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SOME COLD WAR EVENTS
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When did the Cold War start?
Just after WWI
Just before WWII
Just after WWII
Just before WWI
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Who was the first person who used the term "Iron Curtain" to talk about European political division?
Hitler
Churchill
Roosevelt
Truman
3
When was the "Hydrogen bomb" developed?
1950
1940
1960
1970
4
Who was the Russian leader after Stalin?
Makenkov
Khrushchev
Kalasnikov
Lenin
5
With the Watergate scandal, what was uncovered?
New nuclear weapons plan
ilegal American espionage
porn photos of Nixon
Nixon off-shore accounts
6
Who was the political leader in Spain during the Cold War?
Manolete
Miguel Primo de Rivera
Juan Carlos I
Francisco Franco
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Which type of government did Hungary have after WWII?
Monarchy
Communist
Capitalist
Republic
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When the Watergate started, your favourite teacher was only 4 days old!!! That was in
1970
Some time in the last century
1971
1972
9
The US President affected by the Watergate Scandal was
Kennedy
Nixon
Obama
Roosevelt
10
Who took over De Gaulle?
De Gaulle JR
Baguette
Pompidou
Petain
11
How did Hungary get rid off communism?
With a students revolt
Killing the President
With a war
Killing Imre Nagy
12
Pinochet stablished...
a communist government
a republic
a monarchy
a dictatorship
13
Which social group began May 68?
Politicians
Intelectuals
Students
Elderly people
14
Which were the most powerful countries after WWII in the world?
USSR and Germany
USA and UK
USA and USSR
UK and France
15
When did Stalin die?
1953
1955
1954
1952
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You are dying to know a lot about...
IT DOESN'T MATTER-WE LOVE HISTORY
VIETNAM WAR
BAY OF PIGS AND MISSILE CRISIS
BERLIN WALL
17
Which was the nationality of the first man who orbit the planet?
French
American
Russian
British
18
When did USA responded USSR and launched their own satellite?
It took a whole decade
It took another year
Just a few months after
Just a few days after
19
Who was the first country to orbit the Earth with an artificial satellite?
USSR
UK
USA
Spain
20
McCarthy created a policy against...
capitalism
political opposition
communism
witches
21
"May 68" were protests against...
Consumerism
Traditional institutions
American imperialism
Capitalism
22
Which type of government did USSR have after Stalin death?
Capitalist
Neutral
Communist
Semi-communist
23
Sadly, Pinochet became very famous for...
his repression policy
his awful policies
his bad taste in general
his military techniques
24
Just after WWII, which country developed the "Hydrogen Bomb"?
SPAIN
USA
UK
USSR
25
Which were the main political and economic system or systems in the world after WWII?
Monarquies
Capitalism
Communism
Republics
26
Who was Augusto Pinochet?
Peruvian leader
Chilean leader
Argentinian leader
Spanish leader
27
Pinochet's dictatorship lasted untill
1970's
2000's
1980's
1990's
28
When did the first man land on the moon? (in theory as you know I DO NOT believe the American version of the story :-)
1961
1971
1959
1969
29
What is the name of the American organization to be more effective in space?
NASA
NATO
OTAN
ASNA
30
When did the USSR launch the first satellite which orbit around the planet Earth?
1957
1955
1958
1956
31
Who was the French president during May 68?
De Gaulle
Baguette
Marceu
Petain
32
Pinochet's way to access to the power was...
a war
a coup d'êtat
killing the president
a general election
33
What was the "Space Race"?
A race to build the largest artificial satellite
A competition to be the first nations to build a satellite
A race in the space, LOL!
A competition to be the first nation to orbit the planet
34
What was the name of the American spacecraft to land on the moon?
Apollo 13 (bad luck)
Apollo 10
Apollo 11
Apollo 11
35
The Watergate scandal happened in...
USA
China
USSR
UK
36
Why was Spain a neutral country during the Cold War?
For their frienship with the Axis causes
Because they have just finished a Civil War
For their friendship with the Allied causes
Because they were not communist
37
Which country imposed its rules over Hungary after WWII?
USA
USSR
Nobody
Germany
38
Who was Joseph McCarthy?
An American senator
An American actor
An American president
An American opposition leader
39
"May 68" is known as the largest...
French general strike in history
French demostration in history
French hunger in history
French political refomr in history
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Where did the "May 68" happen?
UK
Spain
France
USSR
