Cold War (1945-1968) 4.5 / 5 based on 5 ratings ? HistoryThe Cold WarGCSEAQA Created by: AnnaSempleCreated on: 02-06-13 18:31 When were the Yalta and Potsdam conferences? February 1945, July 1945 1 of 43 Who were the big three at Yalta Churchill, Stalin and Roosevelt 2 of 43 Who were the big three at Potsdam Attlee, Stalin and Truman 3 of 43 When did WWII end? May 1945 4 of 43 When were both the Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan advocated? 1947 5 of 43 How much money was granted to Europe in the Marshall Plan 17 Billion dollars 6 of 43 What event sparked congress into passing Marshall Aid? Czechoslovakia turning communist 7 of 43 Which policy was first advocated in the Truman Doctrine? Containment 8 of 43 What does MAD stand for? Mutually Assured Destruction 9 of 43 When was Cominform introduced? September 1947 10 of 43 When was NATO formed? April 1949 11 of 43 What was NATO? North Atlantic Treaty Organisation 12 of 43 When did the Berlin Blockade begin? June 1948 13 of 43 How many days did the Berlin Blockade last for? 318 14 of 43 Where did the planes land during the Berlin Blockade? Templehof Airport 15 of 43 How many planes were flown in during the Berlin Blockade? 275000 16 of 43 When did the Korean War start? June 1950 17 of 43 What was the name of the North Korean army? The North Korean People's Army 18 of 43 Who led the American troops in Korea? General Douglas MacArthur 19 of 43 When did Stalin die and the "thaw" begin? March 1953 20 of 43 When was the Warsaw Pact formed? May 1955 21 of 43 When was the Hungarian Uprising? 1956 22 of 43 What was the order of leaders in Hungary? Rakosi, Nagy, Kadar 23 of 43 How many Russian tanks arrived in Budapest on the 3rd November 1956? 1000 24 of 43 Approximately how many Hungarians left the country during the Uprising? 200,000 25 of 43 When was the first spacecraft launched and what was it called? 1957 Sputnik 1 26 of 43 When was the U2 crisis? May 1960 27 of 43 What was the name of the U2 pilot? Gary Powers 28 of 43 When was the Bay of Pigs mission? 1961 29 of 43 What was the name of the communist leader of Cuba in 1960? Fidel Castro 30 of 43 When did the Americans discover missile bases on Cuba? October 1962 31 of 43 When did the Russian ships leave Cuba and Kennedy lift the Naval blockade? 20th November 1962 32 of 43 What was the name of the first woman in space? Valentina Tereshkova 33 of 43 When was the Berlin Wall built? August 1961 34 of 43 When was the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty signed? October 1964 35 of 43 When did Krushchev resign? 1964 36 of 43 Why did Krushchev resign? Loss of prestige over Cuban Missile Crisis 37 of 43 When was the Prague Spring? August 1968 38 of 43 Where was the Prague Spring? Czechoslovakia 39 of 43 What was the order of leaders in Prague? Novotny, Dubcek, Husak 40 of 43 What was the Brezhnev Doctrine? Not allowing Eastern Europe to reject communism 41 of 43 How many troops invaded Czechoslovakia on the 20th August 1968? 500000 42 of 43 What was the name of the Czech student who burnt himself to death in protest? Jan Palach 43 of 43
Edexcel AS History Unit 1: Pursuing Life and Liberty: Equality in the USA 1945-1968 3.5 / 5 based on 6 ratings
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