GCSE History: The Cold War 2

Question 1

In which year was the Berlin Wall built?

Accepted Answer

1961

Answer

1955

Answer

1959

Answer

1963

Question 2

What was the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962?

Accepted Answer

A 13-day standoff after the USA discovered Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba.

Answer

Cuba's invasion of the USA from Florida.

Answer

The USA placing nuclear missiles in Mexico.

Answer

Cuba's declaration of independence from the USSR.

Question 3

What was Sputnik, launched by the USSR in 1957?

Accepted Answer

The first artificial satellite to orbit Earth

Answer

The first intercontinental ballistic missile

Answer

The first Soviet nuclear bomb

Answer

The first manned spacecraft

Question 4

What was the Warsaw Pact (1955)?

Accepted Answer

A Soviet-led military alliance of Eastern European communist states formed in response to NATO.

Answer

A peace treaty between the USA and USSR.

Answer

An economic agreement to rebuild Eastern Europe.

Answer

A nuclear non-proliferation agreement.

Question 5

What was the policy of 'Mutually Assured Destruction' (MAD)?

Accepted Answer

The idea that a nuclear war would destroy both sides, deterring either from launching a first strike.

Answer

Both superpowers agreeing to limit nuclear tests.

Answer

The USA's plan to use nuclear weapons against the USSR first.

Answer

A policy to share nuclear technology with allies.

Question 6

The Soviet invasion of which country in 1979 reignited Cold War tensions after a period of détente?

Accepted Answer

Afghanistan

Answer

Poland

Answer

Hungary

Answer

Vietnam