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What was Sputnik?
At which summit do some people think the Cold War ended?
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At which summit do some people think the Cold War ended?
Malta
Geneva
Moscow
Washington
2
What was Sputnik?
USSR satellite
USA space craft
USSR space craft
USA satellite
3
Who came up with the phrase Iron Curtain?
Attlee
Truman
Roosevelt
Churchill
4
When were the atomic bombs dropped on Japan?
August 1945
July 1946
August 1944
July 1945
5
Which of these is not an accurate reason why the USA wanted detente
To pressure the USSR by being friends with China
To reduce the cost of the nuclear arms race
To force the USSR to end the war in Afghanistan
To help end the Vietnam War
6
Where was the 1975 agreement signed between the USA, USSR and 33 other countries
Malta
Washington
Helsinki
Geneva
7
Which country opened their borders to the West in September 1989?
Poland
Austria
East Germany
Hungary
8
When did the Berlin Wall fall?
Nov 1990
Nov 1989
September 1990
October 1989
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Name the 3 leaders at Yalta
Churchill, Truman, Stalin
Attlee, Stalin, Roosevelt
Churchill, Stalin, Roosevelt
Attlee, Truman, Stalin
10
What percentage of Kosovans were ethnically Albanian?
50%
90%
80%
9%
11
What was the significance of the INF treaty of 1987?
INF treaty led to a reduction in nuclear weapons
First time USSR and USA agreed about nuclear weapons
First treaty about nuclear weapons
End of Cold War
12
What year did the Berlin Blockade end?
1949
1948
1961
1947
13
Who was the leader of Czechoslovakia during the Prague Spring?
Rakosi
Nagy
Dubeck
Kadar
14
Which of these was not the reason Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait?
USA approved of the invasion
Iraq was bankrupted following the Iran-Iraq war
Iraq wanted Kuwait's oil
Iraq wanted to be a more powerful country in the Middle East
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What was the name of the organisation that fought for Kosovo in the 1990s?
Liberate Kosovo Army
Free Kosovo Army
Kosovo Fighters
Kosovo Liberation Army
16
Who was the leader of the USSR during the U2 crisis?
Andropov
Khrushchev
Stalin
Gorbachev
17
Which of these is not a leader of the USSR?
Andropov
Yeltsin
Stalin
Gorbachev
18
What was the trigger for the formation of the Warsaw Pact?
West Germany joining NATO
Formation of NATO
Truman Doctrine
Formation of West Germany
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What was Star Wars in relation to the Cold War?
Film by George Lucas
MAS
Strategic Defence Initiative
MAD
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Which of these was not part of the Warsaw Pact?
Yugoslavia
Romania
Poland
Albania
