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1
The Cuban missile crisis occurred in
October 1960
October 1962
July 1959
April 1961
2
In August 1945 what happened that gave the USA a dominant position in the world?
An atomic bomb was exploded
Japan was defeated
Britain surrendered
Hitler was killed
3
Julius & Ethel Rosenberg were sentenced to death for:
attacking Korea
giving atomic secrets to the Soviets
giving atomic secrets to NATO
opposing Communism
4
What was the name of committee which investigated Americans about their communist background?
Anti-Communist Senate Committee
Anti-American Activities Committee
House Un-American Activities Committee
Senate Un-American Communists Committee
5
The Berlin Blockade occurred when:
The Jews were trapped in Berlin in World War Two
USSR bombed Berlin
The USSR cut off transport and railroad to West Berlin
there was a crash on the autobahn
6
Identify the event that occurred last
Berlin Wall is built
Cuban Missile Crisis
Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
Beginning of the Korean War
7
Russian leader at the time of the Cuban Missile Crisis
Georgy Malenkov
Joseph Stalin
Nikita Khrushchev
Leonid Brezhnev
8
Which of the following was
NOT
an outcome of the Yalta Conference
The United Nations organization was proposed.
An agreement to assist the post war countries of Europe
The Big Three Countries proposed to divided Germany
The division of the world into two blocs
9
British Prime Minister during World War II
Margaret Thatcher
Winston Churchill
Will Churchton
Neville Chamberlain
10
In 1953 which country was divided along the 38th parallel?
Germany
Vietnam
Cuba
Korea
11
The leader of Cuba in 1960 was
John F Kenndey
Tito Kruschev
Fidel Carster
Fidel Castro
12
In what year did Australia attempt to ban communism?
1961
1951
1917
1945
13
The American President during the Cuban Missile Crisis was:
Franklin D Roosevelt
John F Kennedy
Ronald Reagan
Harry S Truman
14
The US policy that was aimed at restricting communism and to prevent it from spreading:
Truman Doctrine
Brezhnev Doctrine
Warsaw Pact
Marshall Plan
15
Which of the following countries did
NOT
become communist prior to 1950?
Poland
China
Germany
Yugoslavia
16
The agreement that was signed in 1955 by the nations of Eastern Europe under Soviet influence.
HUAC
WARSAW Pact
Yalta Pact
NATO
17
Who fought for 'truth, justice and the American way'?
Black Widow
Aquaman
Green Hornet
Super Man
18
Which is the correct order of US Presidents?
Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson
Lincoln, Anderson, Walker, Wacker
Roosevelt, Truman, Eisenhower, Johnson
Truman, Kennedy, Eisenhower, Roosevelt
19
Who made the "I have a dream ..." speech?
Martin Luther King Jnr
John F Kennedy
Luther
Malcolm X
20
Noam Chomsky was the
Hungarian President during the cold war
General Secretary of the USSR in 1963
an American philosopher and historian
a Russian spy
21
Who said 'ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country'?
Franklin D Roosevelt
John F Kennedy
Martin Luther King Jnr
Teddy Kennedy
22
What was the name for the mutual defense organisation established to contain Communism?
Warsaw Pact
NATO
Anti-Communist Pact
HUAC
23
What was the name of the US plan that provided financial aid to Europe to resist communism?
Roosevelt plan
Truman plan
Marshall plan
Kennedy Plan
24
The first Indo-China war was between
USA, Australia & Vietnam
Vietnam & France
Vietnamese (civil war)
China, Japan & Vietnam
25
Détente was the period during the Cold War characterised by:
Deterioration in relations between the superpowers in 1980’s
Extensive scientific research & development of nuclear arms
Intense suspicion which occurred during the 1960’s
Thawing in relations between the superpowers during 1970’s.
26
China became communist in which year?
1947
1950
1948
1949
27
In what year was the Berlin Wall built?
1954
1962
1948
1961
28
The fall of Saigon marked the end of the
1960s music
Vietnam War
China becoming Communist
Korean War
29
Russian leader who effectively ended the Cold War
Nikita Khrushchev
Yuri Andropov
Mikhail Gorbachev
Leonid Brezhnev
30
Which of the following was NOT an outcome of the Cuban Missile crisis?
Missiles removed from Cuba
Independence for Cuba
Missiles removed from Turkey
A 'hotline' established between Washington & Moscow
31
Dean Rusk was the
US Secretary of Defence during the Korean War
Vice President to John F Kennedy
US Secretary of State from 1961 to 1969
pilot in the U2 spy plane
32
In 1946 who said 'an iron curtain has descended across the [European] continent?
Neville Chamberlain
Franklin Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Harry S Truman
33
Leader of USSR during World War II
Vladimir Lenin
Nikita Khrushchev
Leonid Brezhnev
Joseph Stalin
34
Identify the event which occurred
most recently
Korean War
Building the Berlin Wall
Cuban Missile Crisis
Berlin Airlift
35
The 'Gulf of Tonkin' incident was used to justify US involvement in
the blockade of Cuba
the Vietnam War
the Korean War
the Second World War
36
The first human into space was from
North Korea
US
USSR
China
37
Identify the definition that
best
describes Communism
No profits go to the state.
There is a choice of political parties at elections.
There is Freedom of Speech.
All profits go to the state so that everyone benefits
38
At the end of World War II which city did the Allies agree to divide between them?
Munich
Berlin
Warsaw
Tokyo
39
Who was General Secretary of the USSR from 1924 to 1953?
Nikita Kruschev
Vladimir Lenin
Leon Trotsky
Josef Stalin
40
Which US President developed a doctrine to contain the expansion of the Communism?
Kennedy
Roosevelt
Eisenhower
Truman
41
The Bay of Pigs invasion was a US attack on
Korea
Vietnam
Meat lovers
Cuba
42
SALT stands for
Stealth Armanent Limitation Talks
Small Arms Lethal Targeting
NCAL
Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty
43
Hungary’s leader, Imre Nagy, angered the USSR leadership when he:
Encouraged the national water polo team to defect
Announced Hungary’s withdrawal from the Warsaw Pact
Became friends with Turkey
Joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation.
44
In what year was the Berlin wall pulled down?
1975
1998
1989
1971
45
Woodstock was the name for a
Rock festival in New York
terrorist event
Place where Kennedy was shot
Code word for the invasion of Cuba