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