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Cold War Crisis to Second Cold War 1958-88
Cold War Crisis to Second Cold War 1958-88
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1
What do the letters SALT mean?
Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
Strategic American Limitation Talks
Small Arms Limitation Talks
Soviet-American Limitation Talks
2
Why did SDI win the Arms Race for the USA?
Gorbachev wanted to introduce capitalism into the USSR
Gorbachev realised that war would kill everybody
The USA used it to destroy Soviet missiles
Gorbachev realised the USSR could not afford the arms race
3
What was the Carter Doctrine?
To end the Cold War through pacifism
To invade Afghanistan in support of the Mujahideen
Delayed the passing of SALT II
Commitment to use force to defend US interests in the Middle East
4
Who was the pro-American leader of Cuba?
Tito
Castro
Batista
Baptiste
5
How did Khrushchev respond to the 'refugee problem'?
Closed all boarders between East and West
Negotiated with the Allies
Started a war
Berlin Blockade
6
Why was the Missile Crisis seen as a success for the USA?
Khrushchev looked really weak
All of the above
Khrushchev was seen as a peacemaker
All missiles removed from Cuba
7
Who led a 'People's Revolution' against Batista?
Nikita Khrushchev
Che Guevara
President Truman
Fidel Castro
8
What problems were there in East Germany?
Shortages of goods
All of the above
People forced to give up their land to the government
Lots of skilled tradesmen
9
Which country introduced the Prague Spring Reforms?
Poland
Germany
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
10
Which leader introduced the Prague Spring Reforms?
Tito
Brezhnev
Novotny
Dubcek
11
Why did Detente happen?
USA needed USSR's help to end the Vietnam War
The Arms Race was too expensive
All of the above
Nobody wanted to risk nuclear war
12
How did the USA respond to the Trade Union uprising in Poland?
Criticised the Soviet and Polish governments for being too heavy handed
Provided military support to the Trade Unionists
Refused to trade Hi-tech goods with the USSR
They did nothing
13
Why was the Missile Crisis a success for the USSR?
Khrushchev was seen as a peacemaker
America withdrew missiles from Turkey
Cuba was never again attacked by America
All of the above
14
Who is this?
Khruschev
Brezhnev
Khrushchev
Stalin
15
What was the US Strategic Defence Initiative?
An American nuclear weapon
A missile defense system in space
A US agreement to limit nuclear weapons
The 'Star Wars' Programme
16
What happened as a result of the US embargo?
The USSR trades oil and weapons for sugar
All of the above
Cuba receives $100 million in economic aid
Cuba and the USR become allies
17
What problems were there in Cuba under Batista?
Americans owned most businesses and had a huge naval base
Widespread poverty
Illiteracy
All of the above
18
Why did the Soviets invade Afghanistan?
To protect the Communist government in Afghanistan
To overthrow the government
The Mujahideen declared holy war on the Communist government
To end Detente
19
What were the results of the Vienna Summit?
Kennedy increased the US military budget by $3.5 billion
All of the above
Khrushchev again demanded that the Allies leave Berlin
Soviet defence budget increased by 30%
20
What was the Brezhnev Doctrine?
No one could leave the Warsaw Pact
Countries must have democratic elections
All Communist countries must be one party states
Soviets would not invade if changes were made
21
How did the Czech people respond to the invasion?
All of the above
Peaceful protests
Armed response
Opposition radio broadcasts
22
When was the Bay of Pigs invasion?
June 1958
January 1961
June 1964
January 1952
23
How does Eisenhower respond?
Protested to the United Nations
Armed invasion using Cuban exiles
Placed a trade embargo on Cuban sugar
Ignored it
24
What did the SALT I Treaty agree?
All of the above
To limit the number of nuclear weapons
To limit the number of anti-ballistic weapons
To limit the number of conventional weapons
25
Why was the Bay of Pigs the 'Perfect Failure'?
A landing beacon destroyed any surprise
All of the above
Cuban exiles outnumbered
Kennedy withdraw US air and naval support
26
What was Detente?
Cooling of tension between USA and USSR
A policy introduced by President Kennedy
Included agreements to limit nuclear weapons
A way that the USA tried to stop the spread of Communism
27
Did the USA attend the 1980 Olympics in Moscow?
Yes
No
28
What does NUTS mean?
Not Upsetting the Soviets
Now Under Total Surveillance
Now Use This Skill
Nuclear Utilization Target Selections
29
What did the Helsinki Agreements give to the USSR?
It recognised Soviet control over Eastern Europe
USSR and USA agreed to limit their anti-ballistic missiles
Russia promised to respect human rights
All of the above
30
How many Cuban exiles took part in the Bay of Pigs?
2500
1400
2000
1000
31
What does Castro's new government do?
American run businesses are taken over
All of the above
American land given to poor Cubans
Stop selling sugar to America
32
What was the 'Space Link-up'?
A symbolic handshake between US and Soviet astronauts in space
The launch of a joint US-Soviet satellite
A crash between American and Soviet spacecrafts
US and Soviet spacecrafts docked together in Space
33
How did the US respond to missiles on Cuba?
Naval Blockade
Protested to the United Nations
Started a war with Cuba
Protested to the USSR
34
Who is this?
Khrushchev
Stalin
Breznev
Brezhnev
35
What was the Berlin Ultimatum?
Told the Allies that they had to leave Berlin in 6 months
Accused the Allies of breaking the Potsdam agreements
Suggested that Berlin become a free, natural city
All of the above
36
When did construction begin on the Berlin Wall?
July 1963
August 1991
July 1958
August 1961
37
Which country did the USSR invade in 1979
USA
Poland
Vietnam
Afghanistan
38
How much did the USA plan to spend on defence 1981-87?
$1 billion
Nothing
$1 million
$1 trillion
39
Who called the Soviet Union the 'evil empire'?
Margaret Thatcher
Pope John Paul II
Leonid Brezhnev
Ronald Reagan
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What measures were part of the Prague Spring Reforms?
Freedom of speech
Democratic elections and multi-party system
All of the above
Unlimited trade and travel with the West
41
Where did the USA plan to place Cruise Missiles?
USSR
UK, Greece, Spain, Portugal
UK, West Germany, Belgium, Italy
Japan, Vietnam, Indonesia, China
42
When was the Berlin Ultimatum given?
1919
1958
1945
1965
43
What was NOT a consequence of the invasion?
Brezhnev Doctrine
China criticised the USSR
USA provided military support
Countries started to move away from Communist control
44
Which President follows Eisenhower?
Nixon
Roosevelt
Kennedy
Truman
45
Which peace Summit did not take place because a US spy plane was shot down near a Soviet city?
Paris
Vienna
Berlin
Versailles
46
How long did the Crisis last?
13 days
1 month
10 days
24 days
47
How many Germans fled from East to West through Berlin between 1949-61?
7 million
500,000
1 million
4 million
48
When was Czechoslovakia invaded?
1968
1978
1958
1948
49
What was the 'Zero Option'
Something Reagan knew Brezhnev would never agree to
Getting rid of all nuclear weapons
A weapon to destroy the whole of the USSR
An increase in nuclear weapons
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When was the Cuban Missile Crisis?
July 1958
October 1960
October 1962
July 1965
