Late Cold War

Question 1

3 examples of reforms that Nagy introduced…

Answer 1

End of censorship
Democratic elections
Allowance of non communists

Question 2

What did Nagy want to leave which angered Khrushchev?

Answer 2

Warsaw Pact

Question 3

When did the Red Army invade Hungary?

Answer 3

4th November 1956

Question 4

How many Hungarians were killed? (Hungarian uprising)

Answer 4

4,000

Question 5

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

Answer 5

Imre Nagy

Question 6

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

Answer 6

500,000

Question 7

Who replaced Imre Nagy?

Answer 7

Janos Kadar - communist hard liner

Question 8

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

Answer 8

‘No action talk only’

Question 9

What year did the space race begin?

Answer 9

1957

Question 10

When was Sputnik I developed?

Answer 10

October 1957

Question 11

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

Answer 11

Explorer I

Question 12

When was Luna II (USSR) invented?

Answer 12

September 1959

Question 13

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

Answer 13

USSR April 1961

Question 14

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

Answer 14

July 1969, Apollo 11

Question 15

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

Answer 15

Gary Powers May 1960

Question 16

What did Eisenhower say the plan was (doing)?

Answer 16

Weather plane

Question 17

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

Answer 17

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

Question 18

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

Answer 18

Peaceful co-existence and they began re-arming

Question 19

What happened on the 13th August 1961 in Berlin?

Answer 19

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

Question 20

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

Answer 20

From August to November

Question 21

Why did Khrushchev build the wall?

Answer 21

To prevent the west from spying

Question 22

What did the Berlin Wall ensure for Khrushchev?

Answer 22

That the east would stay communist

Question 23

What did the US help Batista to do in Cuba?

Answer 23

Set up a pro-American government

Question 24

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

Answer 24

He overthrew Batista in 1959

Question 25

When did Cuba begin receiving resources from USSR?

Answer 25

1960

Question 26

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

Answer 26

Cut off trade and diplomatic relations

Question 27

What failed for the Batista supporters in April 1961?

Answer 27

Bay of Pigs

Question 28

When was Cuba Dec,armed a communist state?

Answer 28

December 1961

Question 29

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

Answer 29

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

Question 30

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

Answer 30

They turned around

Question 31

When were the missiles removed from Cuba?

Answer 31

October 28th 1962

Question 32

What did Kennedy also do after Khrushchev removed his missiles?

Answer 32

Removed US missiles from turkey

Question 33

What was set up between Khrushchev and Kennedy?

Answer 33

A hotline, June 20th 1963

Question 34

Who came to power in Czechoslovakia in January 1968?

Answer 34

Dubcek

Question 35

What did Dubcek introduce in Czechoslovakia?

Answer 35

'Communism with a human face'

Question 36

What reforms happened during the 'Prague Spring' due to Dubcek?

Answer 36

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

Question 37

When did the Red Army invade Czechoslovakia?

Answer 37

20th August 1968

Question 38

How many troops invaded Czechoslovakia?

Answer 38

200,000

Question 39

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

Answer 39

Less than 1000

Question 40

Who was Husak? (Czechoslovakian uprising)

Answer 40

Hard liner who replaced Dubcek

Question 41

What does detente mean?

Answer 41

Thaw in Cold War - ease in tension

Question 42

Where did President visit and when? (Detente)

Answer 42

Early 1972, he visited Moscow

Question 43

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

Answer 43

SALT 1

Question 44

When did USA withdraw from the Vietnam war?

Answer 44

Late 1972

Question 45

Where did Brezhnev visit in 1974?

Answer 45

Washington

Question 46

What happened in July 1975 in regards to detente?

Answer 46

Astronauts shook hands in space

Question 47

When was the Helsinki conference and what was recognised there?

Answer 47

August 1975 | World War Two borders were recognised

Question 48

Where did the anti-nuclear protests happen?

Answer 48

Bilbao, Spain July 14th 1977

Question 49

Describe the 4 main reasons for the end of detente...

Answer 49

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

Question 50

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

Answer 50

1977

Question 51

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

Answer 51

They introduced perishing missiles and placed them in Europe

Question 52

What did Carter order the development of in 1978?

Answer 52

The cruise missile

Question 53

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

Answer 53

Worked with China to put pressure on the Soviets

Question 54

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

Answer 54

1978

Question 55

When did the Soviets invade Afghanistan?

Answer 55

December 1979

Question 56

What did USA do in response to SALT 2?

Answer 56

Refused to sign and follow it

Question 57

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

Answer 57

To prevent Amin turning to someone else for military support

Question 58

Which airport in Afghanistan was captured quickly?

Answer 58

Kabul

Question 59

How many aircraft landed in Afghanistan?

Answer 59

350

Question 60

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

Answer 60

2nd January 1980