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The Cold War (Junior Cert Revision)
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Cold war revision quiz, junior cycle history, cold war, berlin blockade, cuban missile crisis
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1
What were the dates of the Berlin Blockade?
June 1948-September 1949
June 1948-May 1949
March 1947-December 1949
September 1948-October 1949
2
Which of these was not a result of the Cuban Missile Crisis?
the space race
Both sides removed missile bases
Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
A telephone hotline was set up between America and Moscow
3
Which of these countries ruled East Germany and East Berlin after World War 2?
America
Britain
France
Russia
4
America blockaded Cuba. Why?
to start a war
to harm Cuba's economy
to stop Soviet ships carrying missiles to the island
5
Nato was set up to protect against soviets. What does NATO stand for?
National arms treaty organisation
North America tanks office
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
6
In what year did the Cuban Missile Crisis happen?
1962
1970
1959
7
How did Marshall aid help Germany?
Introduced new currency - the Deutschmark
120,000 people lost their jobs
Rebuilt cities
8
Who was the leader of Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Che Guevara
General Bautista
Fidel Castro
9
The USA and the USSR were known as Superpowers
True
False
10
Why was it called the Cold War?
Because there wasn't much fighting
There was much fighting over oil
Because all the major conflicts happened during the winter
Because of the Space Race (space is cold)
11
Which of these was not a scheme to help European economies after WW2?
The Maginot Line
The Marshall Plan
The Truman Doctrine
12
Operation Vittles was Airlifting food into occupied Berlin
true
false
13
Operation Vittles dropped food, medicine, coal, petrol into Berlin. How many tons per day?
4,000
20
30,000
8,000
14
Gorbachev started a policy of openness and critical discussion in Russia. This was called...
Perestroika
Glasnost
Kristallnacht
15
Germany was divided until 1989
true
false
16
The Spy plane that say missile places being built in Cuba was a U-2 spy plane
true
false
17
America was angry that a communist country was so close. Name the bay they invaded in Cuba.
Bay of pigs
Bay of Dogs
Bay of horses
Bay of Goats
18
Who said there was an 'iron curtain' dividing Europe?
Churchill
Kruchev
Truman
