Cold War Concepts and Events

Cold War Concepts and Events

Assessment

Interactive Video

History, Social Studies, Geography

9th - 12th Grade

Hard

Created by

Patricia Brown

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The video covers the Cold War's origins, highlighting the emergence of the US and USSR as superpowers post-WWII. It discusses the ideological battle between capitalism and communism, the division of Europe, and the symbolic Iron Curtain. The Kitchen Debate exemplifies the public discord between the two powers. The division of Germany and the Berlin Airlift are explored, leading to the construction of the Berlin Wall as a Cold War symbol. The arms race and formation of alliances like NATO and the Warsaw Pact are discussed, along with the concept of MAD. The Korean War is presented as a proxy conflict, illustrating the US policy of containment and the domino theory.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What were the two superpowers that emerged after World War II?

United Kingdom and Soviet Union

United States and China

United States and Germany

United States and Soviet Union

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the primary ideological conflict during the Cold War?

Capitalism vs. Communism

Liberalism vs. Conservatism

Socialism vs. Fascism

Democracy vs. Monarchy

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the Iron Curtain?

A physical wall made of iron

A type of nuclear weapon

A metaphorical division between East and West Europe

A military alliance

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the Kitchen Debate?

A trade negotiation

A debate about kitchen appliances

A public discourse on communism vs. capitalism

A military strategy meeting

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What event led to the Berlin Airlift?

The construction of the Berlin Wall

The fall of the Iron Curtain

The blockade of West Berlin by the Soviet Union

The signing of the Yalta Agreement

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did the Berlin Wall symbolize?

The end of World War II

The start of the Cold War

The unification of Germany

The division between East and West Germany

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was NATO's purpose during the Cold War?

To establish a single European currency

To provide mutual defense against the Soviet Union

To promote global trade

To develop nuclear weapons

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