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Year 13 Cold War full recap update 1

Total questions: 162

Worksheet time: 1hrs 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is meant by a free market economy?

a)

Prices of goods are set by the state

b)

Prices of goods are set by the forces of supply and demand

c)

No taxes are paid on goods traded

d)

The ability to trade whatever goods you please

2.

Select one objective that FDR and Churchill had going into Yalta

a)

Economic reconstruction for the USSR

b)

Germany to remain weak for the indefinite future

c)

Spheres of influence

d)

Collective security founded on the United Nations

3.

Who was the Soviet Foreign Minister at Yalta?

a)

Molotov

b)

Zhadanov

c)

Malenkov

d)

Vyshinsky

4.

When was the percentages agreement?

a)

January 1944

b)

October 1945

c)

October 1944

d)

January 1945

5.

What was the name of the Polish government supported by the Soviets in 1945?

a)

London Poles

b)

Lublin Government

c)

Provisional Government of National Security

d)

Smallholders

6.

What was the name of the government that was formed in Poland in June 1945 that contained parties from both ends of the spectrum?

a)

Warsaw Government

b)

Polish Government in Exile

c)

Lublin Government

d)

Provisional Government of National Unity

7.

Which party did the Communists in Poland weaken by strengthening their own links with the Polish socialists?

a)

Democrat

b)

Peasant Party

c)

Smallholders Party

d)

Agrarian Party

8.

What was the name of the Polish Deputy PM who was not fully-pro Moscow?

a)

Gomulka

b)

Gottwald

c)

Benes

d)

Tito

9.

Who became the leader of the Communist Party in Poland in 1948?

a)

Gomulka

b)

Gottwald

c)

Benes

d)

Bierut

10.

Who was the leader of the strongest political party who opposed the communists in Bulgaria?

a)

Mikolajczyk

b)

Benes

c)

Petkov

d)

Gottwald

11.

Who was the Czech communist party leader in 1947?

a)

Gottwald

b)

Gomulka

c)

Benes

d)

Petkov

12.

Who, in Czechoslovakia agreed to support a communist dominated government but resigned in June 1948?

a)

Gomulka

b)

Benes

c)

Gottwald

d)

Petkov

13.

What was George Kennan’s official position in 1946?

a)

US Ambassador to the USSR

b)

US Deputy Ambassador to the USSR

c)

US Secretary of State

d)

US Deputy Secretary of State

14.

How much money did Marshall aid offer?

a)

$20 billion

b)

$11 billion

c)

$16 billion

d)

$13 billion

15.

How much was given in Marshall Aid between 1948-51?

a)

$16 billion

b)

$25 billion

c)

$8 billion

d)

£13 billion

16.

Why was Cominform created?

a)

To offer money to all Eastern European countries

b)

To help Eastern European countries with their freedom

c)

To promote human rights in Eastern Europe

d)

To co-ordinate all communist action in Eastern Europe

17.

Why did the first Berlin crisis begin?

a)

The Lublin government in Poland

b)

The result of the Potsdam Conference

c)

The Refugee issue

d)

USA refused to pay reparations to the USSR and the creation of Bizonia?

18.

Who becomes Chancellor of West Germany in Sept 1949?

a)

Willy Brandt

b)

Konrad Adenauer

c)

Lucius Clay

d)

Walter Ulbricht

19.

Who was the Soviet key speaker at the communist representatives meeting in Poland, where Cominform was created? He claimed that the USA were creating a Western Bloc based on economic dependency on the US

a)

Molotov

b)

Stalin

c)

Zhadanov

d)

Melenkov

20.

When did George Marshall unveil his economic plan for Europe?

a)

April 1947

b)

March 1947

c)

June 1947

d)

January 1948

21.

George Kennan followed up his telegram with a publication in an academic journal, what was it called?

a)

Y Article

b)

Z Article

c)

X Article

d)

W Article

22.

Which 3 countries benefited most from Marshall Aid?

a)

France, Italy and Belgium

b)

France, Great Britain and Italy

c)

France, Great Britain and West Germany

d)

France, West Germany and Netherlands

23.

On average how many tonnes of supplies were airlifted into West Berlin each month during the blockade?

a)

100,000

b)

15,000

c)

150,000

d)

300.000

24.

Which country was expelled from Cominform in 1948?

a)

Bulgaria

b)

Czechoslovakia

c)

Yugoslavia

d)

The Baltic States

25.

When was Bizonia created?

a)

February 1947

b)

June 1947

c)

March 1948

d)

September 1948

26.

When was the Deutschmark introduced into West Germany/Berlin?

a)

June 1947

b)

June 1949

c)

June 1948

d)

June 1946

27.

Which conference took place in June 1948?

a)

Moscow

b)

Paris

c)

London

d)

Washington

28.

Which 2 political parties were forcibly merged in East Germany?

a)

LDPD and SPD

b)

KPD and CDU

c)

KPD and LDPD

d)

KPD and SPD

29.

Which organisation forcibly merged 2 political parties in East Germany?

a)

SMAD

b)

SMED

c)

SEDE

d)

SDED

30.

In February 1946, a new political party was created in East Germany, what was it called?

a)

SDD

b)

SED

c)

DES

d)

GDR

31.

What position did Dwight Eisenhower have in Germany in 1945-47?

a)

Commander of UMGUS

b)

Commander of UMGAS

c)

Commander of OMGOS

d)

Commander of OMGUS

32.

When did Stalin end the blockade of Berlin?

a)

May 1949

b)

June 1949

c)

August 1948

d)

June 1950

33.

What preceded NATO?

a)

WER

b)

WEU

c)

WUE

d)

UEW

34.

What did the ACC stand for?

a)

Alliance Command Council

b)

Allied Control Committee

c)

Allied Control Court

d)

Allied Control Council

35.

What was the Berlin Ultimatum?

a)

Khrushchev told the West that they had to dismantle their ICBM's in West Germany and Japan

b)

Khrushchev told the West to leave West Germany, otherwise he would build a wall isolating all West Germans

c)

Khrushchev told the West that they had to leave West Berlin and declare it a free city, otherwise the Soviets would hand all access to Berlin to the GDR

d)

Stalin decided to blockade the whole of West Berlin

36.

Who asked Khrushchev to build the Berlin Wall in 1961 to prevent East Germans fleeing to the West?

a)

Walter Ulbricht

b)

Konrad Adenauer

c)

Willy Brandt

d)

Helmet Kohl

37.

At which summit in 1960 did Khrushchev walk out of because of the spy plane incident?

a)

Geneva

b)

Vienna

c)

Paris

d)

Moscow

38.

Who did Khrushchev meet at the Vienna Summit of 1961 and reissued the Berlin Ultimatum?

a)

John F Kennedy

b)

Richard Nixon

c)

Dwight Eisenhower

d)

Lyndon Johnson

39.

In what year did Warsaw Pact forces invade Hungary?

a)

1955

b)

1956

c)

1957

d)

1958

40.

How many demands to the students of Hungary make?

a)

12

b)

17

c)

16

d)

14

41.

Rakosi of Hungary was replaced by whom at the end of the Hungarian Uprising?

a)

Imre Nagy

b)

Janos Kadar

c)

Alexander Dubcek

d)

Antony Novotny

42.

What does WEU stand for?

a)

West Europe Union

b)

Western European Union

c)

West East United

d)

Western European Unite

43.

What was the name of the American policy towards Japan called?

a)

Reverse Course

b)

Reverse Position

c)

Reverse Direction

d)

Reverse Policy

44.

In relation to Japan, what does SCAP stand for?

a)

Superior Commander Alliance Powers

b)

Supreme Commander Alliance Powers

c)

Supreme Commander Allied Powers

d)

Superior Commander Allied Powers

45.

Who was SCAP in Japan?

a)

Dwight Eisenhower

b)

Lucius Clay

c)

Douglas MacArthur

d)

Joseph Dodge

46.

What directive was SCAP given in Japan?

a)

Economic punishment of Japan

b)

Social stablisation of Japan

c)

Political stablisation of Japan

d)

Economic stablisation of Japan

47.

Who was appointed economic adviser to SCAP in Japan?

a)

Joseph Dodge

b)

James Morrell

c)

Joseph Morrell

d)

Jack Dodge

48.

Who in 1950 was Japan's Finance Minister?

a)

Emperor Hirhito

b)

Shigeru Yoshida

c)

Hayao Ikeda

d)

Zhou Enlai

49.

The USA demanded that Japan join what? It strengthened Japan’s access to Western trade.

a)

GOTT

b)

GITT

c)

GATT

d)

GETT

50.

When was the San Francisco Peace Treaty?

a)

October 1950

b)

September 1951

c)

September 1950

d)

October 1951

51.

What was the name of the bilateral security treaty that came about because of the San Francisco Peace Treaty?

a)

Basic Treaty

b)

Non Aggression Pact

c)

US-Japan Security Treaty

d)

Super balanced budget

52.

In 1950, how big was Japan's National Police Reserve? As ordered by SCAP.

a)

50,000

b)

75,000

c)

100,000

d)

110,000

53.

In 1954, Dulles agreed to support a 140,000 strong self-defence force with how much money?

a)

$240 billion

b)

$240 million

c)

$450 billion

d)

$450 million

54.

Jiang Jieshi was the leader of who?

a)

CCP

b)

KTM

c)

KMT

d)

GMT

55.

When did the CCP announce its allegiance to the USSR?

a)

June 1948

b)

January 1949

c)

June 1949

d)

April 1950

56.

When did the Chinese at the Soviets sign the Treaty of Friendship?

a)

September 1949

b)

February 1950

c)

September 1950

d)

February 1949

57.

Who was the main architect behind the China White Paper of July 1949?

a)

Dean Rusk

b)

Dean Acheson

c)

George Marshall

d)

John Foster Dulles

58.

Which country did the Defensive Perimeter omit?

a)

Japan

b)

South Korea

c)

Phillipines

d)

Australia

59.

What was the name of the US review of their strategic objectives and priorities in 1950?

a)

NSS-65

b)

NSC-68

c)

NSC-65

d)

NSS-68

60.

Where was Korea divided into two zones of occupation?

a)

Yalta Conference

b)

Potsdam Conference

c)

Tehran Conference

d)

London Conference

61.

Rhee believed that defending a border with ________ was better than defending a border at the 38th parallel.

a)

Manchuria

b)

Vladivostok

c)

Magadan

d)

Vietnam

62.

How many US troops were stationed in South Korea by March 1949?

a)

7,500

b)

75,000

c)

750,000

d)

75

63.

Who led the UN forces in Korea?

a)

Walter Roscow

b)

Douglas MacArthur

c)

Dwight Eisnehower

d)

Robert Westmoreland

64.

Through the UN, how many states were committed to military, economic or medial aid to South Korea?

a)

29

b)

39

c)

49

d)

59

65.

Where did the UN force land in September 1950?

a)

Pusan

b)

Inchon

c)

Seoul

d)

Yalu River

66.

How many troops did Mao send across the Yalu River into Korea to support the invasion?

a)

100,000

b)

200,000

c)

300,000

d)

400,000

67.

By January 1951, Chinese forces had pushed across the 38th parallel into South Korea and captured where?

a)

Inchon

b)

Pusan

c)

Seoul

d)

Saigon

68.

When was the armistice in Korea agreed in Panmunjom?

a)

July 1951

b)

July 1952

c)

July 1953

d)

July 1954

69.

Name of the special committee of the US government to investigate communist infiltration?

a)

House of UN-Democratic Committee

b)

House of Anti American Committee

c)

House of Communist Committee

d)

House of Un-American Activities Committee

70.

When was the UN Charter agreed?

a)

June 1947

b)

June 1945

c)

August 1945

d)

August 1947

71.

How many original members did the UN have?

a)

30

b)

40

c)

50

d)

60

72.

Which was the only E. European state that joined the UN in 1945?

a)

Romania

b)

Poland

c)

Czechoslovakia

d)

Hungary

73.

When was SEATO created?

a)

October 1955

b)

September 1954

c)

June 1953

d)

March 1956

74.

Which of these countries were in SEATO?

a)

Laos

b)

Cambodia

c)

Thailand

d)

South Vietnam

75.

When was the Warsaw Pact created?

a)

May 1955

b)

July 1955

c)

October 1955

d)

January 1946

76.
Where was Korea divided?
a)
18 parallel
b)
34 parallel
c)
38 parallel
d)
15 parallel
77.

In what year did the Soviets launch the satellite Sputnik?

a)

1956

b)

1957

c)

1958

d)

1959

78.
This is the phrase for the fear of the spread of communism after the Russian Revolution
a)
Red Scare
b)
Commie Scare
c)
Russian Scare
d)
Soviet Scare
79.
Eisenhower's Secretary of State believed in this policy dealing with communist aggression.
a)
Dulles; Brinkmanship
b)
Marshall; Marshall Plan
c)
Dulles; Containment
d)
Marshall; Brinkmanship
80.
How many people were confirmed as spies during the McCarthy Trials?
a)
Zero
b)
Ten
c)
One Hundred
d)
Over 9000
81.

The nation of North Vietnam was formed in 1955 under the leadership of

a)

Ngo Dinh Diem

b)

Kim Il Sung

c)

Chiang Kai Shek

d)

Ho Chi Minh

82.

The French were defeated by the Viet Minh in 1954 at the battle of

a)

Danang

b)

Dien Bien Phu

c)

Panmunjom

d)

Pleiku

83.
__________ refers to term made famous in Eisenhower’s farewell speech, that states fear that military industries and the rich men who owned them would get too much power.
a)
ICBMs
b)
Laika Theory
c)
Limited Test Ban Treaty
d)
Military-Industrial Complex
84.
This policy proposed that the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. could fly over the other country to learn about the other country’s military strengths.
a)
Israeli Homeland Agreement
b)
Eisenhower Doctorine
c)
McCarthy Policy
d)
Open Skies Treaty
85.

How did the United States work to challenge the Soviet Union in the "Space Race" after Sputnik?

a)

They sent spies to copy Soviet space secrets

b)

War was declared on the Soviet Union

c)

The US put nuclear missiles closer to the Soviet Union

d)

NASA was created and the US spent more on math and science education to make engineers.

86.

What does NASA stand for?

a)

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

b)

NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION FOR SPACE AND AIR EXPLORATION

c)

NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF SPACE AND AIR TRAVEL

d)

NAUTICAL ADMINISTRATION AND SPACE TRAVEL

87.

What was the name of the first H-Bomb test?

a)

Tree George

b)

Ivy Mike

c)

Fern Frank

d)

Bravo Brad

88.
Around how many people left East Germany through the city of Berlin in the ten years prior to the wall being built? 
a)
25,000
b)
100,000
c)
1 million
d)
2 million
89.

What year did East Germany build the Berlin wall?

a)

1963

b)

1960

c)

1962

d)

1961

90.

Who was the Chancellor of East Germany when the Berlin Wall was built?

a)

Erik Honecker

b)

Willy Brandt

c)

Helmut Kohl

d)

Walter Ulbricht

91.

When did Khrushchev indirectly support India in their border dispute with China?

a)

1958

b)

1959

c)

1960

d)

1961

92.

What did the USSR withdraw from China by removing experts in 1960?

a)

Military Aid

b)

Nuclear Aid

c)

Technological Aid

d)

Humanitarian Aid

93.

Mao accused Khrushchev and the USSR of what?

a)

Revisionism

b)

Rebanchism

c)

Revanchism

d)

Robanchism

94.

Who in 1964 suggested to a Chinese delegate, Marshal He Long that the Chinese should get rid of Mao just as the USSR had removed Khrushchev?

a)

Anostas Mikoyan

b)

Rodion Malinovsky

c)

Andrei Zhdanov

d)

Nikolai Novikov

95.

In response, China adopted a strategy they termed?

a)

'Active Attack'

b)

'Active Aggression'

c)

'Active Defence'

d)

'Active Resistance'

96.

The Chinese strategy was activated on the 2nd March, when a Soviet border patrol in Eastern USSR was ambushed by Chinese forces. Where exactly was this?

a)

Dingbao Island

b)

Xianbao Island

c)

Zhenbao Island

d)

Chenbao Island

97.

A second incident took place between Chinese and Soviet forces along the western frontier region of Xinjiang in August....?

a)

1968

b)

1969

c)

1970

d)

1971

98.

When was SALT I signed?

a)

May 1973

b)

May 1972

c)

April 1971

d)

April 1972

99.

How many ‘sites’ of ABM’s were both the US and USSR allowed to have?

a)

5

b)

3

c)

2

d)

1

100.

ABM Treaty - How many missiles was each ‘site’ allowed to have?

a)

50

b)

200

c)

300

d)

100

101.

The Interim agreement amounted to a reduction of ICBM’s – 1054 for the US and how many for the USSR

a)

754

b)

1618

c)

2050

d)

1100

102.

How many years was the Interim Agreement to be valid for?

a)

5

b)

7

c)

9

d)

3

103.

Specifically, which 2 pieces of new technology did SALT 1 not cover

a)

MIRV's and MRBM's

b)

MIRV's and SLBM's

c)

MIRV's & Cruise Missiles

d)

MIRV's and ICBM's

104.

How many ‘principles’ made up the Basic Principles?

a)

3

b)

5

c)

9

d)

12

105.

When was the Vladivostok summit?

a)

September 1974

b)

September 1975

c)

November 1974

d)

November 1975

106.

Who became president in Jan 1977?

a)

Nixon

b)

Reagan

c)

Ford

d)

Carter

107.

Who was the architect of Ostpolitik?

a)

Walter Ulbricht

b)

Erich Honecker

c)

Willy Brandt

d)

Helmut Kohl

108.

The Helsinki Accords conference lasted 2 years and reached its finale at a summit level meeting when?

a)

August 1973

b)

August 1975

c)

August 1977

d)

August 1980

109.

Helsinki Accords, basket 1 dealt with?

a)

International borders and security in Europe

b)

Cooperation in Humanitarian Fields

c)

Cooperation in the Field of Economics

d)

Security in Asia

110.

Who did the PDPA remove from power in 1978?

a)

Hafizullah Amin

b)

Mohammed Daoud Khan

c)

Shah Zahir

d)

Babrak Kamal

111.

Who, in 1979 became the leader of the strongest faction within the PDPA and became President of Afghanistan?

a)

Mohammed Daoud Khan

b)

Haizullah Amin

c)

Babrak Kamal

d)

Shah Zahir

112.

Who did the Soviets replace Amin with?

a)

Daoud

b)

Amin

c)

Kamal

d)

Shah

113.

Afghanistan bordered which important US geostrategic country?

a)

Saudi Arabia

b)

Iraq

c)

Kuwait

d)

Pakistan

114.

How long was the Soviet border with Afghanistan?

a)

20,500km

b)

2,500km

c)

250km

d)

1,500km

115.

Which of these was a correct US response to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan?

a)

US invasion of East Berlin

b)

Restrictions on Soviet fishing privileges in US waters

c)

US withdraw from West Berlin

d)

Imprison 200 Soviet spies

116.

When was Amin assassinated?

a)

25th December 1979

b)

26th December 1979

c)

27th December 1979

d)

28th December 1979

117.

Which guerrilla force did the US support throughout the Soviet-Afghan war?

a)

Taliban

b)

Mujaheddin

c)

Al Qaeda

d)

Baath Party

118.

How much did the Soviet-Afghan war cost the Soviets each year?

a)

$10 billion

b)

$18 billion

c)

$8 millions

d)

$8 billion

119.

Who was Fidel Castro fighting against in the Cuban Revolution?

a)

Raúl Castro

b)

Dwight Eisenhower

c)

Himself

d)

Fulgencio Batista

120.

What years did the Cuban Revolution take place?

a)

1954-1956

b)

1953-1959

c)

1947-1948

d)

1981-2000

121.

What U.S. agency was behind the Bay of Pigs Invasion?

a)

FBI

b)

CIA

c)

NSA

d)

Police

122.

Who was ruler of Communist Czechoslovakia in 1967?

a)

Brezhnev

b)

Novotny

c)

Dubcek

d)

Stalin

123.

Which social group first helped to organise demonstrations against Soviet rule?

a)

The elderly

b)

Soldiers

c)

Students

d)

The middle classes

124.

Who became leader of Czechoslovakia in Jan 1968?

a)

Novotny

b)

Nagy

c)

Dubcek

d)

Brandt

125.

What did Dubcek promise NOT to do?

a)

Trade with the USA

b)

Execute opponents

c)

Trade with Yugoslavia

d)

Leave the Warsaw Pact

126.

Who did Dubcek invite to Czechoslovakia for a meeting?

a)

Tito

b)

Kennedy

c)

Zedong

d)

Hoh Chi Minh

127.

How did Communist Albania react to the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia?

a)

They staged an uprising

b)

They supplied more troops to the Warsaw Pact

c)

They left the Warsaw Pact

d)

They made new trade deals with Iran

128.

What was the Berlin Ultimatum?

a)

Khrushchev told the West that they had to dismantle their ICBM's in West Germany and Japan

b)

Khrushchev told the West to leave West Germany, otherwise he would build a wall isolating all West Germans

c)

Khrushchev told the West that they had to leave West Berlin and declare it a free city, otherwise the Soviets would hand all access to Berlin to the GDR

d)

Stalin decided to blockade the whole of West Berlin

129.

Who did Khrushchev meet at the Vienna Summit of 1961 and reissued the Berlin Ultimatum?

a)

John F Kennedy

b)

Richard Nixon

c)

Dwight Eisenhower

d)

Lyndon Johnson

130.
What ship was destroyed in the Gulf of Tonkin that helped cause the Vietnam War?
a)
USS Maddox
b)
USS Arizona
c)
USS Maine
d)
HMS Lusitania
131.
What resolution passed that gave Lyndon Johnson broad powers to defend South Vietnam from communism?
a)
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
b)
Gulf of Maddox Resolution
c)
USS Tonkin Resolution
d)
Gulf of Vietnam Resolution
132.
Which university saw four students die during violent protests against the Vietnam War?
a)
Kent State
b)
Ohio State
c)
Miami of Ohio
d)
Dayton
133.
How many U.S. troops were killed in Vietnam?
a)
303,000
b)
400,000
c)
170380
d)
58,000
134.

Who warned Eisenhower to not get militarily involved in Vietnam? He said 'war in Indochina would absorb our troops by divisions.'

a)

Westmoreland

b)

Ridgway

c)

Roscow

d)

MacArthur

135.

North and South Vietnam was divided at which parallel

a)

17

b)

28

c)

33

d)

38

136.

Identify the leader of South Vietnam who was assassinated

a)

Ngo Din Diem

b)

Ho Chi Minh

c)

Richard Nixon

d)

Hirihito

137.

U.S. soldiers killed civilians in this Vietnamese village sparking outrage at home.

a)

Ho Chi Minh

b)

Tonkin

c)

My Lai

d)

Saigon

138.
Napalm
a)
A chemical herbicide used to clear out forests and tall grasses
b)
A type of lotion soldiers would use to get rid of the sent on their clothing
c)
Another name for a flamethrower
d)
An intensely burning explosive used to destroy jungle growth
139.
Through what countries did the Ho Chi Minh trail, a supply line from North Vietnam to South Vietnam, travel?
a)
North Korea and South Korea
b)
Thailand and India
c)
Burma and Myanamr
d)
Laos and Cambodia
140.
Aerial bombing campaign of N. Vietnam after Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
a)
Operation Rolling Thunder
b)
Operation Overlord
c)
Operation Torch
d)
Operation Tropic Thunder
141.
What did young people burn to protest the Vietnam War?
a)
draft card
b)
drivers' license
c)
American flags
d)
newspapers
142.
Conducted by U.S. soldiers, these resulted in the uprooting of Vietnamese civilians with suspected ties to Vietcong and burning their villages.
a)
Vietnamization
b)
Christmas bombings
c)
Search-and-Destroy Missions 
d)
Invasion of Cambodia
143.

Where were the principal strikes of the Tet Offensive?

a)

North Vietnam

b)

urban areas of South Vietnam

c)

countryside of South Vietnam

d)

Khe Sanh

144.

Nixon described peace as?

a)

Long lasting peace

b)

Peace with honour

c)

Peace with love

d)

Peace with respect

145.

As moral collapsed, US troops engaged in 'fragging'. What was that?

a)

Running away

b)

Attacking NCOs & Officers

c)

Pretending to be sick

d)

Refusing to fight

146.

What reason did the Americans give for invading Cambodia in 1970?

a)

Destroy the Cambodian Army

b)

To cut a route to the sea

c)

To destroy VC bases and cut the Ho Chi Minh trail

d)

It was a mistake, it was a patrol that got out of hand

147.

Which law required the president to gain congressional approval for long-term troop deployments?

a)

24th Amendment

b)

Tonkin Gulf Resolution

c)

War Powers Act

d)

Emergency Congress Act

148.

Which of these countries did Reagan support anti-communists to prevent the spread of communism?

a)

Jamaica

b)

El Salvador

c)

Panama

d)

Bolivia

149.

The real name for Reagan's 'Star Wars' was?

a)

STI

b)

SDI

c)

SID

d)

SDD

150.

Gorbachev's Glasnost meant?

a)

Restructuring the economy

b)

Openness (ability to criticise)

c)

Ending the Brezhnev Doctrine

d)

Fall of the Berlin Wall

151.

When did the Berlin Wall come down?

a)

October 1988

b)

November 1989

c)

November 1990

d)

October 1989

152.

Who became Soviet leader in 1985?

a)

Khrushchev

b)

Andropov

c)

Brezhnev

d)

Gorbachev

153.

Which of these summits between Reagan and Gorbachev took place in 1987 where they discussed the INF treaty?

a)

Geneva

b)

Moscow

c)

Washington

d)

Malta

154.

When was Solidarity legalised in Poland?

a)

June 1989

b)

June 1998

c)

June 1987

d)

June 1994

155.

What was the name of the revolution in Czechoslovakia in November 1989, ending Communist control?

a)

Silk Revolution

b)

Cotton Revolution

c)

Velvet Revolution

d)

Wool Revolution

156.

When was the Warsaw Pact formally dissolved?

a)

1989

b)

1990

c)

1991

d)

1992

157.

When did Gorbachev resign and the USSR dissolve?

a)

Jan 1989

b)

March 1990

c)

September 1997

d)

December 1991

158.

Reagan’s foreign policy called for

a)

making an alliance with the Soviet Union.

b)

limiting American intervention in the affairs of other nations.

c)

protecting the island of Cuba from invasion.

d)

taking on a strong anti-communist role in the world.

159.

What was the name of the Communist leader in Romania who was executed in Dec 1989

a)

Mladenov

b)

Ceausescu

c)

Walesa

d)

Havel

160.

What was the name of the communist leader of Bulgaria who resigned on live TV in December 1989?

a)

Ceausescu

b)

Mladenov

c)

Havel

d)

Walesa

161.

The government of which country takes down the fence along the border with non-communist Austria in May 1989?

a)

Bulgaria

b)

Romania

c)

Hungary

d)

Czechoslovakia

162.

At which summit did Bush and Gorbachev officially end the Cold War?

a)

Malta

b)

Geneva

c)

Moscow

d)

Reykjavik

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