet leader that helped Fidel Castro set up a communist government in Cuba and hid nuclear missiles in Cuba?

a)

Joseph McCarthy

b)

John F. Kennedy

c)

Nikita Kruschev

d)

Joseph Stalin

13.

Which of the following events does the image most likely depict?

a)

the metaphorical "Iron Curtain"

b)

the actual Berlin Wall

c)

the Cuban Missile Crisis

d)

the territories that the U.S. gained near the Gulf of Mexico

14.

Which country placed the first man in space and orbited the Earth?

a)

The United States

b)

The Soviet Union

c)

England

d)

France

15.

Did the United States launch their first satellite into space before or after the Soviet Union?

a)

Before

b)

After