GCSE History Cold War Key Topic 3

Question 1

When did the Soviet Union invade Afghanistan?

Accepted Answer

1979

Question 2

What was the nickname given to Reagan's SDI plan?

Accepted Answer

Star Wars

Question 3

Which US president called the Soviet Union the Evil Empire?

Accepted Answer

Ronald Reagan

Question 4

In which year did Mikhail Gorbachev become leader of the USSR?

Accepted Answer

1985

Question 5

In what city did Reagan and Gorbachev meet at their first summit meeting?

Accepted Answer

Geneva

Question 6

In what year did the US carry out a boycott of the Moscow Olympics?

Accepted Answer

1980

Question 7

Who was president of the USA when the Helsinki Agreements were signed?

Accepted Answer

Gerald Ford

Question 8

What does SALT stand for?

Accepted Answer

Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty

Question 9

Who was leader of the USSR when it invaded Afghanistan?

Accepted Answer

Brezhnev

Question 10

What does Glasnost mean?

Accepted Answer

Openness

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