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A break down of the origins of the Cold War and Cuban Crisis
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How confident do you feel about the events of the Cuban Crisis 1959-1962?
Not at all!!
Very. And I have an opinion on 'Who caused it' and 'Who won'
I can explain what happened
A bit - I can describe the events
2
What is the cartoonists message?
Mocking Marshall Aid
Critical of Marshall Aid
Supportive of Marshall Aid
Angry at Marshall Aid
3
Where was West Berlin?
East Germany
NATO
West Germany
Soviet Union
4
What form of of nuclear energy powers the A-Bomb?
Fusion
Fission
Theory of Relativity
E=MC2
5
Why would Britain have been involved in any nuclear attack over Cuba?
Article VI of NATO
Article V of NATO
Containment
NATO
6
Which is the most accurate outcome of the Cuban Missile Crisis?
The USA removed its missiles from Turkey publicly
Castro had to give back all US industries
A 'hotline' was set up between the USA and USSR
Khrushchev was celebrated as a peacemaker in the USSR
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What happens next?
JFK calls for an invasion of Cuba
JFK is tough on communism
JFK calls for a naval quarantine of Cuba
JFK calls for an air strike on Cuba
8
What happened first?
Dropping of the A-Bomb on Nagasaki
The end of WW2 in Europe
The Potsdam Conference
The Iron Curtain speech
9
Who is most to blame for the starting of the Cold War?
Soviet Union
Hitler
Clash of Ideologies (capitalism vs communism)
USA
10
What is the cartoonists message?
Supportive of the airlift for solving the problem
Mocking Stalin as he is helpless to stop it
Critical of the airlift for risking war
It shows the Berlin Airlift
11
What did Castro do to US owned industries?
Nationalised them
Destroyed them
Burnt the sugar fields
Gave them away
12
What was Operation 'Little Vittles'?
Pilots dropping sweets for children during Berlin Airlift
Stalin blocking all road and rail access into Berlin
The Red Army rigging elections
The Soviet Expansion into eastern Europe
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What was a consequence of the Berlin Blockade and Airlift?
Article V
Formation of NITO
Formation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
Stalin took over Poland
14
Over how many days did the Crisis take place?
14
15
12
13
15
What happened that caused the USA to approve the Marshall Plan?
The Iron Curtain
The spread of communism into Czechoslovakia
The Red Army
Jan Masaryk falling out of a window
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When was the Cuban Revolution?
1959
1961
1960
1958
17
What did the Iron Curtain represent?
The division of Europe
A wall to contain communism
A speech by Winston Churchill
The limit of Soviet Expansion across eastern Europe
18
What did the USA do that forced Castro to meet with Khrushchev?
Tried to assassinate him
Put LSD in his shoes
Ignored him
Put missiles in Turkey
19
Complete the quote: "From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic an ...."
Iron Wall has appeared
Iron Curtain has descended
Iron Curtain has been drawn
Iron Wall has been built
20
Why did Stalin Blockade Berlin in 1948?
To create a buffer zone
He wanted to force the Allies out of West Germany
He hated the formation of Triznia
He was angry with the creation of a new currency
21
What is the name of the spy plane that took photos of the missiles?
U2
Sputnik
W2
R2
22
What plan did Eisenhower come up with that was inherited by JFK?
Bay of Pigs
Air Strike
Blockade
Exploding Cigar
23
What was the name of the group that JFK assembled to deal with the crisis?
Executive Committee (ExComm)
Comecon
Important Committee (ImComm)
Excellent Committee (ExcellComm)
24
What statement best supports the cartoonists message?
Relief that the Cuban Crisis ended peacefully
Shows JFK and Khrushchev
Happy that USA and USSR are talking to each other
Critical of JFK and Khruschev
25
How did JFK change the Bay of Pigs plan?
Only trained 1400 exiles
Didn't let them have rifles
Removed air support
Made them swim to Cuba
26
What was agreed at Yalta?
Capture Nazi War Criminals
Free elections across Europe
Russia to join the war against Japan
Division of Germany & Berlin
27
Which statement do you believe the most?
The USA dealt with the crisis better
The Soviet Union dealt with the Crisis better
28
Which of these is the MOST ACCURATE reason for Khrushchev placing missiles on Cuba?
To protect Castro from a nuclear attack
To bargain with the USA to dismantle all its missiles
To decrease the distance gap between the USSR and USA
To defend a communist country in the western hemisphere
29
What happened first?
Trizonia
Bizonia
Berlin Airlift
Berlin Blockade
30
Complete quote "We went eyeball to eyeball and I think the other fellow just ...."
blanked
blinked
winked
backed down
31
Who was the Communist leader of Yugoslavia?
Stalin
Masaryk
Tito
Tonto
32
Who died before the Potsdam Conference?
Franklin D Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Harry Truman
Clement Attlee
33
What is the cartoonists message?
Critical of JFK for acting like a cowboy
Mocking JFK for dressing up instead of taking it seriously
Supportive of goody JFK standing up to the bad guys
Shows Castro on a donkey
34
What was COMINFORM?
Communist International Formation
A communist supporter
Communist Form of Entry
Communist Information Bureau
35
What is the cartoonists message?
Supportive of JFK in trying to blow up Cuba
It shows JFK smoking and exploding cigar called Cuba
Mocking JFK over the failed invasion of Cuba
JFK likes practical jokes
36
What did the Truman Doctrine become better known as?
Marshall Aid
Containment
Capitalism
Marshall Plan
37
Who was the common enemy of the USA and USSR?
Communism
Churchill
Hitler
Capitalism
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What did the USA and USSR agree on at Potsdam?
Moving of the Polish Borders west
The Division of Germany and Berlin
Capturing Nazi War Criminals
Heavy reparations on Germany
