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KT3 Cold War GCSE
KT3 Cold War GCSE
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Who became leader of the USSR in 1985?
Gorbachev
Chernenko
Brezhnev
Khrushchev
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Which Soviet town suffered a nuclear disaster in 1986?
Chernobyl
Hiroshima
Rostov
Leningrad
3
What was the nickname given to Reagan's SDI programme?
Star Trek
Star Wars
Laserquest
Deep Space Nine
4
What was the name of the joint US-Soviet Space Mission in 1975?
Apollo-Soyuz
Brezhnev-Nixon
Apollo-Soya
Apollo-Creed
5
What does detente mean in English?
Arms Race
Easing of tension
Tension
Crisis
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Which US President signed the Helsinki Agreements in 1975?
Carter
Ford
Nixon
Johnson
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When did the Berlin Wall fall?
Dec 1988
March 1990
Jan 1989
Nov 1989
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Which city hosted the first summit meeting between Gorbachev and Reagan in 1985?
Geneva
Vienna
Basel
Reykjavik
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Which Russian politician played an important role in the downfall of the USSR?
Boris Yeltsin
Vladimir Putin
Boris Pasternak
Garry Kasparov
10
How did Ronald Reagan initially describe the USSR?
Satan's place on Earth
Evil Empire
Wicked Regime
Mentally retraded
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In which year did the USSR invade Afghanistan?
1979
1975
1977
1968
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Which event significantly weakened Gorbachev's position in the USSR
He embraced multi-party elections
He was held hostage in a coup
He banned the sale of vodka
He said Stalin was a loser
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What does SALT stand for?
Submarine Arms Limit Treaty
Soviet American Liaison Talks
Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
Super Armed Life Treaty
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Which treaty meant that no nuclear weapons could be tested in space?
Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty
Outer Space Treaty
Helsinki Agreements
SALT 1
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Who were the Islamic resistance fighters against the USSR in Afghanistan?
Northern Alliance
Taliban
Mujahideen
Al Quaeda
