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1
What years did the Vietnam War last for?
2001-2009
1955-1975
1950-1953
1958-1980
2
Who said "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall"?
Gerald Ford
Josef Stalin
Richard Nixon
Ronald Reagan
3
The USSR invaded afghanistan
False
True
4
What does MAD stand for?
Mutually Assured Destruction
Mutually Assured Demolition
Monohydrates As Defoliants
Mutually Assured Depreciation
5
At which conference was Nazi Germany divided?
Potsdam Conference
Tehran Conference
Malta Conference
Yalta Conference
6
How did the USSR deal with opposition from the eastern block?
Brutal repression by force
Doing nothing
Inviting the protesters in to hear their demands
Ignoring the problem
7
Which of the following was
not
a battle fought in the Vietnam War?
The Tet Offensive
Dak To
Operation Desert Thunder
Hamburger Hill
8
When was the Cuban Missile Crisis?
November 1961
December 1962
May 1961
October 1962
9
Who took control of the USSR after the death of Josef Stalin?
Nikita Khrushchev
Mikhail Gorbachev
Yuri Andropov
Leonid Brezhnev
10
In what sector of divided Germany does Berlin lie in
The Soviet Sector
The French Sector
The British Sector
The German Sector
11
What were the two superpowers in the Cold War?
Russian Federation, USA
USA, CCP
UK, France
USA, USSR
12
Along what line is Korea split into North and South?
The 18th perpendicular
The 37th parallel
The 38th parallel
The 35th longitude
13
What was the third country to get nuclear weapons?
France
China
The UK
England
14
Kazakhstan was part of the USSR
False
True
15
Where did Reagan make his famous "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall" speech?
Red Square, Moscow
The White House
The Reichstag
Outside the Brandenburg Gate
16
What 3 Cold War events occurred in 1949
Warsaw pact formed, NATO formed, CCP wins Chinese Civil War
CCCP drops atomic bomb, NATO formed, CCP wins Chinese Civil War
Operation Able Archer, NATO formed, Olaf Scholz becomes chancellor
CCCP drops atomic bomb, USA crashes a nuclear bomber, NATO formed
17
Who organised the Bay of Pigs invasion?
The CIA
The FBI
The KGB
Fidel Castro
18
What was the name of the first man in space?
Yuri Gagarin
John Glenn
Yuri Andropov
Buzz Aldrin
19
The cold war was a ideological battle between fascism and democracy
False
True
20
What famous quote did Winston Churchill make in 1946 in the USA?
I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears, and sweat.
"An Iron Curtain has descended across the continent."
"We will fight on the beaches. We will fight on the landing grounds."
WE SHALL NEVER SURRENDER!
21
What two defoliants did the USA use in the Vietnam War?
GBU-250, the Bunker Buster
Agent Orange, the Bunker Buster
NAPALM, Agent Orange
GBU-250, NAPALM
22
The Cold War ended with the assassination of Mikhail Gorbachev
True
False
23
In what year was the USSR formed?
1919
1922
1921
1931
24
What was the name of the first dog in space?
Mikhail
Buzz Aldrin
Josef
Laika
25
Which American President was assassinated in 1963?
John F. Kennedy
Richard Nixon
Robert F. Kennedy Jr
Donald Trump
