Cold War Crises Quuiz

Question 1

*Cuban Revolution 1959

Answer 1

Cuba’s pro-American government overthrown by left wing revolution led by Fidel Castro

Question 2

Paris Conference 1960

Answer 2

Khrushchev stormed out of Paris meeting after Eisenhower refused to apologise for the U2 spy plane incident

Question 3

Vienna Conference 1961

Answer 3

Khrushchev and Kennedy met to discuss Berlin further but neither appeared willing to back down over the US presence there.

Question 4

Berlin wall 1961

Answer 4

Khrushchev ordered the building of a barbed wire fence around W Berlin, eventually reinforced to become the Berlin Wall.

Question 5

Bay of pigs 1961

Answer 5

CIA supported attempt by Cuban exiles to overthrow Castro fails – invasion pushed Castro closer to USSR and embarrassed the US.

Question 6

Cuban missile crisis 1962

Answer 6

October 1962 – US spy planes discover Soviet nuclear bases on Cuba. Despite enormous tension, crisis eventually ends peacefully.

Question 7

JFK visits berlin 1963

Answer 7

Kennedy famously toured West Berlin to show support for its people. “Ich bin ein Berliner” speech.

Question 8

Hotline set up 1963

Answer 8

Direct communications link set up between Washington and Moscow to avoid communication problems of Cuban crisis.

Question 9

Test ban treaty 1963

Answer 9

Stopped nuclear tests above ground. Some agreement made between superpowers.

Question 10

US troops sent to Vietnam 1963

Answer 10

US Troops sent to Vietnam to fight against Communist North.

Question 11

Prague speing 1968

Answer 11

Dubcek takes power in Czechoslovakia and attempts to bring about reform (“Prague Spring”)

Question 12

Soviet Invasion of Czechoslovakia 1968

Answer 12

After Brezhnev tried to persuade Dubcek to stop reforms he ordered the invasion of Czechoslovakia. Mostly non-violent protest but Dubcek arrested. US condemned Soviet actions.

Question 13

Geneva summit 1959

Answer 13

USA and USSR met to discuss Berlin’s future but no solution agreed.