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Cold War (1945 - 1962)
Cold War (1945 - 1962)
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A short knowledge quiz on the Cold War from the end of WWII to the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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1
Stalin died before the Potsdam Conference. True or False?
True
False
2
How far away is Cuba from the coast of Florida?
900 miles
90 miles
10 miles
14,484,096 cm
3
What happened in Cuba in 1959?
A group of hostile Cuban exiles landed at the Bay of Pigs.
The U.S.S.R placed missiles there.
Japan launched a surprise military strike.
Fidel Castro overthrew Fulgencio Batista, a repressive dictator.
4
What does NATO stand for?
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
North American Trade Offer
Nagy's Anti-Truman Offensive
National Artillery Training Operation
5
How did the USSR describe the Marshall Plan?
"a dirty trick"
"economic manipulation"
"dollar imperialism"
"a cunning plan"
6
What was the name of the currency introduced in western Germany in 1948?
Falsche Antwort
Allied Exchange Credits
Euro
Deutschmark
7
Which U.S president introduced the policy of containment?
Roosevelt
Truman
Winters
Eisenhower
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When was the Tehran Conference held?
February 1945
July 1945
September 1942
November 1943
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What does ICBM stand for?
Imperial Colonies of the British Monarchy
Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile
Independent Council of Berlin Management
International Communist Bureau of Moscow
10
Who invaded Hungary in 1944?
Austria-Hungary
Britain
Soviet Union
Nazi Germany
11
How did Khrushchev respond to Nagy's reforms in Hungary?
He fully supported the changes in Hungary.
He complained to the United Nations.
He launched a major leaflet campaign.
He ordered an invasion of Hungary.
12
What did the U.S do when Soviet Union blockaded their route to Berlin in 1948?
They flew in supplies from bases in West Germany.
They sent tanks to Checkpoint Charlie.
They sent a group of Cuban exiles to invade Berlin.
They agreed to leave Berlin.
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What was Cuba's biggest export?
Salt
Sugar
Tobacco
Cotton
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What was the Marshall Plan?
A Soviet plan to assassinate George Marshall, the U.S. Secretary of State.
A U.S plan to send economic aid to Europe.
A British plan to arrest Liselotte Marshall, a prominent German writer.
A Japanese plan to bomb the city of Marshall, Texas.
15
Why was the Paris Summit cancelled?
Eisenhower was ill.
A U.S spy plane was shot down over the Soviet Union.
The two leaders argued about the location.
Khrushchev was too busy dealing with Hungary.
16
What was the Berlin Ultimatum?
Eisenhower's demand that the Soviet Union leaves Berlin.
Khrushchev's demand that the western Allies leave Berlin.
17
Who first used the term 'Iron Curtain' in 1946?
Churchill
Truman
Nagy
Stalin
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How did the Cuban Missile Crisis end?
The U.S declared war on Cuba.
Fidel Castro was overthrown and Cuba made a new alliance with the U.S.
Kennedy and Khrushchev agreed to remove missiles from Cuba and Turkey.
The U.S allowed missiles to be placed in Cuba.
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What year was the Berlin Wall built?
1963
1961
1964
1962
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What was Checkpoint Charlie?
An agreement that allowed free movement in Berlin.
A school that was knocked down in order to build the Berlin Wall.
A U.S diplomat who was shot trying to climb the Berlin Wall.
A border crossing in the Berlin Wall.
