WorksheetsHungary and Czechoslovakia Uprisings in the Cold War
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 7mins
What was the Warsaw Pact?
An organisation that coordinated economic policy within the eastern bloc.
A collective defence agreement between the USSR and seven Soviet satellite states in eastern Europe.
An organisation that coordinated the communist parties within the eastern bloc and ensured they followed the same political messages.
An agreement between the USSR and the communist government in Poland to protect Poland from western aggression.
Who led the communist government in Poland between 1947 and 1953, and again between 1955 and 1956?
Nagy
Gero
Kadar
Rakosi
In what year was Khrushchev's 'secret speech' denouncing Stalin?
1954
1955
1956
1957
What was the name of the radio station that broadcast into the eastern bloc and encouraged Hungarians to fight against the communist authorities?
Radio Free Europe
Radio America
BBC
Freedom Radio
Who became leader of Hungary in 1956 and promised to begin reforms?
Rakosi
Gero
Kadar
Nagy
What did the leader of Hungary announce on 1 November 1956?
Hungary would seek an alliance with the USA.
Hungary would leave the Warsaw Pact.
Protests would be crushed with force.
Hungary would cease to be a communist country.
What other event took place at around the same time as the Hungarian Uprising which meant that the attention of the west was distracted?
The Suez War
The Six-Day War
The Yom Kippur War
The War of Independence
How did Khrushchev respond to the Hungarian Uprising?
He referred the matter to the United Nations for mediation.
He developed a doctrine which said the USSR would always use force to crush anti-communist activities in the eastern bloc.
He sent soldiers and tanks to crush the rising and take control of the government.
He promised reforms.
Who became the new leader of Hungary after the Uprising?
Nagy
Kadar
Rakosi
Gero
In what year had the communist takeover of Czechoslovakia been completed?
1946
1947
1948
1949
What was Vaclav Havel famous as in the 1960s?
Political leader
Trade unionist
Poet and playwright
Resistance fighter
Who became leader of Czechoslovakia in 1968?
Dubcek
Novotny
Havel
Masaryk
The new leader of Czechoslovakia announced a program of reforms in 1968. What name were these given?
The Prague Summer
The Prague Awakening
The Prague Window
The Prague Spring
Which of the following was NOT a reform proposed by the new Czech leader in 1968?
A new Parliament with free elections
Leaving the Warsaw Pact
Freedom of speech and freedom of the press
Freedom to travel outside of the iron curtain
What prompted Brezhnev to take military action against Czechoslovakia?
The program of reforms introduced by the new Czech leader.
The Czech government announced it would leave the Warsaw Pact.
The Czech government requested support from the United Nations.
The Czech government reached out to Yugoslavia and Romania for support.
What new doctrine was announced as a result of the Czech Uprising?
The Truman Doctrine
The Czech Doctrine
The Brezhnev Doctrine
The Khrushchev Doctrine
Which other communist leader criticised Brezhnev's handling of the Czech uprising?
Honecker
Tito
Castro
Mao
Protestors were encouraged by radio broadcasts from the west: Hungary, Czechoslovakia or both?
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
Both
Leaders had promised free elections and other liberal reforms: Hungary, Czechoslovakia or both?
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
Both
Thousands of protestors were killed when Soviet forces invaded: Hungary, Czechoslovakia or both?
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
Both
