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Edexel History- The Cold War
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2 consequences of the Berlin crisis
The Warsaw Pact created between Eastern European countries
NATO was formed as a military alliance
MATEO was formed as a military alliance
The Warsaw Pact created between Western European countries
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Consequences of the Hungarian uprising
the people of Hungary revolted against Nagy
Soviet tanks invaded Hungary and thousands were killed
Nagy was replaced with a more compliant soviet leader
kruschev let nagy leave communism
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What happened at the 1959 summit between Eisenhower and Kruschev?
they agreed to meet at Paris a year later
they argued after they both drank too much
the agreed to go into more depth about begin at a later date
they came to an agreement about Berlin
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What event caused NATO to be formed?
the Cuban revolution
The Berlin blockade
the Prague spring
the Hungarian uprising
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What was the Helsinki agreement ?
it created a workers union
it upheld human rights
It recognised European boarders
it limited the soviet sphere of influence
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What did Glasnost do?
The first election was for parliament was held in 1989
It defrosted bears from the ice age
allowed freedom of speech
released political prisoners
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WHY did relations decline after the period of detente ?
Stalin stole all of Carters pens at the last conference
US president Jimmy Carter stopped speaking in public which annoyed Stalin
US president Jimmy Carter stopped SALT 2 which annoyed Stalin
The USSR was trying to gain entrance into the Persian (US LAND)
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Why was the Berlin Wall erected?
kruschev put the wall up to stop people leaving eastern Berlin
kruschev put the wall up to stop people entering eastern Berlin
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What happened when the USSR invaded Czechoslovakia ?
the people of Czechoslovakia were very violent in response
the people of Czechoslovakia were non-violent in response
500,000 soviet troops invaded Czechoslovakia?
Dubcek was executed by the USSR
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What was the Truman Doctrine?
money to support any country
money to support any country at risk of communist take over
money to support any country at risk of capitalist take over
militia to support any country at risk of communist take over
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What was the Brezhnev Doctrine ?
it strengthened the USSRs control over the satellite states
it strengthened the USSRs control over Russia
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What were Gorbachev's reforms ?
Perestoikia meaning "restructuring"
Glasnost meaning "openess"
koiknc meaning "security"
jobikojv meaning "Safety"
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What did Perestoikia do ?
moved away from the centralisation of industry
soviets businesses can trade with western powers
gave people more rights
businesses could be privately owned
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What did Churchill mean by "An Iron curtain" ?
A metaphorical curtain separating east and west America
A metaphorical curtain separating east and west Europe
A physical curtain separating east and west Asia
A physical curtain separating east and west Europe
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How did the USSR interfere with the war in Afghanistan ?
The Afghan communist government requested help from the soviets
The USSR soldiers killed 1 million innocent Afghan refugees
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What was SALT ( The First Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty) ?
it limited the number of balistic missiles each country could own
It listed that type of weapons each country could own
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How did Kennedy try to prevent the building of missile sights in Cuba ?
Making a naval blockade around Cuba
Went and dismantled the sites in the night
Phoned Castro and asked him to stop
by blocking of road and canal routes to Cuba
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Why were the Long and Nokikov telegrams important ?
it let both sides know not to trust each other
it let both sides know relations were improving
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why did relations decline at the Paris summit?
A us spy plane had been shot down over soviet territory
Kruschev walked out after Eisenhower refused to appologise
Kruschev walked out after J.F.Kennedy refused to apologise
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Why did the Bay of Pigs invasion fail?
The invaders were vastly outnumbered by Cuban soldiers
Cuba heard about the invasion plan and was prepared for their arrival
They had to share weapons due to funding cuts
The pigs were all cooked and they had bacon sandwhiches
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What are the causes of the Hungarian uprising?
Stalin didn't like hungary
Nagy (the new leader) wanted Hungary to leave communism
The people of Budapest hated their leader (Rakosi) and revolted
the people of Hungary didn't like Nagy
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What did cominform do ?
it placed all European communist countries under the controlof the USSR
Provided money to help out poorer countries
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What happened during the Berlin airlift?
Stalin shot down supply planes
over 8000 tonnes of supplies were flown into begin very day
tegal airport was built to acommodate the planes
people starved to death
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What did the cuban revolution anger the USA?
Cuba was independent which threatened America
Castro nationalised US companies in Cuba
Castro increased imports to the USA
Fidel Castro over through the cuban government which worried the USA
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Ronald Reagan's increase in arms production facts
the use began to develop the neutron bomb that would maximise destruction
the use began to develop the electron bomb that would maximise destruction
in the 1980s the use sent 5 billion on on nuclear weapons a year
in the 1980s the use sent 550 billion on on nuclear weapons a year
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What was disagreed at the Potsdam conference?
Stalin installing a government of only pro communist members in Poland
Nazi leaders being punished for war crimes
what would eventually happen to the 4 zones
boundaries of Poland
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what was the ideology of the USA ?
Equality over freedom
freedom over equality
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What was the ideology of the USSR?
freedom over equality
equality over freedom
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What was the arms race?
The stand off between the USA and the USSR about nuclear missiles
The stand off between the USA and the USSR about invading Germany
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Why did Berlin remain a source of tension ?
this lead to the refugee crisis
kruschev was jealous of everyone leaving west Berlin to go to east Berlin
it was in the middle of west berlin
Many people left east Berlin to go to prosperous West Berlin
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The Prague Spring- What reforms did Dubcek make ?
freedom of speech and opposing parties were allowed
trade unions and workers were given more power
All industries were kept trading within the eastern bloc
travel was permitted to the west
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What was the cominform ?
the communist response to the Truman doctrine
the communist response to Comecon
the capitalist response to the Truman doctrine
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How did the Cuban missile crisis improve relations in the Cold War ?
a telephone hotline was set up between Moscow and Washington
The Limited Test Ban Treaty
The outer Space Treaty
a telephone hotline was set up between Moscow and London
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What policies made up Detente ?
SALT 1
The Helsinki agreement
SALT 2
SALT 3
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How did the Cuban missile crisis end?
Khrushchev didn't make a deal with Kennedy
Khrushchev made a deal with Kennedy
Khrushchev blew up America
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What happened to cause the Berlin airlift?
the Berlin blockade of traintracks, roads and canals
The Berlin Wall
the western zones economy was better than the easts making Stalin jealous
Stalin launched a missile at the USA
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what was the grand alliance?
A military alliance of the USSR, USA and UK to defeat Russia
A military alliance of the France, USA and UK to defeat nazi Germany
A military alliance of the USSR, USA and UK to defeat nazi Germany
where world leaders met up to discuss world issues and have brunch
