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Cold War Vocabulary

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is term below is a conflict that was between the US and the Soviet Union. The nations never directly confronted each other on the battlefield, but deadly threats went on for years?

a)

Cold War

b)

Communism

c)

Capitalism

d)

Superpower

2.

Which is term below 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 country?

a)

Cold War

b)

Communism

c)

Capitalism

d)

Superpower

3.

Which is term below is an economic and political theory where all property is publicly owned and each person is paid according to their abilities and needs?

a)

Cold War

b)

Communism

c)

Capitalism

d)

Superpower

4.

Which is term below is a powerful country that plays a dominant economic, political, and military role in the world?

a)

Cold War

b)

Communism

c)

Capitalism

d)

Superpower

5.

Which is term below is a form of government in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them?

a)

Democracy

b)

United Nations

c)

Satellite Nations

d)

Iron Curtain

6.

Which is term below are Communist nations in Eastern Europe on friendly terms with the USSR and thought of as under the USSR's control?

a)

Democracy

b)

United Nations

c)

Satellite Nations

d)

Iron Curtain

7.

Which is term below is an international organization formed after WWII to promote international peace, security, and cooperation?

a)

Democracy

b)

United Nations

c)

Satellite Nations

d)

Iron Curtain

8.

Which is term below is a political barrier that isolated the peoples of Eastern Europe after WWII, restricting their ability to travel outside the region?

a)

Democracy

b)

United Nations

c)

Satellite Nations

d)

Iron Curtain

9.

Which is term below is a theory that if one nation comes under Communist control, then neighboring nations will also come under Communist control?

a)

NATO

b)

Warsaw Pact

c)

Containment

d)

Domino Theory

10.

Which is term below is the North Atlantic Treaty Organization; an alliance between the US and other nations which was made to defend one another if they were attacked by any other country?

a)

NATO

b)

Warsaw Pact

c)

Containment

d)

Domino Theory

11.

Which is term below is an alliance between the Soviet Union and other Eastern European nations. This was in response to the NATO?

a)

NATO

b)

Warsaw Pact

c)

Containment

d)

Domino Theory

12.

Which is term below is an American policy of resisting further expansion of communism around the world?

a)

NATO

b)

Warsaw Pact

c)

Containment

d)

Domino Theory