The Developing Cold War c.1948 - 1961

Question 1

How was Germany divided at the end of WW2?

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Question 2

When and why did talks over the long-term future of Germany breakdown?

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Question 3

When was bizonia and trizonia created with the western zones of Germany?

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Question 4

When did the western zones introduce a new currency and what was the importance of this?

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Question 5

How did Stalin respond, in June 1948?

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Question 6

What did Stalin hope the Blockade would achieve?

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Question 7

How did Operation Vittles break the Blockade?

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Question 8

What did the people of West Berlin build to make the airlift successful?

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Question 9

What was formed on the 23rd May, three days after the end of the Blockade?

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Question 10

Who was the first leader of West Germany?

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Question 11

What did Stalin order the creation of, in the response of the formation of the FRG (West Germany)?

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Question 12

How long was it until West Germany formally recognised the existence of East Germany?

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Question 13

What countries joined NATO (1949)?

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Question 14

What countries joined the Warsaw Pact (1955)?

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Question 15

What was the purpose of each?

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Question 16

What events inspired the creation of NATO?

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Question 17

What events inspired the creation of the Warsaw Pact?

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Question 18

What had triggered the Arms Race, back in 1945?

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Question 19

When did the USSR gain the atomic bomb?

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Question 20

How much more powerful was the hydrogen bomb the USA developed in 1952?

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Question 21

What did the USSR develop in 1953?

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Question 22

What was the range of the intercontinental ballistic missiles the USA developed in June 1957?

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Question 23

What did the USSR begin testing soon after June 1957?

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Question 24

How much money did President Eisenhower spend on the military during the 1950s?

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Question 25

What failed to be agreed at a summit meeting in July 1955?

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Question 26

Why did Khrushchev’s hope for “peaceful coexistence” not work out?

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Question 27

Why were the people of Hungary unhappy in 1956?

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Question 28

Who replaced Rakosi as leader of the country?

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Question 29

What reforms did Nagy want to introduce?

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Question 30

How did the USSR respond?

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Question 31

What did supporters of Nagy do when they saw Soviet tanks and soldiers?

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Question 32

What did Kadar, the person who replaced Nagy, lie about?

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Question 33

Why did the USA not want to get involved (two reasons)?

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Question 34

How did the USA’s refusal to get involved reflect badly on them and make the USSR appear stronger?

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Question 35

What was the standard of living like in East Germany in 1958?

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Question 36

What fraction of the population had moved to the west by 1958?

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Question 37

Why did skilled workers particularly want to leave East Germany?

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Question 38

Why were older and more vulnerable people happy to stay in East Germany?

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Question 39

What was Khrushchev’s ultimatum over the city of Berlin, issued on the 27th November 1958?

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Question 40

How did the west interpret the ultimatum?

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Question 41

Due to the fact no side, the east or the west wanted a war, what took place to try to sort out the issue of Berlin?

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Question 42

What decision was made at the Geneva summit in May 1959?

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Question 43

What relations were established between Eisenhower and Khrushchev at Camp David in the USA in Sept 1959?

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Question 44

What major event led to a breakdown in relations during talks in Paris in May 1960?

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Question 45

How did US President Kennedy appear tough and determined over Berlin at talks with Khrushchev in Vienna in 1961?

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