Cold War
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5th Grade
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1.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 10 pts
The term "Cold War" describes political conflicts between what two countries?
United States and the Soviet Union
Which political organization was MOST associated with the "iron curtain" countries?
Warsaw Pact
The phrase "The Iron Curtain" is associated with what era of history?
Cold War
The "iron curtain" Winston Churchill referred to divided European countries into?
communist and non-communist countries
What is considered the most noticeable symbol of the "Iron Curtain"?
Berlin Wall
2.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 10 pts
Which word best describes the U.S. policy towards communism in the 1950s and 1960s?
Berlin Air Lift
In which conflict was containment successful?
Winston Churchill
Who coined the phrase "iron curtain" during a speech on March 5, 1946.
North Korea
In order to break the Soviet blockade against West Berlin in 1948, the United States and Great Brita
the Korean War
After the fighting in the Korean War ended in 1953, the communist controlled what portion of Korea?
Containment
3.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 10 pts
Which country supported North Korea?
Kennedy and Khrushchev
During the Cuban Missile Crisis, U.S. President ____ and Soviet leader ____ almost took the world in
Red Scare - Communism
Which country supported South Korea?
China
Which world leader oversaw the creation and launch of Sputnik I, the first man-made satellite?
USA
Senator Joseph McCarthy was BEST known for his involvement in which event?
Nikita Khrushchev
4.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 10 pts
Capitalism
An economic system based on private property and free enterprise.
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?
the spread of Communism
How did the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 come to an end?
Missiles were removed
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
list of people banned from certain jobs because of suspected communist ties
NATO
Joint effort by the US and Britian to fly food and supplies into W Berlin after the Soviet blocked o
Marshall Plan
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
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
North Atlantic Treaty Organization; an alliance made to defend one another if they were attacked by
Marshall Plan
A United States program of economic aid for the reconstruction of Europe (1948-1952)
NATO
The term associated with Senator Joseph McCarthy who led the search for communists in America during
Blacklist
Joint effort by the US and Britian to fly food and supplies into W Berlin after the Soviet blocked o
Berlin Airlift
list of people banned from certain jobs because of suspected communist ties
McCarthyism
7.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 10 pts
Iron Curtain
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
the spread of Communism
An economic system based on private property and free enterprise.
Capitalism
During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the USA?
Missiles were removed
A political system in which the government owns all property and dominates all aspects of life in a country.
Communism
How did the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 come to an end?
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