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Cold War Flashpoints
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1
"There are different roads to communism" Is a quote by
Lenin
Stalin
Tito
Khrushchev
2
The USSR formed the Warsaw Pact in response to...
The fallout of the Korean War
The formation of NATO
The poor relationship the USSR had with Yugoslavia
The FRG joining NATO
3
What was the name of the first satellite that was launched into space by the Russians in 1957?
Stalin's Hammer
Apollo 11
Planky
Sputnik
4
How many Hungarians died during the Hungarian Uprising of 1956?
None of the above
3000-4000
1000-2000
2000-3000
5
How many people fled the east through the Berlin's open frontier in the first 6 months of 1961?
2000 a day
100 000
103 000
190 000
6
How many countries made up the Warsaw Pact?
6
8
7
9
7
The failed Bay of Pig's invasion in April 1961 had what negative impact on the USA
Kennedy looked weak and inexperienced
Solidified the leadership of Castro
All of the above
Castro requested aid from the USSR
8
Which prominent communist was executed in the period of destalinisation?
Malankov
Stalin
Beria
Bukahrin
9
The changes in ideology described as "socialism with a human face" happened in what country?
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
GDR
10
Which leader of Hungary tried to make wide sweeping changes that resulted in the 1956 uprising?
Nikita Khrushchev
Cardinal Mindszenty
Alexander Dubcek
Imre Nagy
11
In June 1956 there were riots in Poznan, Poland. How many people died?
12
56
3
100
12
When missile sites were discovered in Cuba, Kennedy's response was to.
Use the hotline to Moscow to implore Khrushchev to withdraw
Create a naval blockade of Cuba
Threaten with a nuclear response
Invade Cuba with conventional weapons
13
Who is this man?
Roosevelt
Eisenhower
Truman
Nixon
14
What excuse was given by the USSR when they entered Czechoslovakia in 1968?
It was a requirement of the Warsaw Pact
Got a letter from leading communists requesting aid
Didn't want them to join the USA
The Prague Spring was illegal
15
The Berlin Wall was erected in
1958
1960
1953
1961
16
The Russian came down so hard on the Hungarians due to
The UN stepping in
The tearing down of Stalin's statue
Hungary's wish to leave the Warsaw Pact
The assassination of Trotsky
17
In 1952 there were huge tensions in the GDR. This was due to?
All of the above
Increases in the cost of living
The government raising the 5 year plan targets
The threat of collectivisation
18
Khrushchev was removed from leadership in
1965
1967
1966
1964
19
The message of this cartoon is
Khrushchev was acting aggressively in the CMC
Tensions brought about by the CMC could lead to Nuclear war
Kennedy was responsible for the tensions of the CMC
None of the above
20
What was the name of the pilot of the U-2 shot down by the USSR in 1960
Gary Plowers
Gary Sobers
Gary Flowers
Gary Powers
