Cold War 1945 - 1975

Question 1

From where did Churchill make his 'Iron Curtain' speech in 1946?

Accepted Answer

Fulton, Missouri

Question 2

Which Soviet organisation was set up to rival NATO?

Accepted Answer

Warsaw Pact

Question 3

What year did Truman outline his doctrine?

Accepted Answer

1947

Question 4

When did Castro take power in Cuba?

Accepted Answer

1959

Question 5

Which of these did Castro NOT do after he took power?

Accepted Answer

Expelled Americans from Cuba

Question 6

Which war began in 1950?

Accepted Answer

Korean War

Question 7

Which country was divided along the 38th parallel?

Accepted Answer

Korea

Question 8

Which of these is NOT a reason for US failure in Vietnam?

Accepted Answer

Superior technology of Viet Cong

Question 9

Which 1945 post-war conference came first?

Accepted Answer

Yalta

Question 10

Which of these does NOT describe American tactics in Vietnam?

Accepted Answer

Guerrilla tactics

Question 11

Which of these was NOT a consequence of the Cuban Missile Crisis?

Accepted Answer

Khrushchev was more powerful

Question 12

Which product was important to Cuba's economy so the US stopped importing it?

Accepted Answer

Sugar

Question 13

Who was the Communist leader of North Vietnam?

Accepted Answer

Ho Chi Minh

Question 14

When was the Berlin blockade?

Accepted Answer

1948-49

Question 15

The Marshall Plan involved giving how much money to Western Europe?

Accepted Answer

$17 billion

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