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Revision quiz for Unit 2, GCSE
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1
Which of these was NOT amongst Dubcek's Prague Spring reforms?
Relaxed censorship
Removal of the Secret Police
Market Socialism
Toleration of Political Opposition
2
When did Khrushchev declare all of Berlin to belong the the East?
November 1958
November 1959
November 1960
November 1957
3
Why did Khrushchev walk out of the Paris summit in May 1960?
He didn't have a good translator
Kennedy discovered he had put missiles in Cuba
The Soviets had shot down Gary Powers' U2 plane
He was ill
4
When was the Bay of Pigs invasion?
It never actually happened
April 1962
April 1961
April 1963
5
What was the committee set up by Kennedy to deal with the Cuban crisis called?
EXCOM
KHDA
CAPGEM
OFCOM
6
When was the Berlin Wall built?
13th August 1961
13th July 1962
13th July 1961
13th August 1962
7
Which of these was probably the most important reason for the Berlin Wall being built?
To provoke a hot war
To test Kennedy's strength as president
To stop people leaving the East
To help communism spread further
8
When did Brezhnev order a full scale invasion of Czechoslovakia?
July 1968
August 1968
September 1968
October 1968
9
What was the strategy decided upon by Kennedy?
Air-strikes on military bases
A naval blockade around Cuba
Nuclear attack on Moscow
Peace-talks
10
Which of these weapons was the most powerful bomb ever made?
Little Boy
Fat Man
Thin Man
Tsar Bomba
11
After 1968, which two countries allied themselves with communists in China, not the USSR?
Yugoslavia and Romania
Poland and Romania
Yugoslavia and Poland
Poland and Hungary
12
Which of these is NOT a consequence of the Cuban Missiles Crisis
A hotline between Moscow and Washington
The release of Gary Powers
Detente
The Limited Test Ban Treaty
13
Who became leader of the Communist Party in Czechoslovakia in January 1968?
Matyas Rakosi
Imre Nagy
Alexabder Dubcek
Leonid Brezhnev
14
The Brezhnev Doctrine said that the USSR could ...
Put missiles anywhere it wanted in the world
Invade any country in Eastern Europe threatening the USSR
Put whoever they wanted in charge of Czechoslovakia
Take over the rest of Berlin
15
Where could Nuclear weapons be tested according to the terms of the Limited Test Ban Treaty?
In Space
In Deserts
At Sea
Underground
16
They were seen in October '62, but when did Khrushchev probably decide to put missiles in Cuba?
August 1962
September 1962
August 1961
February 1962
17
Who led Cuba's successful revolution in 1959?
Juan Martin
Fidel Castro
Eva Peron
Nikita Khrushchev
18
Which city was the focus of Cold War tension in Europe by 1960?
Budapest
Prague
Berlin
Moscow
19
How was the crisis resolved in the end?
All of the above
Kennedy ignored Khrushchev's second letter
Deals to remove missiles from Turkey (kept secret)
Secret talks with spies
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How did the people of Czechoslovakia respond to the invasion?
Using home-made bombs on tanks
Peacefully protesting
Giving in easily
Storming the secret police building
