Grade 10 - Cold War

The Cold War refers to the period of tension between the United States and the Soviet Union from

• the end of World War II to the fall of the Soviet Union.

• the end of World War I to the bombing of Pearl Harbor.

• the Cuban Missile Crisis to the fall of the Berlin Wall.

• the Bolshevik Revolution to the end of World War I.

Which two superpowers were in conflict during the Cold War?

• Great Britain and Germany

• USA and Germany

• Soviet Union and Japan

• Soviet Union and USA

Which of the following was NOT a Communist country?

• Czechoslovakia

• Austria

• Hungary

• Poland

Who was the Soviet Union's leader at the beginning of the Cold War?

• Lenin

• Stalin

• Khruschev

• Gorbachev

Which theory was the USA trying to prevent materialising when it got involved in the Korean and Vietnam wars?

• Monopoly Theory

• Backgammon Theory

• Chess Theory

• Domino Theory

Who was US President during the Cuban missile crisis in 1962?

• George Washington

• John F. Kennedy

• Ronald Reagan

• George W. Bush

The fall of which structure was a symbol of the beginning of the end of the Cold War?

• London Eye

• The Charles Bridge in Prague

• Supreme Soviet Building in Moscow

• Berlin Wall

Which Soviet leader was largely responsible for the end of the Cold War?

• Constantin Chernenko

• Boris Yeltsin

• Leonid Brezhnev

• Mikail Gorbachev

During the Space Race, the first man made item in space was called...?

• Apollo 10

• Sputnik

• Soyuz 5

• Explorer 1

In 1979, the USSR invaded which country that led to them getting stuck in a 10 year war?

• Pakistan

• Afghanistan

• Mongolia

• Angola