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#ColdWar test review for #5thGrade #SocialStudies #GSE
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Why was the Berlin Wall built?
To separate east Germany from west Germany
To prevent Germany from invading other countries
To keep Americans out of Russia
To prevent the USSR from invading Germany
2
Because of the unpopular Vietnam War, what was the effect in the USA?
The Korean War began
The world economy declined
President Johnson did not run for president again
Bill Clinton was elected president
3
What was the term used to describe the fear of communist and communism?
Blockade
Cold War
Western Bloc
Red Scare
4
The theory that if 1 country falls to communist control, neighboring countries will also fall:
Berlin Airlift
Red Scare
Arms Race
Domino Theory
5
Why was Korea involved in a civil war in the 1950s?
To stop the spread of communism
To end slavery in the south
To revolt against nationalism
To prevent foreign invasion
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Why was the Cuban Missile Crisis considered the height of the Cold War?
The USA and Cuba almost went to war
The USA sent a man to the moon
The USA and USSR almost started a nuclear war
The USSR broke apart into separate nations
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Was the iron curtain a real or imaginary line that divided Europe?
Imaginary
Real
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What role did the USA have in the Korean War?
The USA fought to defend its allies in North Korea
The USA did not fight in the Korean War
The USA joined the war to stop the spread of communism
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What was the disagreement between the USA and Soviet Union after WWII called?
Communism
Civil War
Cold War
Dust Bowl
10
Was the Berlin Wall a real or imaginary wall?
Real
Imaginary
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Why did the USA fight in the Vietnam War?
To stop socialism
To help the economy
To stop capitalism
To stop communism
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Who created the term "iron curtain"?
Winston Churchill
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry Truman
Joseph Stalin
13
The USA delivered food, water, and medicine by air to the trapped civilians of West Berlin:
Berlin Airlift
Cuban Missile Crisis
Communism
NATO
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Who was the senator in the 1950s who wanted to identify communists in the USA?
Joseph McCarthy
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Joseph Stalin
Harry Truman
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What was the Space Race?
Competition between USA and USSR to get a man to space
Race to build the first rocket
Race to create nuclear weapons
Race to get to Mars
16
What organization supported democracy and not communism?
NATO
Socialism
Capitalism
NAFTA
17
Why were the USA and USSR (Soviet Union) on different sides during the Cold War?
The USSR dropped atomic bombs on the USA
They believed in different systems of government and economy
The USSR was an Axis power during WWII
The USA dropped atomic bombs on the USSR
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The race between the USA and USSR after WWII to create nuclear weapons was called:
Red Scare
Arms Race
Domino Theory
Space Race
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The main goal of the Cold War was to stop what?
militarism
Atomic war
the spread of communism
nationalism
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He was the leader of the U.S.S.R:
Afolf Hitler
Joseph McCarthy
Benito Mussolini
Nikita Krushchev
