Key Events of the Cold War

On which date was the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima during the Cold War?

• 6th August 1945

• 5th March 1946

• 29th August 1949

• 1st November 1952

Who delivered the "Iron Curtain" speech on 5th March 1946?

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Winston Churchill

• Joseph Stalin

• Harry S. Truman

When did the USSR detonate their first atomic bomb?

• 6th August 1945

• 29th August 1949

• 1st November 1952

• 4th October 1957

What significant event took place on 1st November 1952?

• First hydrogen bomb detonated by USA

• Bay of Pigs invasion

• Berlin Wall is built

• Sputnik 1 launched

Which event is associated with the dates 17th-20th April 1961?

• Cuban Missile Crisis

• Bay of Pigs invasion fails

• SALT 1 signed

• Neil Armstrong walks on the moon

What was constructed on 13th August 1961?

• Berlin Wall

• Iron Curtain

• SALT 1

• Sputnik 1

What was the significance of 4th October 1957 in the Cold War?

• First hydrogen bomb detonated

• Sputnik 1 successfully launched

• Cuban Missile Crisis

• U2 Crisis

During which dates did the Cuban Missile Crisis occur?

• 16th-20th April 1961

• 16th-29th October 1962

• 16th-20th July 1969

• 26th May 1972

Who was the first person to walk on the moon, and when did it happen?

• Yuri Gagarin, 16th-20th July 1969

• Neil Armstrong, 16th-20th July 1969

• Buzz Aldrin, 16th-20th July 1969

• Michael Collins, 16th-20th July 1969

What was signed on 26th May 1972 as part of the Cold War agreements?

• SALT 1

• Iron Curtain

• Berlin Wall

• U2 Crisis