How did the USSR resolve the 1961 Berlin Crisis?

They built a wall through Berlin

Why was there a crisis in Cuba in 1962?

US discovered missile bases on Cuba

How did Eisenhower response to Khrushchev's ultimatum over Berlin?

He held a series of summit meetings

Which of these was NOT one of Dubcek's reforms?

Opening of borders with the West

Why was the Brain Drain a propaganda disaster for Khrushchev?

Proved many preferred capitalist West over communist East

Why was the Paris Summit meeting a disaster?

A US spy plane was shot down over Russia

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Cold War Quiz 2

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A quiz on Key Topic 2 of the Edexcel GCSE course

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1
Who led Cuba as a result of the Cuban revolution?
Che Gueverra
Raul Castro
Fulgencio Batista
Fidel Castro
2
How did the USSR resolve the 1961 Berlin Crisis?
They built a wall through Berlin
They bombed Berlin
The sent the army in
They set up a blockade
3
Why was there a crisis in Cuba in 1962?
Batista was trying to get back into power
USSR blockaded US merchant ships from entering the US
Castro threatened to fire nuclear missiles at America
US discovered missile bases on Cuba
4
How did Eisenhower response to Khrushchev's ultimatum over Berlin?
He held a series of summit meetings
He did nothing
He set up the US-USSR telephone hotline
He threatened the USSR with a nuclear strike
5
Which of these was NOT one of Dubcek's reforms?
Opening of borders with the West
Market socialism
Relaxation of press censorship
More power to the Czech parliament
6
What was the escape of 2.7 million East Germans to West Germany commonly known as?
Great Escape
The Purge
Great Migration
Brain Drain
7
How did the West respond to the 1968 Prague Spring?
Condemned the invasion
Threatened the USSR with a nuclear strike
Sent in Warsaw Pact troops
Sent in NATO troops
8
Why was the Brain Drain a propaganda disaster for Khrushchev?
Russia's army was powerless to stop them
He was disowned by his mother
Proved many preferred capitalist West over communist East
People insulted Khrushchev as they left
9
What was the policy used to justify Soviet intervention in Prague in 1968?
The Khrushchev Doctrine
The Carter Doctrine
The Brezhnev Doctrine
The Truman Doctrine
10
Why was the Paris Summit meeting a disaster?
The two leaders could not agree on anything
Khrushchev told a series of offensive anti-American jokes
Eisenhower turned up late to the first meeting
A US spy plane was shot down over Russia

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