cold war

Question 1

when was the Yalta conference

Answer 1

1945

Question 2

When was Potsdam

Answer 2

1945 after yalta

Question 3

When was the Berlin blockade

Answer 3

1947

Question 4

how many sections where Berlin and Germany split into, and who were they split between

Answer 4

4 sections for soviet in the east, and British, American and French on the west

Question 5

What did Stalin to start the Berlin blockade

Answer 5

cut off al rail and road links

Question 6

what did the allies do when Stalin cuts all road and rail links

Answer 6

responded with massive airlift of resources

Question 7

When was the creation of federal republic of Germany (west) and German democratic republic (east)

Answer 7

1949

Question 8

When was the rival alliances

Answer 8

1950

Question 9

who takes over after Stalin dies

Answer 9

Khrushchev

Question 10

What did Khrushchev do in November 1958

Answer 10

he makes an ultimatum giving US troops 6 months to withdraw from west berlin

Question 11

when does KHRUSHCHEV build the Berlin wall

Answer 11

13 August 1961

Question 12

when did Fidel castro take power over cuba

Answer 12

1959

Question 13

when dies the USSR promise weapons

Answer 13

1961

Question 14

when was the naval blockade announced around cuba

Answer 14

22nd october 1962

Question 15

when did Khrushchev remove missiles

Answer 15

28th October 1962

Question 16

what was the immediate consequences of the crisis in 1963

Answer 16

hotline setup and needy and Khrushchev could talk
- limited test ban theory - banned testing of all nuclear weapons in space sea and ground

Question 17

what was the long term consequences of the crisis in 1963

Answer 17

USSR caught up with USA in the arms race (nuclear weapons)
- believed that any nuclear war would destroy both countries (MAD)

Question 18

when does china support Ho Chi Minh

Answer 18

1949

Question 19

who does the USA support

Answer 19

france

Question 20

Why was the domino effect a threat here

Answer 20

USA knew USSR and China wanted to spread the idea of communism across Asia