Test--The Cold War

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The Cold War
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This is the Vocabulary Word that refers to the area dividing Communist Eastern Europe

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4 countries were given a portion of Germany and Berlin to control.
-->Which country DID NOT get an area to control?

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The pilot to airlift candy into the allied parts of Berlin was called...

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Name the conflict between the USSR and the U.S after WWII

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What was the border between Communist European and Capitalist European countries called?

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Which WAS NOT an event of the Cold War?

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Which WAS NOT a president during the Cold War?

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Checkmark ALL the events that are part of the Cold War

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The Cold War was between which two countries?

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What were the main governments in conflict during the Cold War?

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Which BEST describes communism?

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What is containment?

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What is The Iron Curtain?

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Matching-- Analyze the pictures and match them to their Vocabulary Term

Draggable itemCorresponding Item
Space Race
Red Scare
Harry Truman -- USA
The Berlin Wall
Black List
The Iron Curtain
Joseph Stalin -- USSR
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Are the Berlin Wall and the Iron Curtain the same thing? Explain your answer.

On the outline of Germany above:
1. Draw the Berlin Wall.
2. Label the Soviet Union Side (name it)
3. Label the Capitalist Side (name it)
4. Draw a star where Berlin is located.
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Why was the term 'Cold' used to describe the war?

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In what year did the Soviets first explode an atomic bomb?

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How did the Soviets obtain US nuclear secrets that led to the building of the bomb?

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The successful launching of Sputnik by the Soviet Union in 1957 sparked what?

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Who was the 1st person to walk on the moon?

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True or False: The United States won the Space Race.

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The term "McCarthysim" is sometimes used to describe-

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Which US Senator used gossip and hearsay to accuse people of being communists and against the government?