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3 examples of reforms that Nagy introduced…

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End of censorship
Democratic elections
Allowance of non communists

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What did Nagy want to leave which angered Khrushchev?

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Warsaw Pact

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When did the Red Army invade Hungary?

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4th November 1956

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How many Hungarians were killed? (Hungarian uprising)

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4,000

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Which Hungarian non-communist was invited into the government in 1956?

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Imre Nagy

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How many Red Army troops were there? (Hungarian uprising)

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500,000

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Who replaced Imre Nagy?

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Janos Kadar - communist hard liner

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What did NATO gain a reputation as due to the Hungarian uprising?

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‘No action talk only’

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9
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What year did the space race begin?

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1957

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When was Sputnik I developed?

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October 1957

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Which US invention was in Jan 1958? (Space race)

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Explorer I

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When was Luna II (USSR) invented?

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September 1959

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Which country was the first person in space from and when did they reach space?

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USSR April 1961

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When did Neil Armstrong reach the moon and with which Apollo?

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July 1969, Apollo 11

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Who was the pilot of the U2 plane that was shot down and when was it shot down?

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Gary Powers May 1960

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What did Eisenhower say the plan was (doing)?

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Weather plane

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What did Khrushchev do as a result of Eisenhower refusing to apologise for spying and when?

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Walked out of the summit meeting on the 16th May 1960

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What did the U2 crisis put a stop to and what did he USSR begin to do?

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Peaceful co-existence and they began re-arming

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What happened on the 13th August 1961 in Berlin?

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Barbed wire fence was put up on the border of West Berlin and east Germany

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When was the barbed wire fence replaced with concrete (Berlin Wall)?

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From August to November

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Why did Khrushchev build the wall?

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To prevent the west from spying

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What did the Berlin Wall ensure for Khrushchev?

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That the east would stay communist

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23
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What did the US help Batista to do in Cuba?

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Set up a pro-American government

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Who was Castro and what did he do and when did he do it?

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He overthrew Batista in 1959

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When did Cuba begin receiving resources from USSR?

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1960

26
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What did USA do (in regards to relations with Cuba in 1960-1)?

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Cut off trade and diplomatic relations

27
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What failed for the Batista supporters in April 1961?

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Bay of Pigs

28
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When was Cuba Dec,armed a communist state?

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December 1961

29
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What did Kennedy do (in regards to Cuba) and when did he do it?

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On 22nd October 1962, Kennedy imposed a naval blockade on Cuba to prevent missile resources reaching them

30
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What did the soviet ships do as a result of the blockade?

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They turned around

31
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When were the missiles removed from Cuba?

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October 28th 1962

32
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What did Kennedy also do after Khrushchev removed his missiles?

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Removed US missiles from turkey

33
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What was set up between Khrushchev and Kennedy?

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A hotline, June 20th 1963

34
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Who came to power in Czechoslovakia in January 1968?

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Dubcek

35
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What did Dubcek introduce in Czechoslovakia?

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‘Communism with a human face’

36
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What reforms happened during the ‘Prague Spring’ due to Dubcek?

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End of censorship
Secret police decreased
State power decreased
Trade with west established

37
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When did the Red Army invade Czechoslovakia?

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20th August 1968

38
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How many troops invaded Czechoslovakia?

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200,000

39
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How many people were killed in Czechoslovakia due to the uprising?

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Less than 1000

40
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Who was Husak? (Czechoslovakian uprising)

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Hard liner who replaced Dubcek

41
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What does detente mean?

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Thaw in Cold War - ease in tension

42
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Where did President visit and when? (Detente)

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Early 1972, he visited Moscow

43
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What was signed in May 1972 by both USA and USSR?

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SALT 1

44
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When did USA withdraw from the Vietnam war?

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Late 1972

45
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Where did Brezhnev visit in 1974?

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Washington

46
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What happened in July 1975 in regards to detente?

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Astronauts shook hands in space

47
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When was the Helsinki conference and what was recognised there?

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August 1975

World War Two borders were recognised

48
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Where did the anti-nuclear protests happen?

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Bilbao, Spain July 14th 1977

49
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Describe the 4 main reasons for the end of detente…

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Developments of new weapons
Role of Carter
Events in Afghanistan
Failure of Salt 2

50
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When did USSR replace its out of date missiles with SS-20s?

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1977

51
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What did USA do as a result of the SS-20s?

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They introduced perishing missiles and placed them in Europe

52
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What did Carter order the development of in 1978?

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The cruise missile

53
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What did Carter do with China (end of detente)?

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Worked with China to put pressure on the Soviets

54
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What year did the USSR feel left out because Carter went to help bring peace between Egypt and Israel?

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1978

55
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When did the Soviets invade Afghanistan?

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December 1979

56
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What did USA do in response to SALT 2?

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Refused to sign and follow it

57
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Why did the Soviets invade Afghanistan on 25th December 1979?

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To prevent Amin turning to someone else for military support

58
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Which airport in Afghanistan was captured quickly?

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Kabul

59
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How many aircraft landed in Afghanistan?

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350

60
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By which day were there 50,000 troops in Afghanistan?

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2nd January 1980

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