By the mid 1980s both superpowers had developed:

nuclear power to destroy all human life

research project focused on laser tech to destroy ICBMs

Iron curtain refers to:

Boundary between USSR influenced countries & rest of Europe

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Cold War - Intro quiz

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1
NATO stands for:
North Atlantic Trade Organization
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
North American Tariff Organization
North American Trade Organization
2
The first hydrogen bomb was nicknamed this:
Fat Man
John Doe
Little Boy
Ivy Mike
3
The two main superpowers during the cold war were:
Germany & USSR
USA & USSR
U.S.S.R & U.K.
Canada & USA
4
NORAD stands for
Nuclear Ordinance Radar
Northern Russia Air Defense
North American Air Defence
Northern Region Atlantic Defense
5
The main cause of the cold war was:
Atomic bombing of Hiroshima & Nagasaki
Hitler & the Nazis
Death of Stalin
unfinished business from WWII
6
Citizens built these in order to prepare themselves for a nuclear attack
bigger basements
bomb gear
bomb shelter
bomb proof houses
7
Bert the Turtle wants you to do this in case of a nuclear attack
run and cover
duck and cover
run and hide
duck and dive
8
In 1945 this group was created in order to promote peace
United Nations
League of Nations
Co-Operative Countries
United Way
9
Igor Gouzenko was:
American spy that was caught by Soviets and killed
Soviet spy that was assassinated by Soviets
a Canadian government official who discovered a spy ring
Soviet spy who reported the spy ring to the Cdn govt
10
This radar system picks up any approaching enemy aircraft and missiles from up to 4800km away
morning dew
northern lights
dew line
frozen line
11
The Soviet Union tested their first nuclear bomb in this year, shocking Americans
1947
1952
1949
1951
12
By the mid 1980s both superpowers had developed:
an agreement to stop nuclear production
a peaceful relationship
storage facilities in Canada
nuclear power to destroy all human life
13
Soviet spies were found to be operating in these cities:
Washington & Munich
Ottawa & Windsor
Stalingrad & Versailles
Ottawa & Washington
14
The Soviet Union and the USA didn't trust each other because of this main difference
USA was too far away
Communism vs Dictatorship
Communism vs Democracy
USA was mean to Stalin
15
Warsaw pact was a reaction to the creation of this organization
RCAF
BCATP
NORAD
NATO
16
Star Wars was:
a movie riddled with political propaganda & secret messages
the race to get to space
research project focused on laser tech to destroy ICBMs
a new form of nuclear weapons
17
Allies were able to get around the blockade by:
Airlifting supplies
Bombing the blockade
Tunneling under the blockade
Bribing Soviet soldiers
18
By the 1950s, both superpowers had created this:
Cure for radiation poisioning
Democratic governments
Spy Assassination Rings
Hydrogen bomb
19
Stalin was looking to expand, so the USA started this
arms race
sanctions against USSR
dropping bombs on the USSR
a temper tantrum
20
Iron curtain refers to:
Stalin's ability to keep his people in the dark
The blocking of info between US and USSR
Really heavy set of curtains used to block out light
Boundary between USSR influenced countries & rest of Europe
21
USSR attempted a blockade in order to get control of this:
East Berlin
West Warsaw
West Berlin
East Warsaw
22
ICBMs are:
a new computer system
secret labs where new technology was created
a group of pacifists against war
long range missiles

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