Transcript Cold War Quiz - Effingham County Schools

The Cold War Years
Review Quiz
Who controlled East Berlin?
A.
B.
C.
D.
United States
Soviet Union
Cuba
Germany
How did America get supplies to
West Berlin?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Mailed them U.P.S.
Sent them in by trains.
Flew them in by planes.
Dropped them from a parachute.
Who invaded South Korea and tried
to take over their country?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Britain
North Korea
United States
Germany
Who was president during the Cuban
Missile Crisis?
A. Lyndon B. Johnson
B. Thomas Jefferson
C. John F. Kennedy
D. Ronald Reagan
Where did the Soviet Union build
their missile sites?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Russia
England
United States
Cuba
How did the United States avoid
nuclear war with the Soviets?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Set up a naval blockade around Cuba.
Threatened to bomb Russia.
Told Soviet leaders to take a hike.
Attacked Russia’s military.
What was the arms race?
A. It was the way presidents are elected.
B. It was the build up of weapons in order to
have the most power for protection.
C. It was the invention of the atomic bomb.
D. It was the way many Americans spent
their free time in the 1950’s.
Who controlled East Berlin?
A.
B.
C.
D.
United States
Soviet Union
Cuba
Germany
How did America get supplies to
West Berlin?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Mailed them U.P.S.
Sent them in by trains.
Flew them in by planes.
Sent them in by boat.
Who invaded South Korea and tried
to take over their country?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Britain
North Korea
United States
Germany
Who was president during the Cuban
Missile Crisis?
A. Lyndon B. Johnson
B. Thomas Jefferson
C. John F. Kennedy
D. Ronald Reagan
Where did the Soviet Union build
their missile sites?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Russia
England
United States
Cuba
How did the United States avoid
nuclear war with the Soviets?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Set up a naval blockade around Cuba.
Threatened to bomb Russia.
Told Soviet leaders to take a hike.
Attacked Russia’s military.
What was the arms race?
A. It was the way presidents are elected.
B. It was the build up of weapons in order to
have the most power for protection.
C. It was the invention of the atomic bomb.
D. It was the way many Americans spent
their free time in the 1950’s.