Cold War Quiz

Which was the SALT II agreement between?

When did the USA first activate the atomic bomb?

What had Truman hoped to be able to do in Eastern Europe with the Marshall Plan?

When was the Tehran conference held?

Why was the USA distracted when Soviet forces intervened in Czechoslovakia in 1968?

What is a U2?

Which of the below was held in 1990 in the Soviet Union?

What waiver meant that superpowers could ensure that others were adhering to rules of SALT 1?

What did the USSR and the USA trade in as a result of the Helsinki Accords of 1975?

1989 what happened as a result of Gorbachev's noninterference in the uprisings in sat. states?

What did Khrushchev not achieve from the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962?

When was the Bay of Pigs invasion?

What was the integration like between the 4 sections of Berlin between 1945 and 1948?

What does 'INF' of the INF treaty of 1987 stand for?

What was the communist equivalent to NATO?

What was one of the key reasons that the Soviet Union agreed to the SALT talks of the 1970s?

What does detente mean?

Which of the below leaders was present at the Yalta conference but NOT the Potsdam?

What did Stalin set up in response to Marshall Aid

Which of the below restricted SALT II from being effective?

When was the INF signed?

What is another term used for the USSR?

Why was the USA keen to embrace Detente in the late 1960s and early 1970s?

Who launched Sputnik?

Who owned most industry in Cuba by the mid 20th century?

What does the term perestroika refer to?

Who signed the INF treaty of 1987?

Who did the USA support in the Six Day war of 1967?

What did Carter want to protect in the gulf during his rule?

Which ally was given power to be influential over Eastern Europe following Tehran conference?

Which of the below did Khrushchev offer Soviet aid to during the 1950s and 1960s?

What was the Iron Curtain?

What does the term glasnost refer to?

When did Kennedy come into office?

What did Kennedy achieve from the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962?

Who became president of the USA in 1981?

Who succeeded Brezhnev in 1982?

How long did the Berlin Blockade last?

What did East Germany become in 1949?

Which of the below was considered an important aspect of the Helsinki Accords?

Which of the below was Gorbachev's policy?

What was the naval quarantine that Kennedy put in place in response to the Cuban Missile Crisis

What did Stalin want Germany to become following WWII?

Which best describes Nixon's attitude towards communist countries?

Which European communist country refused to be controlled by Moscow in the aftermath of WWII?

what did Truman believe that the Western treatment of Russia had been during the 20th Century?

How did the West react to the Soviet intervention in Hungary in 1956?

When was the Yalta conference held?

Why did Brezhnev decide to invade Czechoslovakia in 1968?

What was the Hungarian leader Nagy considered to be in comparison with his predecessor Rakosi?

How did the USA react to Castro's revolution in Cuba?

Who signed the SALT I agreement in 1972?

What event of 1960s made the need for detente become essential to the superpower relationships?

Which conference took place outside of Berlin in July 1945?

Which country sparked the collapse of the Eastern bloc in 1989?

When was Bizonia created?

What was Truman's policy towards communism?

Which of the below best describes Stalin's policy for ruling the USSR?

Which country would lose land to Poland as a result of the Yalta conference?

Why was Brezhnev pleased with the results of the Helsinki Accords?

What does MAD stand for?

When did the USA develop the H bomb?

When did the Soviet Union and the USA come to a decision regarding the Cuban Missile Crisis?

Which of the below did the USA NOT do in response to the USSR invasion of Afghanistan in 1979?

What did the INF treaty of 1987 signify?

When did Stalin die?

Who became prime minister of Hungary in 1956?

Once Eastern Europe became communist, what did Stalin create to regulate it?

What happened in Czechoslovakia following Dubcek's removal in august 1969?

What did the Hungarian leader Nagy declare on 30th October 1956?