The Cold War

Strong and influential countries are called...?

• Superpowers

• GOATED

• Elite Nations

• Imperialist

How was the Cold War different from usual wars?

True or False: the Soviet Union was a democracy, with an economy based on free enterprise.

• True

• False

True or False: in Communist countries, individual freedoms are limited, and leaders exert strict control over the political system and the economy,

• True

• False

What does NATO stand for?

• Not America, Texas or Oklahoma

• North Arctic Trout Organization

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization

• North American Trade Alliance

What is an arms race?

• a race between countries to win the most gold medals

• a 100 meter sprint between two pairs of arms

• a race to build the Berlin Wall

• a competition between countries to build superior weapons

What year did the Berlin Wall fall?

• 1988

• 1989

• 1992

• 2024

Which of the following countries once belonged to the Soviet Union?

• Italy

• Greece

• France

• Ukraine

The extremely tense standoff between the USA and the Soviet Union, in 1962, when the Soviet Union placed nuclear weapons in a country near the coast of Florida was called...?

• The Dominican Missile Crisis

• The Treay of Versaille

• The Cuban Missile Crisis

• The Russian Missile Crisis

What was the name of the first satellite launched into orbit?

• Sputnik

• October Sky

• Star Wars

• Apollo 11