Cold War Year 11 Quiz origins and some of the crisis

Question 1

In the Civil War in Greece i 1946, which 2 groups were fighting?

Accepted Answer

Royalists vs Communists

Question 2

Which Czech leader proposed a "socialism with a human face"?

Accepted Answer

Alexander Dubček

Question 3

There were 3 main conferences between the big 3 at the end of the Second World War. Which ones?

Accepted Answer

Conferences at Tehran, Yalta and Potsdam.

Question 4

In Yalta, there was a thing the big 3 could not agree upon. Wat was it?

Accepted Answer

They could not agree about the Polish borders.

Question 5

Imre Nagy became prime minister of Hungary and he wanted to make reforms such as (2 options)

Accepted Answer

Allow free elections., Leave the Warsaw Pact.

Question 6

Where did the allies test the Atomic Bomb before using it in Japan?

Accepted Answer

New Mexico

Question 7

In 1953 there were strikes and protests in Berlin and East Germany. Why?

Accepted Answer

Because the work quotas were too high

Question 8

Which USA president stepped in when President Roosevelt dies?

Accepted Answer

Truman

Question 9

When did the Prague Spring take place?

Accepted Answer

1968

Question 10

During the Korean War, USA supported the South Korean Leader....

Accepted Answer

Syngnam Rhee

Question 11

Who said "it is not a very nice solution, but a wall is a hell of a lot better than a war"?

Accepted Answer

JF Kennedy USA president

Question 12

Hungary was ruled by a hard-line communist called....

Accepted Answer

Mátyás Rákozi.

Question 13

Stalin created this organization to coordinate the communist governments in Eastern Europe.

Accepted Answer

Cominform.

Question 14

When did East Germany (with the support of the Soviet Union) start to build up the Berlin Wall?

Accepted Answer

2 o'clock in the morning 13th August 1961

Question 15

After the Second World War, Korea was split into 2 following parallel....

Accepted Answer

38

Question 16

Which American General led the NATO campaign in the Korean War?

Accepted Answer

General Mac Arthur

Question 17

After the Korean War and the death of Stalin, the Cold War entered a new phase with

Accepted Answer

Peaceful Coexistence

Question 18

What were the 'tasty' techniques used by Stalin to control Eastern Europe?

Accepted Answer

Salami tactics.

Question 19

Who used the term 'Iron Curtain' for the first time and where?

Accepted Answer

Churchill in the USA.

Questions 19