Superpowers 1950s Flashcards
1
Q
- In what year did Stalin die?
A
1953
2
Q
- In what year did America invent the H bomb and how much more powerful was it than the atomic bombs dropped on Japan?
A
1952 and 2,500 times more powerful.
3
Q
- In what year were ICBMs first produced?
A
1957
4
Q
- Why was the Warsaw Pact set up in 1955?
A
That was the year the Federal Republic of Germany joined NATO.
5
Q
- Who became the new Soviet leader in 1955?
A
Nikita Khrushchev
6
Q
- Name the hated secret police in Hungary.
A
AVO (or AVH)
7
Q
- Name the leader of Hungary that wanted to withdraw the country from the Warsaw Pact.
A
Imre Nagy
8
Q
- How many Hungarians were killed in the Soviet invasion of November 1956?
A
2,500
9
Q
- How many people had escaped from East Germany to the West between 1949-1961?
A
2.7 million
10
Q
- Which two summits took place between America and the Soviet Union in 1959?
A
Geneva and Camp David
