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NLS History Superpower Relations The Cold War intensifies, 1950-58
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1
In which year did Khrushchev criticize Stalin and call for peaceful co-existence with the West?
1956
1955
1954
2
What was the first sign that a revolution was starting?
Rakosi asked for 400 people to be arrested
Students toppled a statue of Stalin
Eisenhower promised to help the Hungarians
3
Which is
not
a reform introduced by Imre Nagy?
Hungary joined NATO
Non-communist parties appointed to government
The immediate release of political prisoners
He persuaded Khrushchev to withdraw Warsaw Pact troops
4
What year did the Soviets develop and atomic bomb?
1955
1949
1950
5
Who did Khrushchev choose to replace Rakosi on 24 October 1956?
Imre Nodge
Imre Nagy
Imre Nidge
6
Which is not a reason the USA and USSR wanted to reduce tension?
The cost and end of the Korean War in 1953
The assassination of JFK
The huge cost of fighting an arms race
7
Which year did the Soviets develop a hydrogen bomb?
1954
1953
1957
8
Which of the following was
not
a result of the Hungarian revolution?
Western powers were less determined to containcommunism
Russia stayed in control behind the Iron Curtain
Communists in the west resigned from the CommunistParty
9
In which year did West Germany join NATO, increasing tension between the USA and USSR?
1958
1955
1950
10
Who emerged as Soviet leader following the death of Stalin in 1953?
Gorbachev
Brezhnev
Khrushchev
11
Which of the following was
not
a cause of the Hungarian revolution of 1956?
Hungarian Radio
The communist repression of the Catholic Church
Khrushchev's policy of "destalinisation"
12
What is the term that describes developing nuclear weapons to prevent war?
Nuclear mind-games
Nuclear strategy
Nuclear deterrence
13
Which year did the USA develop a hydrogen bomb, 1000 times more powerful than an atomic bomb?
1957
1955
1952
14
In which year was it agreed the West would govern Austria?
1949
1956
1955
15
How long did freedom last in Hungary?
Five weeks
Five months
Five days
16
How many is it believed were killed in the Hungarian Uprising?
30,000
10,000
20,000
17
How many Warsaw Pact tanks rolled into Budapest on 4th November 1956?
2000
3000
1000
18
What did Imre Nagy announce on 1st November 1956?
Hungary was to join NATO
Hungary would leave the Warsaw Pact
The re-creation of the Austro-Hungarian Empire
19
About to travel 4500 km, which year did the USA and USSR develop ICBMs?
1957
1958
1960
