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1
Which Coke-snorting Congressman was responsible for selling SAM missiles to the Mujahideen?
Charlie Wilson
Strom Thurmond
Ted Kennedy
John Kelly
2
What techniques did North Korea use to undermine the South?
Infiltration
Sabotage
Suicide bombers
Guerrilla action
3
What US action precipitated China's interest in the Korean war?
Moving the 7th Fleet to Taiwan Straits
Use of battlefield nuclear weapons
Withdrawing US forces from South Korea
Crossing the 38th Parallel
4
Where was the Non-Aligned Movement established?
Cairo
Bandung
Dhaka
Mumbai
5
Where was the Republic of Indonesia's temporary capital?
Surabaya
Nusantara
Yogyakarta
Jakarta
6
Why was the USSR boycotting the UN Security Council?
It's what Communists do
Truman had called Stalin a drunk once.
The Communist bloc was underrepresented
The Republic of China was still a member
7
USSR's actions in Somalia by 1980 led to failure to ratify which agreements?
START
Test Ban Treaty
SALT II
INF
8
Which Plan established New Villages
Gurney Plan
British Military Administration
Briggs Plan
Templar Plan
9
Which region did USA's nicest president develop a FP doctrine for
Arabian Gulf
Persian Gulf
South Asia
Middle East
10
Which modern SE Asian country did not see British troops restore colonial rule after VJ Day?
Philippines
Vietnam
Malaysia
Indonesia
11
What is the German name for the city Solidarity emerged in?
Danzig
Gdansk
Gardenia
Gdynia
12
Which Soviet leader was responsible for shooting down KAL007 in Sept 1983?
Andropov
Chernenko
Gorbachev
Brezhnev
13
Which non-western state led proposals to end the Korean war in 1950?
India
Indonesia
East Pakistan
Ethiopia
14
What industry was that union formed in?
Shipbuilders
Automobiles
Railways
Air traffic controllers
15
Which Secretary of State described a "defensive perimeter" in 1950?
John Foster Dulles
Dean Acheson
Dean Rusk
George Marshall
16
What happened as a result of the USSR's invasion of Afghanistan?
Boycott of the Moscow Olympics
Increased handwringing from Carter
Reduced trade between Europe and USSR
Weakened ties with PRC
17
Who is the doyenne of Neo-cons?
Jeane Kirkpatrick
Madeline Albright
Margaret Thatcher
Barbara Bush
18
What is the name of the highest tier of the Soviet leadership?
Politburo
Praesidium
Congress
Supreme Soviet
19
How did MacArthur want to use nuclear weapons?
To heat up his Army Stew
To create a scorched earth buffer zone
Direct at Pyongyang
Direct at Beijing
20
Which leader of Afghanistan was overthrown in a coup in April 1978?
Hamid Karzai
Babrak Kamal
Mohammad Daoud Khan
Hafizullah Amin
21
Which Central American state was ruled by the Sandanistas?
Belize
Honduras
Nicaragua
Guatemala
22
Which of these were in the first Helsinki Basket?
Human Rights
Cultural Exchanges
Defence
Environmental Concerns
23
Who was Reagan's Secretary of State who died recently?
James Baker
George P Shultz
Alexander Haig
Dick Cheney
24
Which was not a US objective in the Korean War?
Contain Communism in Far East
Protect Taiwan from Communists
Ensure stability in Far East, esp. Japan
Unify Korea
25
Which was not a Soviet objective in Korea?
Avoid conflict with USA
Undermine China
Promote Stalin's image abroad
Expand Russian territory
26
What was not a goal of the PDPA?
Civil rights
Land reform
A red and black flag
Rejection of the Niqab
27
Which was not a Chinese objective in Korea?
Establish the legitimacy of the PRC
Consolidate position in terms of recovering Taiwan
Assert superiority of Paocai
Assert independence of USSR
28
Which missiles did Kennedy agree to remove from Turkey?
Minuteman
Cruise
Jupiter
Pershing II
29
What did Alger Hiss, Julius Rosenberg and Aldrich Ames have in common?
They were of the Abrahamic persuasion
They were executed traitors
Soviet spies in USA
They all had S in their surnames
30
Who provided the bulk of Communist troops in Africa during the cold war?
China
USSR
Hungary
Cuba
31
Which Soviet republic did not have a border with Afghanistan?
Turkmenistan
Kazakhstan
Uzbekistan
Tajikistan
32
What year did OPEC cut off supplies of Oil to the West?
1973
1975
1977
1971
33
What was Karol Wojtyla's Regnal name?
Pius IX
John Paul I
John Paul II
Benedict XV
34
Which Eastern European state was an example of a non-aligned Communist country?
Bulgaria
Albania
Yugoslavia
Turkey
35
According to the USSR, the USA used anger at Afghanistan as a pretext for…
Suspending détente
Increased support for Iran
A withdrawal from KSA
Revival of the Arms Race
36
Which Angolan group was supported by the South Africans?
MPLA
Frelimo
UNITA
FNLA
37
Where did the UN troops invade Korea?
Busan
Pyongyang
Jeeja's Island
Incheon
38
Who was responsible for ending the Sino-Soviet Split?
Mikhail Gorbachev
Konstantin Chernenko
Xi Jinping
Deng Xiaoping
39
Which Conference saw Korea divided at the 38th parallel?
Tehran
Potsdam
Yalta
Casablanca
40
Which Soviet leader can be identified by his bushy eyebrows?
Andropov
Brezhnev
Chernenko
Gorbachev
41
Which political tradition did Neoconservatives emerge from?
Democrats
Libertarians
Liberalism
Republicans
42
When did the USSR successfully test a atomic bomb?
1948
1945
1953
1949
43
Why did General Jaruzelski wear dark glasses?
He was damaged by imprisonment by USSR
He wanted to be like Reagan
Does a cat need a reason to look cool?
To lend an air of inscrutibility
44
Which of these was not a famous Eastern Bloc manufacturer?
Sikorsky
Lada
Skoda
Ilyushin
45
Which policy saw a rapprochement between the Germanies?
Polaris
Ostpolitik
Realpolitik
Détente
46
What was Syngman Rhee's main attraction for the USA?
Scrupulous integrity
Established Korean politician
Lived all his life in Korea
Virulent anti-communist
47
Which of these is not a major city in Afghanistan
Kul-e Chaqmaqtin
Kabul
Karachi
Kandahar
48
Who was commander of of the UN Force in Korea?
Dwight Eisenhower
Dean Acheson
Douglas MacArthur
Harry S Truman
49
Which British territory in the Caribbean was invaded to remove a communist regime?
British Virgin Islands
Jamaica
Grenada
Bahamas
50
Where was the Korean War Armistice signed?
Panmunjom
Wonsan
Hungnam
Seoul
51
What was the pan-pacific Cold War alliance?
ASEAN
CENTO
NATO
ANZUS
52
Which PRC leader argued that China should have a domestic focus?
Zhou Enlai
Li Bai
Deng Xiaoping
Mao Zedong
53
What did Uncle Joe not provide to North Korea?
Troops
Tanks
Aircraft
Artillery