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WorksheetsEchoes of the Iron Curtain
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 16mins
When did the construction of the Berlin Wall begin?
1955
1961
1972
1989
What was the primary reason for the construction of the Berlin Wall?
To prevent Western "fascists" from entering East Germany
To stop the flow of refugees from East to West Berlin
To enhance trade between East and West Germany
To mark the official border between East and West Germany
Which Soviet leader initiated the policy of Glasnost that contributed to the collapse of the Soviet Union?
Nikita Khrushchev
Leonid Brezhnev
Mikhail Gorbachev
Boris Yeltsin
What year did the German Reunification officially take place?
1989
1990
1991
1992
Which event is considered the beginning of the Hungarian Uprising of 1956?
The establishment of a new Hungarian government
A student demonstration in Budapest
The speech by Nikita Khrushchev denouncing Stalin
The invasion of Hungary by Soviet troops
What was the name of the East German secret police that enforced state security?
KGB
Gestapo
Stasi
Securitate
Who was the Chancellor of West Germany during the reunification?
Willy Brandt
Helmut Schmidt
Helmut Kohl
Gerhard Schröder
What was the main economic system in the Soviet satellite states?
Capitalism
Socialism
Communism
Feudalism
Which of the following was a consequence of the Berlin Wall on Germany?
It increased economic growth in East Germany
It led to the immediate collapse of the East German government
It divided families and hindered freedom of movement
It improved relations between NATO and the Warsaw Pact
What was the name of the reformist leader in Hungary during the uprising?
Mátyás Rákosi
Ernő Gerő
Imre Nagy
János Kádár
Who was the first Secretary General of the United Nations from a Soviet Bloc country?
Trygve Lie
Dag Hammarskjöld
Kurt Waldheim
Javier Pérez de Cuéllar
What was the name of the policy that aimed to prevent the spread of communism abroad?
Containment
Detente
Appeasement
Isolationism
Which country was not a member of the Warsaw Pact?
Poland
East Germany
Yugoslavia
Romania
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union at the time of its dissolution?
Leonid Brezhnev
Mikhail Gorbachev
Boris Yeltsin
Vladimir Putin
What was the name of the policy that aimed to restructure the Soviet political and economic system?
Perestroika
Glasnost
Detente
Appeasement
Which event marked the end of the Cold War?
The fall of the Berlin Wall
The Cuban Missile Crisis
The Korean War
The Vietnam War
What was the name of the policy that aimed to increase transparency and freedom of speech in the Soviet Union?
Perestroika
Glasnost
Detente
Appeasement
What was the name of the plan that provided aid to Western Europe after World War II?
Marshall Plan
Truman Doctrine
Warsaw Pact
Berlin Airlift
Who was the President of the United States during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
John F. Kennedy
Richard Nixon
Lyndon B. Johnson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Which country was the first to land a man on the moon during the Space Race?
Soviet Union
United States
China
United Kingdom
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Nikita Khrushchev
Leonid Brezhnev
Mikhail Gorbachev
Joseph Stalin
What was the name of the Soviet space program that sent the first man into space?
Vostok
Soyuz
Mercury
Apollo
What was the name of the Soviet policy that aimed to maintain the status quo in Europe after World War II?
Perestroika
Glasnost
Detente
Doctrine of Peaceful Coexistence
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during the Prague Spring?
Nikita Khrushchev
Leonid Brezhnev
Mikhail Gorbachev
Joseph Stalin
What was the name of the diplomatic policy aimed at easing the tensions between the Soviet Union and the West?
Containment
Detente
Appeasement
Isolationism
What was the name of the Soviet Union's policy of limited economic liberalization, introduced in the 1960s?
Perestroika
Glasnost
Kosygin reform
Doctrine of Peaceful Coexistence
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during the Suez Crisis?
Nikita Khrushchev
Leonid Brezhnev
Mikhail Gorbachev
Joseph Stalin
What was the name of the Soviet Union's first artificial satellite, launched in 1957?
Vostok
Sputnik
Mir
Luna
What was the name of the Soviet Union's first manned spacecraft?
Vostok
Sputnik
Mir
Luna
Who was the first woman to travel into space, representing the Soviet Union?
Valentina Tereshkova
Sally Ride
Mae Jemison
Christa McAuliffe
What was the name of the Soviet Union's policy of de-Stalinization and relative political liberalization?
Perestroika
Glasnost
Khrushchev Thaw
Doctrine of Peaceful Coexistence
