Cold War Escape Room Quiz Review

Cold War Escape Room

Begin Mission

Be careful! One wrong move will bring you back to the beginning! Only click on the arrows and answers! Record your notes in your SPY NOTEBOOK in case you get bounced back to the start.

You are a spy for the CIA working to gather essential intel during the Cold War. As you navigate through these activities, you will need to crack codes & recall information.

Instructions:

OH NO! YOUR MISSION HAS BEEN COMPROMISED! TRY AGAIN.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND THE MISSION ASSIGNED TO YOU? ...THE STAKES OF THIS MISSION: ONE FALSE MOVE & YOU START FROM THE BEGINNING!

NOPE. I AM CONFUSED...

YES, I GOT IT!

BEGIN MISSION

WELL THEN… LET’S GET STARTED!

4 min

The Communist threat was intentionally overstated

Truman explicitly mentioned the USSR as a threat in his address to Congress

The US feared the Communists would support Communists in the Greek Civil War

American & British political leaders believed democracies would be reliable allies in trade and war

All the following are TRUE EXCEPT:

TASK ONE: TRUMAN DOCTRINE Watch the video. TAKE NOTES IN YOUR SPY GUIDE.

First number of secret code is 7

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TRUMAN DID NOT EXPLICITLY MENTION THE USSR. He said “it must be the policy of the United States to support free people who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures." A clear reference to the USSR but no explicit mention was made.

The Communist threat was intentionally overstated

Truman explicitly mentioned the USSR as a threat in his address to Congress

The US feared the Communists would support Communists in the Greek Civil War

American & British political leaders believed democracies would be reliable allies in trade and war

yay! YOU ARE CORRECT. TO RECAP:

RECORD NOTES IN YOUR SPY NOTEBOOK BEFORE YOU MOVE ON TO THE NEXT MISSION

3 min

The Marshall Plan provided over $13 billion in economic aid to European countries.

The Marshall Plan failed to improve European economies despite all the investment.

The USSR forbade Poland and Czechoslovakia from receiving Marshall Plan aid.

The US had an ulterior motive of creating markets for the export of American goods.

All the following are TRUE EXCEPT:

TASK two: MARSHALL PLAN Watch the video. TAKE NOTES IN YOUR SPY GUIDE.

Second number of secret code is 1

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The Marshall Plan provided over $13 billion in economic aid to European countries.

The Marshall Plan failed to improve European economies despite all the investment.

The USSR forbade Poland and Czechoslovakia from receiving Marshall Plan aid.

The US had a ulterior motive of creating markets for export of American goods.

THE MARSHALL PLAN DID LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT GROWTH OF THE COUNTRIES THAT RECEIVED AID Within the short period between 1948 and 1952, Europe experienced a dramatic increase in economic production. The hunger and starvation experienced by so many displaced persons after the war decreased significantly. Whether or not, the Marshall Plan alone can be accredited for this achievement is a question that historians may never be fully able to answer. However, the Marshall Plan certainly acted to expedite the developmental process.

GREAT! YOU ARE CORRECT. TO RECAP:

RECORD NOTES IN YOUR SPY NOTEBOOK BEFORE YOU MOVE ON TO THE NEXT MISSION

NONE OF THESE COUNTRIES WERE IN THE WARSAW PACT

EAST GERMANY

WEST GERMANY

WHICH COUNTRY WAS PART OF THE WARSAW PACT?

TASK THREE: NATO & WARSAW PACT USE THE MAP & TAKE NOTES IN YOUR SPY GUIDE.

Third number of secret code is 4

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READ ME!

THE WARSAW PACT was comprised of countries considered “satellite states” of the USSR. These countries were also referred to as “buffer states” as they were meant to protect the USSR from future invasion. Winston Churchill said these countries were behind the iron curtain. All these countries were in the Soviet sphere of influence.

GREAT! YOU ARE CORRECT. TO RECAP:

COLONIES OF THE USSR

SATELLITE STATES

BEHIND THE IRON CURTAIN

DANGER: do NOT hit the “back button”

THE COUNTRIES IN THE WARSAW PACT WERE CONSIDERED ALL THE FOLLOWING EXCEPT:

TASK THREE follow up. I hope you read the information at the end of last mission!

Fourth number of secret code is 8

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COLONIES OF THE USSR

SATELLITE STATES

BEHIND THE IRON CURTAIN

THESE COUNTRIES WERE NOT COLONIES. Though they were controlled by the USSR as “puppet states,” they maintained their sovereignty and were not considered “colonies”

NICE! YOU ARE CORRECT. TO RECAP:

RECORD NOTES IN YOUR SPY NOTEBOOK BEFORE YOU MOVE ON TO THE NEXT MISSION

TASK FOUR: BERLIN BLOCKADE & AIRLIFT CLICK ON THE FILE FOR YOUR BRIEFING

FUN FACT: Colonel "Hal" Halvorsen was known as the "Berlin Candy Bomber" or "Uncle Wiggly Wings" and gained fame for dropping candy to German children during the Berlin Airlift

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The Berlin Blockade was an attempt in 1948 by the Soviet Union to limit the ability of the United States, Great Britain and France to travel to their sectors of Berlin, which lay within Russian-occupied East Germany. In June 1948, the simmering tensions between the Soviet Union and its former allies in World War II, exploded into a full-blown crisis in the city of Berlin. Alarmed by the new U.S. policy of giving economic aid to Germany and other struggling European nations, as well as efforts by the Western Allies to introduce a single currency to the zones they occupied in Germany and Berlin, the Soviets blocked all rail, road and canal access to the western zones of Berlin. Suddenly, some 2.5 million civilians had no access to food, medicine, fuel, electricity and other basic goods. Eventually, the western powers instituted an airlift that lasted nearly a year and delivered vital supplies and relief to West Berlin. The Berlin Blockade, and the Allied response in the form of the Berlin Airlift, represented the first major conflict of the Cold War.

TASK FOUR: BERLIN BLOCKADE & AIRLIFT READ CAREFULLY. YOU WON’T BE ABLE TO GO BACK. YOU SHOULD TAKE NOTES ON YOUR SPY SHEET

The citizens of West Berlin were cut off from food, medicine, fuel and other basic goods.

The USSR blocked all roads and canals into the city, leaving only railroad access.

The USSR decided to block off the city in response to US economic policies.

The Western allies had attempted to introduce a common currency in their zones.

ALL THE FOLLOWING ARE TRUE OF THE BERLIN BLOCKADE & AIRLIFT EXCEPT:

TASK FOUR: BERLIN BLOCKADE & AIRLIFT

Fifth number of secret code is 7

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The citizens of West Berlin were cut off from food, medicine, fuel and other basic goods.

Berlin was located in the middle of Soviet-controlled East Germany.

The Blockade represented the first major conflict of the Cold War

The USSR blocked all roads and canals into the city, leaving only railroad access.

For close to a year, the US & Britain dropped supplies in by plane.

German children went out to meet the planes as sometimes pilots dropped candy and toys.

The USSR decided to block off the city in response to US economic policies.

The Western allies had attempted to introduce a common currency in their zones.

THE USSR ALSO BLOCKED RAIL ACCESS: ALL ACCESS TO THE CITY WAS CUT OFF. This is why the only way to supply the city was to implement an airlift. The USSR unceremoniously lifted the blockade in May of 1949. Over 700 planes had been used by the Allies to supply the city over the course of the airlift.

CORRECT! TO RECAP:

RECORD NOTES IN YOUR SPY NOTEBOOK BEFORE YOU MOVE ON TO THE NEXT MISSION

10 min

The Korean War has been called the “forgotten war”

Truman wanted China to enter the war so US could fight both Communist powers but MacArthur tried to prevent it.

An armistice was signed after 2 years of negotiations but a satisfactory end to the war was never achieved.

UN forces supported South Korea in the War.

ALL THE FOLLOWING ARE TRUE OF THE KOREAN WAR EXCEPT:

TASK FIVE: KOREAN WAR Watch the video. TAKE NOTES IN YOUR SPY GUIDE.

Sixth number of secret code is 3

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The Korean War has been called the “forgotten war”

Truman wanted China to enter the war so US could fight both Communist powers but MacArthur tried to prevent it.

An armistice was signed after 2 years of negotiations but a satisfactory end to the war was never achieved.

UN forces supported South Korea in the War.

THE OPPOSITE WAS ACTUALLY TRUE: MACARTHUR WANTED A FULL OUT WAR BUT TRUMAN WAS HESITANT. In fact, MacArthur wanted to use nuclear weapons against North Korea. Due to this, and other disagreements, he was dismissed by Truman.

NICELY DONE! TO RECAP:

RECORD NOTES IN YOUR SPY NOTEBOOK BEFORE YOU MOVE ON TO THE NEXT MISSION

ENTER CODES

A - 1 B - 2 C - 3 D-4 E - 5 F - 6 G - 7 H - 8 I - 9 J - 10 K - 11 L - 12 M - 13 N - 14 0 - 15 P - 16 Q - 17 R - 18 S - 19 T - 20 U - 21 V - 22 W - 23 X - 24 Y - 25 Z- 26

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USE THE DECODING TOOL TO CRACK THE CODE & DISCOVER KEY INFO: [Write the answers in your spy notes]

TASK SIX: ARMS RACE CODE BREAKING

NUCLEAR → FOUR → SOVIETS → SECURITY → SUEZ → CUBAN MISSILE

ATOMIC → FOUR → SOVIETS → SECURITY → SUEZ → BAY OF PIGS

DANGEROUS → FOUR → SOVIETS → SECURITY → IRAN → CUBAN MISSILE

NUCLEAR → FOUR → SOVIETS → SAFETY → SUEZ → CUBAN MISSILE

SELECT THE CORRECT WORD COMBO:

Seventh number of secret code is 6

Time to Shine

ATOMIC → FOUR → SOVIETS → SECURITY → SUEZ → BAY OF PIGS

DANGEROUS → FOUR → SOVIETS → SECURITY → IRAN → CUBAN MISSILE

NUCLEAR → FOUR → SOVIETS → SAFETY → SUEZ → CUBAN MISSILE

NUCLEAR → FOUR → SOVIETS → SECURITY → SUEZ → CUBAN MISSILE

During the second half of the 20th century, the two superpowers competed for superiority in the development and accumulation of NUCLEAR weapons. FOUR years after the U.S. successfully dropped its first bomb, the SOVIETS developed theirs. With deterrence at the core of foreign policy, both sides worked to increase their arms stockpile. This resulted in the U.S. spending six trillion dollars on its nuclear weapons program, building ten thousand nuclear warheads. Although the arms race was meant to increase each state's SECURITY, it backfired in several instances. For example, in the 1950s, the Soviets issued nuclear threats against Western allies, including the British and French during the SUEZ crisis. Tensions rose and consequently culminated in the CUBAN MISSILE Crisis in 1962, which was the closest the world has ever been to nuclear war. This period marks an intense time in history when two countries were racing to stockpile the most deadly weapon in the world: the nuclear bomb

NICELY DONE!

RECORD NOTES IN YOUR SPY NOTEBOOK BEFORE YOU MOVE ON TO THE NEXT MISSION

CONGRATULATIONS! YOU HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED YOUR MISSION. DOUBLE CHECK YOUR NOTES ARE COMPLETE: A GOOD SPY IS ALWAYS THOROUGH! FINAL REFLECTION: HOW WAS THE COLD WAR FOUGHT? EXPLAIN THE WAYS IN WHICH THE US & USSR CAME INTO CONFLICT & COMPETITION WITH EACH OTHER.