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AQA GCSE History - Conflict and tension between East and West 1945-1972, Cold War Part 1
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1
Which American President ordered the Bay of Pigs invasion to go ahead?
Nixon
Eisenhower
Kennedy
2
When did the Korean War start?
1960
1950
1945
1955
3
What does MAD stand for?
Mutually Assured Demands
Mutually Assured Destruction
Mutually Assured Democracy
Mutually Assured Devastation
4
What type of bomb did the US test in 1952 and the USSR test in 1953?
K-Bomb
H-Bomb
I-Bomb
B-Bomb
5
When was the Hungarian Uprising?
1956
1957
1959
1958
6
Which of the following was agreed at Yalta?
Communist governments would be established in all Western European nations.
Germany would be divided into 3 zones.
The USSR would support the USA in the war against Japan.
7
Under Tito's leadership, communist Yugoslavia disobeyed Stalin and requested Marshall Aid. T/F?
True
False
8
How much money did George Marshall suggest was needed to rebuild Europe's prosperity?
$ 17 billion
$ 17 thousand
$ 17 trillion
$ 17 million
9
Which countries had nuclear missiles removed from them by USSR and USA after the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Turkey, Greece and Cuba
Greece, Italy and Cuba
Turkey, Italy and Cuba
Turkey, Italy and Peru
10
Which organisation was set up at Yalta which aimed to keep the peace after the war?
The United Nations
The Warsaw Pact
NATO
The League of Nations
11
What did Stalin set up in 1947 to tighten his control over Eastern European governments?
The Warsaw Pact
Comecon
Cominform
12
When did WWII end in Europe?
August 1945
May 1939
August 1939
May 1945
13
Which of the following does NOT describe American society in 1945?
Democratic
Rights and freedom for individuals
One party state
Capitalist
14
Which of the following are reasons for Detente?
Economic Issue
Nuclear Issue
China-Soviet Split
Lessons of Conflict
15
Which of the following does not describe Soviet society in 1945?
Close state control of media
Communist
Organised industry
Freedom of speech allowed
16
What was the imaginary line dividing North and South Korea?
38th Parallel
17th Parallel
17
What did the USSR test after the Blockade?
It's own airlift
It's own A-bomb
18
Who were the "Big Three" at Potsdam?
Stalin, Attlee and Truman
Stalin, Attlee and Roosevelt
Stalin, Churchill and Truman
Stalin, Churchill and Roosevelt
19
What year did the Cuban Missile Crisis take place?
1962
1961
1960
1963
20
What was the name of the U2 pilot whose plane was shot down over the USSR?
Gary Powers
Austin Powers
21
When did the USSR put Yuri Gagarin in space?
1969
1961
1955
1960
22
Who supported South Korea after it was invaded by the North in 1950?
The League of Nations
The United States
The United Nations
The USSR
23
When was the Warsaw Pact formed?
1955
1950
1945
1960
24
When were the moon landings?
1961
1965
1967
1969
25
How many Hungarians were estimated to have been killed in the Uprising?
4000
40000
40
400
26
Who was the overall commander of UN troops in the Korean War?
General MacArthur
General Marshall
27
What was the outcome of the U2 crisis?
Khrushchev stormed out of the Paris Peace Summit, 1960
Khrushchev agreed a peace deal at the Paris Peace Summit, 1960
28
What was the Truman Doctrine?
A commitment from the USA to contain the spread of communism.
A commitment from the USA to accept the spread of communism.
29
What did the USSR launch in 1957?
Yuri Gagarin
Sputnik
Laika
30
Who became leader of the USSR in 1955?
Stalin
Lenin
Khrushchev
Brezhnev
31
How did Churchill describe the division of Europe between capitalist West and communist East?
The Iron Man
The Iron Blanket
The Iron Lady
The Iron Curtain
32
In what year was NATO formed?
1948
1950
1945
1949
33
Who was the ruler of Hungary before the uprising?
Matyas Rakosi
Imre Nagy
34
The use of the A-bomb made the rival superpowers less likely to go to war against each other. T/F?
False
True
35
When did the USSR test its first A-bomb?
1945
1955
1949
1950
36
Who ruled over Vietnam before WWII?
France
Britain
USSR
Japan
37
Which organisation was set up during the Blockade which aimed to counter the Soviet threat?
The League of Nations
The United Nations
The Warsaw Pact
NATO
38
In what year did Stalin start to blockade Berlin? He blocked supplies of food, fuel and medicine.
1945
1949
1947
1948
39
Who were the "Big Three" at Yalta?
Stalin, Attlee and Truman
Stalin, Churchill and Truman
Stalin, Churchill and Roosevelt
Stalin, Attlee and Roosevelt
40
When did China become Communist?
1950
1948
1945
1949
41
What did they disagree about at Potsdam?
Banning the Nazi Party
Soviet policy in Eastern Europe
Reparations payments
What to do with Germany
42
Stalin allowed eastern European countries to accept Marshall Aid. True or false?
True
False
43
What did the USSR set up in 1949 as an alternative to the Marshall Plan?
Cominform
Comecon
The Warsaw Pact
44
In February 1950 what treaty did China and USSR sign
The Communist Manifesto
The Warsaw Pact
The Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Friendship, Alliance and Mutual Assistance
45
What did Eisenhower say the U2 plane was?
A weather plane
A passenger plane
A spy plane
