GCSE History: The Cold War 2

Question 1

In which year was the Berlin Wall built?

Accepted Answer

1961

Answer

The Berlin Wall was built by East Germany beginning on 13 August 1961 to stop the mass emigration of East Germans to the West.

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

The Cuban Missile Crisis was a 13-day nuclear standoff in October 1962 when US spy planes discovered Soviet ballistic missiles being installed in Cuba.

Question 3

What was Sputnik, launched by the USSR in 1957?

Accepted Answer

The first artificial satellite to orbit Earth

Answer

Sputnik was the world's first artificial satellite, launched by the Soviet Union on 4 October 1957, marking the beginning of the Space Race.

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

The Warsaw Pact was a Soviet-led collective defence treaty signed by the USSR and seven Eastern Bloc countries in 1955, countering NATO.

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

MAD was the doctrine that full-scale use of nuclear weapons by either superpower would result in the complete annihilation of both the attacker and defender.

GCSE - General Certificate of Secondary Education Practice Test

GCSE - General Certificate of Secondary Education Practice Test

GCSE History: The Cold War 2