Cold War

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Social Studies

5th Grade

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10 questions

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1.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 10 pts

Match the following

The term "Cold War" describes political conflicts between what two countries?

communist and non-communist countries

What is considered the most noticeable symbol of the "Iron Curtain"?

Warsaw Pact

The "iron curtain" Winston Churchill referred to divided European countries into?

Cold War

Which political organization was MOST associated with the "iron curtain" countries?

Berlin Wall

The phrase "The Iron Curtain" is associated with what era of history?

United States and the Soviet Union

2.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 10 pts

Match the following

Which word best describes the U.S. policy towards communism in the 1950s and 1960s?

Winston Churchill

After the fighting in the Korean War ended in 1953, the communist controlled what portion of Korea?

Containment

Who coined the phrase "iron curtain" during a speech on March 5, 1946.

North Korea

In which conflict was containment successful?

the Korean War

In order to break the Soviet blockade against West Berlin in 1948, the United States and Great Brita

Berlin Air Lift

3.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 10 pts

Match the following

During the Cuban Missile Crisis, U.S. President ____ and Soviet leader ____ almost took the world in

USA

Senator Joseph McCarthy was BEST known for his involvement in which event?

Red Scare - Communism

Which country supported South Korea?

China

Which country supported North Korea?

Kennedy and Khrushchev

Which world leader oversaw the creation and launch of Sputnik I, the first man-made satellite?

Nikita Khrushchev

4.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 10 pts

Match the following

Capitalism

A term popularized by British Prime Minister Winston Churchill to describe the Soviet Union's policy of isolation during the Cold War. The barrier isolated Eastern Europe from the rest

Iron Curtain

An economic system based on private property and free enterprise.

Missiles were removed

During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the USA?

the spread of Communism

How did the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 come to an end?

Communism

A political system in which the government owns all property and dominates all aspects of life in a country.

5.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 10 pts

Match the following

list of people banned from certain jobs because of suspected communist ties

Marshall Plan

Joint effort by the US and Britian to fly food and supplies into W Berlin after the Soviet blocked o

Berlin Airlift

The term associated with Senator Joseph McCarthy who led the search for communists in America during

NATO

A United States program of economic aid for the reconstruction of Europe (1948-1952)

Blacklist

North Atlantic Treaty Organization; an alliance made to defend one another if they were attacked by

McCarthyism

6.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 10 pts

Match the following

list of people banned from certain jobs because of suspected communist ties

NATO

North Atlantic Treaty Organization; an alliance made to defend one another if they were attacked by

Marshall Plan

Joint effort by the US and Britian to fly food and supplies into W Berlin after the Soviet blocked o

Blacklist

A United States program of economic aid for the reconstruction of Europe (1948-1952)

Berlin Airlift

The term associated with Senator Joseph McCarthy who led the search for communists in America during

McCarthyism

7.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 10 pts

Match the following

Missiles were removed

How did the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 come to an end?

Capitalism

An economic system based on private property and free enterprise.

the spread of Communism

A term popularized by British Prime Minister Winston Churchill to describe the Soviet Union's policy of isolation during the Cold War. The barrier isolated Eastern Europe from the rest

Iron Curtain

During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the USA?

Communism

A political system in which the government owns all property and dominates all aspects of life in a country.

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