WorksheetsSocial Studies Spiral Review WWI-Cold War
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 19mins
The Cold War was mostly a competition between the United States and
Great Britain
Germany
Soviet Union
Poland
Why did the United States send troops to Vietnam?
In response to the Cuban Missile Crisis.
To stop the spread of socialism.
To stop the spread of communism.
To establish a military base.
Which countries airlifted supplies to Berlin during the Berlin Blockade?
Britain and the United States
United States and the Soviet Union
France and the United States
Korea and the United States
The ____________ cut off Eastern Europe from the West metaphorically speaking.
The Marshall Plan
The Berlin Airlift
WWII
The Iron Curtain
What event in the 1960s brought the world close to a nuclear war?
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cold War
The Vietnam War
The bombing of Pearl Harbor
Which of the following events does the image most likely depict?
the metaphorical "Iron Curtain"
the actual Berlin Wall
the Cuban Missile Crisis
the territories that the U.S. gained near the Gulf of Mexico
What was Joseph McCarthy claim in the early 1950s?
That the U.S. should be socialist or communist
That the U.S. should protect civil rights
That some famous actors and politicians were secretly communist spies
Which country was NOT communist duning the Cold War?
Cuba
The Soviet Union
North Korea
Great Britain
Both superpowers had (a) weapons.
Sort the two sides of World War II.
Germany
Italy
Japan
Great Britain
U.S.A.
Russia/Soviet Union
France
Which sentence best shows why this conflict was called a “cold” war instead of a regular war?
During the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union did not fight each other in a big, direct war. Instead, the two countries competed to build powerful weapons and to send rockets into space. People were often worried because both countries had nuclear bombs, but the fighting stayed “cold” because the sides never directly attacked each other.
Which sentence BEST explains the key cause of the Cold War?
At the end of World War II, the United States and the Soviet Union were the two strongest countries in the world. They had worked together to defeat Germany, but they disagreed about how Europe should be rebuilt after the war. The United States wanted democratic governments, while the Soviet Union wanted to spread communism and control countries in Eastern Europe. These disagreements and fears after World War II turned into a long period of tension called the Cold War.
Select the point on the map that was inside the Soviet Union.
Put these events in chronological order.
Japan attacks Pearl Harbor.
Germany surrenders.
Japan surrenders after the atomic bomb is dropped.
Berlin Airlift
Cuban Missile Crisis
Identify each major leader of the Axis Powers. (Note: not all labels will be used!)
Match the following cause for WWI with its definition
The policy of building up the tools of war, such as ships, weapons, and soldiers
Militarism
Agreements to come to the aid of another nation if they attack or are attacked by a rival nation.
Alliances
Countries/Empires used their power to secure raw resources, land, and labor in less industrialized nations/territories
Imperialism
The belief that one's nation should take priority over the interests of foreign countries or minority groups.
Nationalism
Germany, Italy, & Japan formed the (a)
This system promotes a classless society without private ownership of property and businesses.
Communism
Capitalism
Democracy
Authoritarianism
