The Cold War

Question 1

Who was the first man in space

Accepted Answer

Yuri Gagarin

Question 2

What year did the Cold War end

Accepted Answer

1991

Question 3

What is the name of the East German border guard who jumped across the border to get to west Germany?

Accepted Answer

Konrad Schumann

Question 4

When was the Berlin Wall built

Accepted Answer

13th August 1961

Question 5

What approach did the US take to the Cuban missile crisis

Accepted Answer

Blockade Cuba and tell the Soviet Union to turn around with the missiles

Question 6

The Berlin blockade was a huge success for the Soviet Union and stopped the west getting supplies to West Berlin

Accepted Answer

False

Question 7

When did a US spy plane spot Soviet Union nuclear missiles in Cuba?

Accepted Answer

October 1962

Question 8

After WWII, why did tensions rise between the Soviet Union and the US?

Accepted Answer

The US was interested in the growth and recovery of Europe, The Soviet Union wished to spread communism, Their goals were in conflict with each other

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