The Cold War 1956-1985

What event in 1956 challenged Soviet control in Eastern Europe?

• Prague Spring

• Hungarian Uprising

• Berlin Airlift

• The Great Communist Bake-Off

Why did the USSR crush the Hungarian Uprising?

• Hungary attacked the USSR

• To prevent democratic reforms from spreading

• To protect oil supplies

• Because they misunderstood the word “reform”

What was Khrushchev’s policy of "Peaceful Coexistence"?

• Total withdrawal from Europe

• Mutual tolerance between capitalist and communist states

• Ban on all nuclear weapons

• Making friends with the Beatles

What caused the Berlin Crisis of 1961?

• USSR’s demand that the West leave Berlin

• Collapse of East Germany

• The formation of NATO

• Disagreement over bratwurst recipes

What did the Berlin Wall symbolize during the Cold War?

• Soviet defeat

• Western aggression

• The division between communism and capitalism

Why did the USA become involved in the Vietnam War?

• To spread communism

• To stop French colonization

• To prevent the domino effect of communism

• Because they were bored after Korea

What did the Cuban Missile Crisis lead to?

• World War III

• Immediate invasion of Cuba

• A nuclear arms reduction treaty

• Fidel Castro's cooking show

What did Détente aim to achieve?

• Escalation of arms

• End of the Cold War

• Reduction of tensions between East and West

• A Cold War-themed amusement park

Which agreement was a key part of Détente in the 1970s?

• SALT I

• NATO expansion

• Marshall Plan

• Treaty of Tasty Treaties

What sparked the Prague Spring in 1968?

• Soviet withdrawal

• Alexander Dubček’s reforms

• American propaganda

• The invention of spring rolls