Cold War Review

Why did the USA join WW2 in 1941?

• Sinking of RMS Pearl

• Bombing of Pearl Harbour

• USSR was losing in the East

• Britain asked them to

When was the Berlin Wall built?

• August 1951

• July 1951

• August 1961

• July 1961

What was the purpose of Comecon?

• To keep eastern economies in line with USSR

• To protect communism in the east

• To spread communism to the west

• To make the USSR more popular

What triggered the invasion of Hungary in 1956?

• Nagy announced an alliance with West Germany

• Nagy announced that he was resigning

• Nagy announced they were leaving the Warsaw Pact

• Nagy announced free elections

Which answer best describes the agreements made about Germany at the Potsdam Conference?

• Germany and Berlin split into three zones with the economy run as three separate states

• Germany and Berlin split into four zones with the economy run as four separate states

• Germany and Berlin split into three zones with the economy run as a whole

• Germany and Berlin split into four zones with the economy run as a whole

What was the Brezhnev Doctrine?

• The USSR could invade any country which was anti-communist

• The USSR could invade any country which threatened the survival of communism

• The USSR could invade any country which held talks with the West

• The USSR could invade any country which had a border with Germany

How did Stalin establish a buffer zone in Europe?

• By establishing communist control across the eastern bloc

• By building a wall

• By putting missiles on Cuba

• By invading Hungary

What was photographed on 14 October 1962?

• A U2 spy plane

• Tanks in Czechoslovakia

• The moon landing

• Nuclear weapons on Cuba

What was the purpose of the Marshall Plan?

• To provide aid to European countries to encourage them to turn to communism

• To end WW2

• To provide aid to European countries to stop them falling to communism

• To make Khrushchev look weak

Name 2 treaties agreed after the Cuban Missile Crisis.

• Test Ban Treaty, Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty

• Treaty of Versailles, Outer Space Treaty

• Outer Space Treaty, Underwater Treaty

• Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, Truman Doctrine