What did Brezhnev do?

Sent 500,000 Warsaw Pact troops to invade

Why did the USA secretly support an invasion of Cuba by Cuban exiles at The Bay of Pigs?

Castro agreed to sell sugar to USSR and improved relations

What did the new government of Cuba do that upset President Eisenhower in 1959?

They took over all foreign owned businesses

Peter Fechter, first victim of the Berlin Wall.

Which one of these options did Kennedy use to stop the missiles arriving in Cuba?

He organised a blockade of ships going to Cuba

Which one of these was NOT a consequence of the crisis?

President Castro of Cuba was removed from power

Khrushchev told the West (Nov 1958) to comply with his Berlin Ultimatum. What did it NOT ask?

For all East German engineers and doctors to be sent back

There were many causes of the Berlin Crisis of 1958-61. Which one of these was NOT a cause?

The Berlin Wall was resented by many

Who said..."There are those who say that Communism is the future. Let them come to Berlin."

Pres. Kennedy as part of his 'Ich Bin Ein Berliner speech

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1
What did the Czechoslovakians call their reforming type of communism in 1968?
Stalinism
Capitalism with a socialist feel
Communism with a human face
Socialism with a human face
2
How did the Americans work out that missile bases were being build by the Soviets in Cuba?
A Times reporter
Satellites
They intercepted a Soviet telegram to Cuba
A U2 spy plane
3
What did Brezhnev do?
Sent 500,000 Warsaw Pact troops to invade
Used a cyber attack to bring down Czech government systems
Sent warships to invade
He sent the Romanian army to invade
4
Why did the USA secretly support an invasion of Cuba by Cuban exiles at The Bay of Pigs?
Castro agreed to sell sugar to USSR and improved relations
Pres.Castro of Cuba called Pres.Kennedy 'little rocket man.'
Khrushchev blatantly sent nuclear missiles to Cuba
The Cubans attacked an American ship off the coast of Havana
5
The Berlin Wall was put up overnight by the East German leader 12th Aug 1961.What was his name?
Walter Ulbricht
Willy Brandt
Werner Krantz
Peter Fechter
6
What did the new government of Cuba do that upset President Eisenhower in 1959?
They attacked a US warship off the coast of Havana
They declared war on the USA
They took over all foreign owned businesses
They refused to export sugar to the USA
7
The Vienna talks of June 1961 was attended by...?
Kennedy and Stalin
Kennedy and Khrushchev
Eisenhower and Khrushchev
Eisenhower and Stalin
8
Who is this?
Lead singer of The Beatles
Peter Fechter, first victim of the Berlin Wall.
Lead singer of The Rolling Stones
President Kennedy
9
Which one of these options did Kennedy use to stop the missiles arriving in Cuba?
He had a meeting with the President of Cuba and solved it
He planned an invasion of Cuba
He sunk Soviet ships before they delivered the missiles
He organised a blockade of ships going to Cuba
10
Which one of these was NOT a consequence of the crisis?
A hotline was set up between Moscow and Washington
The USSR agreed not to place nuclear missiles in Cuba
The Americans removed their missiles from Turkey and Italy
President Castro of Cuba was removed from power
11
Khrushchev told the West (Nov 1958) to comply with his Berlin Ultimatum. What did it NOT ask?
For East Germany to be recognised a country in its own right
For Berlin to be a Free City with its own government
For all East German engineers and doctors to be sent back
For demilitarisation of Berlin
12
The Soviet leader who had to deal with it was...?
Khrushchev
Stalin
Gorbachev
Brezhnev
13
Who is this?
Fidel Castro
Che Guevara
President Batista
Raul Castro
14
The wall eventually stretched to surround West Berlin. For how many kilometres?
165
112
Just under 100
312
15
There were many causes of the Berlin Crisis of 1958-61. Which one of these was NOT a cause?
East Germany was having a 'brain drain' of important workers
Khrushchev said the West undermined his control in the East
He believed there should be no military forces in Berlin
The Berlin Wall was resented by many
16
Which of these reforms did NOT take place during The Prague Spring of 1968?
Czech people were given greater freedom to travel abroad
Trade with the West increased
Multi Party elections
Criticism of the government was tolerated
17
A series of talks were were set up to solve the problem. Which one did not occur?
Geneva talks
Camp David talks
Paris talks
Amsterdam talks
18
Who said..."There are those who say that Communism is the future. Let them come to Berlin."
Pres. Kennedy as part of his 'Ich Bin Ein Berliner speech
Prime Minister Macmillan of Great Britain
Khrushchev as part of his 'Ich Bin Ein Berliner speech
President De Gaulle of France

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