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Cold War
Cold War 5th Grade
Question | Answer |
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A term that described the symbolic line that divided Western and Eastern Europe because of their differences. It was a term that became popular after it was said by Winston Churchill. | The Iron Curtain |
US pilots carried thousands of tons of supplies to the people of West Berlin. This was known as "The..." | Berlin Airlift |
This war started when North Korea invaded South Korea in 1950 | The Korean War |
International Organization created during the Cold War to prevent the spread of communism. | NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) |
The Red Scare was a time when some Americans were being accused of supporting communism or being Soviet Spies. The senator who led this was named: | Joseph McCarthy |
The Soviet Premier who was in charge of the Soviet Union after Stalin died. He was responsible for the Cuban Missile Crisis. | Nikita Khrushchev |
Missiles placed in Cuba put the world in danger of a Nuclear War and was a scary time for America and the world | The Cuban Missile Crisis |
This war started when Communist North Vietnam wanted to take over non-communist South Vietnam and turn it into one country. | The Vietnam War |