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Edexcel history Cold War: Unit 2
Edexcel history Cold War: Unit 2
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Questions on the Berlin Wall, Cuban Missiles Crisis and Czechoslovakia. Mix of question types
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1
Which is NOT a reason for the failure of the Bay of Pigs invasion?
The exiles wrongly assumed that ordinary Cubans would support them
The exiles were massively outnumbered 1,400 to 20,000
The exiles had little military experience
The exiles had inferior weapons to the communists
2
Which group trained 1,400 Cuban exiles for an invasion of Cuba?
FBI
The Cuban Army
CIA
The US Army
3
During the Paris meeting, it was announced that USSR had shot down an American spy plane. Who was the pilot?
Richard Powers
Dwight Powers
Austin Powers
Gary Powers
4
In what year did Kennedy visit West Berlin?
1965
1963
1962
1964
5
The Cuban Missiles Crisis increased Kennedy's popularity in America
True
False
6
The communist parties of which two countries cut links with USSR as a result of the invasion?
Portugal
Italy
Spain
France
7
Like Nagy did in 1953, Dubcek announced that Czechoslovakia would leave the Warsaw Pact
False
True
8
By 1958, how many East Germans had moved to West Germany?
1 million
4 million
6 million
3 million
9
Who replaced Khrushchev as Soviet leader in 1968?
Yuri Andropov
Konstantin Chernenko
Mikhail Gorbachev
Leonid Brezhnev
10
How many Warsaw Pact troops invaded Czechoslovakia on 20th August 1968?
300,000
400,000
500,000
600,000
11
Castro allowed Americans who owned businesses in Cuba to keep them
True
False
12
Who became First Secretary of the Czech Communist Party in January 1968?
Imre Nagy
Jonas Kadar
Gustav Husak
Alexander Dubcek
13
The Bay of Pigs invasion was a success for Kennedy and America
False
True
14
How long were the Western Allies given to accept Khrushchev's changes?
8 months
6 months
4 months
2 months
15
Like Nagy, Dubcek was executed to send a strong message
False
True
16
What action did Kennedy take on 22nd October to stop the threat of Soviet missiles in Cuba?
Ordered the army to invade Cuba
Sank USSR ships who were on the way to Cuba
Set up a naval blockade around Cuba
Used planes to bomb the Cuban missile sites
17
What was the name of the building worker who was killed in August 1962 trying to cross the Berlin Wall?
Klaus Fechter
Paul Fechter
Hans Fechter
Peter Fechter
18
Who became President of the USA in January 1961?
Dwight Eisenhower
Lyndon B. Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Richard Nixon
19
How long was the completed, concrete wall?
165 km
125 km
190 km
210 km
