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Paper 2: Cold War + Liz

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which Question asks you to 'Explain the importance' of a topic?

a)

Question 1

b)

Question 2

c)

Question 3

d)

Question 4

2.

Which question on paper 2 is worth 16 marks in total?

a)

Question 1

b)

Question 2

c)

Question 3

d)

Question 4

3.

Which of these questions will you not be asked in the cold war section of your paper?

a)

Question 1

b)

Question 2

c)

Question 3

d)

Question 4

4.

Which question asks you to write an analytical narrative?

a)

Question 1

b)

Question 2

c)

Question 3

d)

Question 4

5.

Which question asks you to explain the consequences of an event?

a)

Question 1

b)

Question 2

c)

Question 3

d)

Question 4

6.

Which of the following was not a leader involved in Afghanistan?

a)

Brezhnev

b)

Carter

c)

Taraki

d)

Khrushchev

7.

Which of the following leaders was not involved in the Berlin Wall?

a)

Stalin

b)

Kennedy

c)

Khrushchev

8.

Which leaders attended the Potsdam conference?

a)

Stalin, Truman, Churchill

b)

Stalin, Roosevelt, Churchill

c)

Stalin, Roosevelt, Attlee

d)

Stalin, Truman, Attlee

9.

For which event was the Brezhnev Doctrine a consequence of?

a)

Hungarian Uprising

b)

Prague Spring (Czechoslovakia)

c)

The Berlin Wall

d)

Afghanistan

10.

Which of the following was NOT a long term consequence of the Cuban Missile Crisis?

a)

Detente

b)

Limited Test Ban Treaty

c)

The Hotline Agreement (telephone)

d)

MAD

11.

Which of these was not one of the 'baskets' agreed at the Helsinki Conference 1071?

a)

Co-Operation

b)

Human Rights

c)

Security

d)

Arms Treaty

12.

Which of these is NOT something that took place during Glasnost?

a)

Learning walks

b)

New cars

c)

Free elections

d)

End of the Brezhnev Doctrine

13.
What is the purpose of N.A.T.O?
a)
Countries joining together to end democracy
b)
Countries joining together to stop trade between the East and West
c)
Countries joining together to fend off attacks by other communist countries
d)
Countries joining together to create one kind of currency (S)
14.

The U.S. followed a policy of containment during the Cold War in response to the spread of communism. How did the Marshall Plan reflect containment policy?

a)

It stopped communist efforts to control the Korean peninsula

b)

It blocked the Soviet missiles from arriving in communist Cuba

c)

It provided economic aid to European countries in order to prevent the spread of communism

d)

It authorized the use of military force against communist forces in Vietnam

15.

The main goal of the ______ was to stop the spread of communism

a)

Truman Doctrine

b)

38th parallel

c)

Iron Curtain

d)

Warsaw Pact

16.

There was some help for the poor at the start of Elizabeth's reign. This was known as what?

a)

Poor Help

b)

Poor Relief

c)

Poverty Relief

d)

Vagabondage

17.

What did most people during Elizabeth's reign believe about poverty?

a)

It was a Christian duty to help the deserving poor.

b)

The poor needed to help themselves.

c)

It was the fault of the poor for not having a job.

d)

God had made them poor.

18.

Which three of the following were features of Elizabeth's government in 1558?

a)

A Privy Council

b)

An assembly

c)

A Court

d)

A Parliament

19.

Who was Elizabeth's Secretary of State (Elizabeth's closest advisor) when she became Queen in 1558?

a)

William Cecil

b)

Robert Dudley

c)

Francis Walsingham

d)

Francis Drake

20.

Who did many Catholics believe had the right to become Queen of England over Elizabeth?

a)

Elizabeth Fry

b)

Catherine of Aragon

c)

Mary I

d)

Mary, Queen of Scots

21.

Elizabeth faced financial problems in 1558. How much was England in debt?

a)

£300,000

b)

£30,000

c)

£3,000

d)

£300

22.

If Elizabeth became Queen of England in 1558, in which year was her 'Religious Settlement'?

a)

1558

b)

1559

c)

1560

d)

1561

23.

Which part of the Religious Settlement made Elizabeth formally the head of the Church of England over the power of the Pope?

a)

The Act of Supremacy

b)

The Act of Uniformity

c)

The Royal Injunctions

24.

Which part of Elizabeth's Religious Settlement made all members of the clergy such as priests swear an oath of allegiance to Elizabeth as head of the church?

a)

Act of Uniformity

b)

Act of Supremacy

c)

Royal Injunctions

25.

In order to make the members of the church (the clergy) more Protestant, Elizabeth appointed how many Protestant Bishops after the Religious Settlement?

a)

5

b)

17

c)

23

d)

27

26.

What was a Recusant?

a)

Somebody who attended church every Sunday

b)

Somebody who refused to attend the Protestant church as they were Catholic.

c)

A Protestant who believed Elizabeth's Religious Settlement was not harsh enough on Catholics.

27.

Which term describes an individual who is willing to go against the official religion set out by a country?

a)

A naughty boy/girl

b)

A heretic

c)

A traitor

d)

A Martyr

28.

At the start of Elizabeth's reign in 1558, which other European country had Spain conquered and made Catholic?

a)

The Netherlands

b)

France

c)

Scotland

d)

England

29.

Puritans are best described with which of the following definitions?

a)

An extreme Catholic

b)

An extreme Christian

c)

An extreme Protestant.

d)

An extreme Royalist

30.

What fraction of Catholics became recusants by refusing to go to the new Protestant Church of England?

a)

1/4

b)

1/3

c)

1/2

31.

Which key event threatened Elizabeth in England in1569?

a)

The return of Mary, Queen of Scots

b)

The Revolt of the Northern Earls

c)

The Throckmorton Plot

d)

The Ridolfi Plot

32.

Which of the following two individuals planned the rebellion of the Revolt of the Northern Earls in 1569?

a)

The Earl of Westminster

b)

The Earl of Northumberland

c)

The Earl of Westmoreland

d)

The Earl of Durham

33.

Who did the Northern Earls plan to replace Elizabeth with as Queen of England if their revolt was successful?

a)

Mary I

b)

Mary, Queen of Scots

c)

Mary Berry

d)

Mary Tudor

34.

Which agreement did Mary, Queen of Scots sign in 1560, where she agreed to NOT challenge Elizabeth as Queen of England?

a)

The Treaty of Edinburgh

b)

The Treaty of England

c)

The Treaty of London

d)

The Treaty of Lewis

35.

What was the name of the new Archbishop of Canterbury chosen by Elizabeth for his Protestant beliefs?

a)

Thomas Percy

b)

Francis Walsingham

c)

James Pilkington

d)

Thomas Howard

36.

How many members of the Revolt of the Northern Earls were executed by Elizabeth for their attempted revolt?

a)

45

b)

145

c)

450

d)

700

37.

How did Elizabeth punish the Duke of Northumberland for his role in the Revolt of the Northern Earls when he was captured in 1572?

a)

Took away his title as an Earl and his land.

b)

Put him in the Tower of London

c)

Whipped him publicly through the streets.

d)

Executed him and put his head on a spike above the city gate.

38.
Which of these leaders was not at the Yalta conference?
a)
Churchill
b)
Roosevelt
c)
Truman
d)
Stalin
39.
How much money did the Marshall plan provide for European recovery?
a)
$170,000
b)
$17 Million Dollars
c)
$17 Billion 
d)
$170 million
40.
In what year did the Berlin Blockade start?
a)
1947
b)
1948
c)
1949
d)
1950
41.
Which of these was not created in 1949?
a)
The Warsaw Pact
b)
NATO
c)
German Democratic Republic
d)
Federal Republic of Germany
42.
How did Fidel Castro anger America after taking power?
a)
Boycotting American goods
b)
Attacking American Ships
c)
Seizing American Businesses
d)
Buying Russian Oil
43.
How long did the Cuban Missile Crisis last?
a)
2 Weeks
b)
1 Month
c)
5 Days
d)
13 Days
44.
Which of these was NOT placed in Cuba by the Soviet Union?
a)
ICBMs
b)
MRBMs
c)
IRBMs
d)
Missile transporters