What does 'Giant Cats Pounce Viciously' help us remember?

Conferences over the problem of Berlin

What were the consequences of the Hungarian Uprising?

Nagy was executed, Soviets proved they would fight to maintain the Warsaw Pact, USA proved they would not fight for the Truman Doctrine

Why did the USA and the USSR want Detente by 1968?

They had spent all their money on conflicts elsewhere

What was the Brezhnev Doctrine

Warsaw countries must work together to prevent a country leaving

Which one was NOT a consequence of the Berlin Blockade in 1949?

Decrease tension - Truman and Stalin had talks

What was the Berlin Blockade?

An attempt to starve West Berlin, Stalin cut all ground transport links

What was the Truman Doctrine?

A promise to help people fighting for democracy

What was the Marshall Plan?

An amount of money to go to Western Europe

The Allies broke the Berlin Blockade by

Airlifting supplies into West Berlin.

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1
Who took over Cuba in 1959?
Batista
Khrushchev
Castro
JFK
2
In what year was the Berlin Wall built?
1958
1962
1961
1956
3
Who became the leader of the USSR in 1956?
Nikita Khruschchev
Stalin
Lenin
Dwight D Eisenhower
4
Which Cold War leader died in 1953?
Truman
Khrushchev
Stalin
JFK
5
Which country staged an Uprising in 1956?
USSR
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
East Germany
6
What does 'Giant Cats Pounce Viciously' help us remember?
Conferences over the problem of Hungary
Conferences over the problem of Berlin
Wartime conferences
To be careful at the zoo
7
What were the consequences of the Hungarian Uprising?
Nagy was executed
Soviets proved they would fight to maintain the Warsaw Pact
USA would fight to uphold Truman Doctrine
USA proved they would not fight for the Truman Doctrine
8
Which of these was NOT a consequence of the Cuban Missile crisis?
The USA removed their missiles from Turkey
The Hot Line Treaty set up a line of communication between the USA and USSR
Nuclear war
The USSR removed their missiles from Cuba
9
Why did the USA and the USSR want Detente by 1968?
They had spent all their money on conflicts elsewhere
Both were concerned over the Vietnam War
They wanted to be more aggressive in the Cold War
People at home were complaining that they were losing the Cold War
10
What was the Brezhnev Doctrine
the modernisation of USSR
Warsaw countries must work together to prevent a country leaving
Military alliance for communist countries
Commitment to helping communist countries financially
11
The MOST IMPORTANT reason behind USSR and USA disagreements was......
Pyschology
Sociology
Ideology
Biology
12
Which one was NOT a consequence of the Berlin Blockade in 1949?
Decrease tension - Truman and Stalin had talks
The USA proved it would not give up Berlin and looked like heroes
NATO was set up
Germany was divided into two countries - GDR and FRG
13
What was the Berlin Blockade?
An attempt to starve West Berlin
Allies airlift supplies into Hungary
Stalin cut all ground transport links
All of the above
14
Which of these is NOT a Detente agreement?
SALT I
Warsaw Pact
Helsinki Accords
SALT II
15
What was the Truman Doctrine?
A War
A wartime conference
A promise to help people fighting for democracy
A breakfast cereal
16
How long did the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962 last?
13 days
10 weeks
10 days
13 weeks
17
The three wartime conferences were....
Tehran, Yalta and Hungary
Tehran, Yalta and Berlin
Tehran, Potsdam and Berlin
Tehran, Yalta and Potsdam
18
What was the Marshall Plan?
An attack in WWII
A commitment to help communists worldwide
An amount of money to go to Western Europe
A wartime conference
19
The Allies broke the Berlin Blockade by
Attacking East Germany.
Refusing to sell any goods to the Soviets.
Using the United Nations to intervene.
Airlifting supplies into West Berlin.
20
Which country wanted 'Socialism with a human face' in 1968?
Czechoslovakia
East Germany
Hungary
Poland

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