Cold War Thaws

What is the capital of Hungary?

• Bukarest

• Wien

• Budapest

• Bratislava

How did Khrushchev react to the Hungarian Uprising?

• Sent in tanks

• Nothing

• Sent flowers

• Banged his shoe on the table

In the 30 years after World War II, which area was most influenced by the Soviet Union?

• Southeast Asia

• North Africa

• Eastern Europe

• Central America

The Soviet Union’s reaction to the 1968 revolt in Czechoslovakia was to

• permit limited political and economic reforms in Czechoslovakia

• withdraw Soviet troops from Eastern Europe

• send Soviet troops to occupy Czechoslovakia

• bring the matter to the attention of the United Nations

The 1956 invasion of Hungary and the 1968 invasion of Czechoslovakia by the Soviet Union were attempts to

• keep Communist governments in power in Eastern Europe

• decrease Cold War tensions between Eastern Europe and the United States

• prevent German militarism from spreading throughout Europe

• provide humanitarian aid to the ethnic minorities of these nations

After World War II, the Soviet Union established satellites in Eastern Europe primarily to

• promote constitutional democracy

• expand its own political power

• prevent the rise of new socialist regimes

• persuade Western Europe to abandon military alliances

Following Josef Stalin’s death, Nikita Khrushchev emerged as the dominant Soviet leader. 

• TRUE
• FALSE

In which Czechoslovak city did unrest first begin?

• Madrid

• Budapest

• Warsaw

• Prague

Who is a popular leader in Hungry that would be executed for the development of a 'new government'?

• Joseph Stalin

• John F. Kennedy

• Ngo Dinh Diem

• Imre Nagy

Who became leader of Czechoslovakia in Jan 1968?

• Stalin

• Nagy

• Dubcek

• Kennedy