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GCSE History Cold war quiz
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1
Which American company suffered as a result of the Soviet boycott of the 1984 LA Olympics.
KFC
Starbucks
Microsoft
McDonalds
2
How many Russian soldiers died in the Afghan war ?
150,000
1500
150
15,000
3
Name the revolution that started the crisis in Afghanistan in the late 1970s.
Teheran Revolution
Baghdad Revolution
Prague Revolution
Kabul Revolution
4
How did the USA also show their opposition to the Soviet invasion ?
They pulled their athletes out of the Commonwealth games
They pulled their athletes out of the 1984 LA Olympic games
They pulled their athletes out of the 1980 Moscow Olympics
They invaded East Germany
5
What name was given to the US president's reaction to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan ?
Truman Doctrine
Brezhnev Doctrine
Reagan Doctrine
Carter Doctrine
6
Who was the Soviet leader who took the decision to attack Afghanistan ?
Brezhnev
Stalin
Gorbachev
Khrushchev
7
Name the Afghan guerrilla fighters who were funded and armed by the CIA.
Friends of Afghanistan
Mujahideen
ISIS
Al Qaeda
8
Name the treaty that the USA pulled out of following the Afghan invasion.
VINEGAR 2
KETCHUP 2
PEPPER 2
SALT 2
9
Who became leader of Afghanistan in April 1978 and was an ally of the USSR ?
Mohammed Ali
Hafizullah Amin
Babrak Karmal
Mohammed Taraki
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Why did the Soviet Union decide to invade Afghanistan in December 1979 ?
USSR was worried that Afghanistan might attack them
USSR was concerned that Afghanistan become an Islamic state
They wanted to test their new weapons
The USSR wanted to start a war with America
