Crises of the Cold War revision

Question 1

What happened after the U2 crisis?

Accepted Answer

America said they were checking the weather, Khrushchev said a rude word at the Paris Summit, America was dis-invited from Russia

Question 2

What was the first animal in space called?

Accepted Answer

Laika

Question 3

Who is your favourite historical figure?

Accepted Answer

Breshnev and his wonderful eyebrows, Margaret Thatcher, John F. Kennedy, Fidel Castro

Question 4

When were the missiles removed from Cuba?

Accepted Answer

October 26th

Question 5

How much more powerful was the H-bomb than the atom bomb?

Accepted Answer

2500 times

Question 6

When was the Berlin wall built?

Accepted Answer

August 13th

Question 7

Which of these is a famous quote from JFK's speech?

Accepted Answer

Ich bin ein Berliner, Let them come to Berlin

Question 8

What is the ideology of a Capitalist country?

Accepted Answer

free elections, individual rights, free media

Question 9

When was the Hungarian rising?

Accepted Answer

1956

Question 10

Who was the first person in space?

Accepted Answer

Yuri Gagarin

Question 11

What did Jan Palach do?

Accepted Answer

self immolated

Question 12

Who led the Cuban Revolution?

Accepted Answer

FIDEL CASTRO

Question 13

How long was Alexander Dubcek leader of Czechoslovakia for?

Accepted Answer

less than one year

Question 14

Who became Prime Minister after the uprising?

Accepted Answer

Janos Kadar

Question 15

Who flew the U2 spy plane?

Accepted Answer

Gary Powers

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