Lesson 2R.2.1

2R.2.1 From Détente to the end of the Cold War, c1963–1991 Quiz: AQA History, Unit 28

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Lesson 2R.2.1, From Détente to the end of the Cold War, c1963–1991: 20 multiple choice questions for the AQA History (7042), Unit 28: 2R The Cold War, c1945–1991, written with Revision Ninja.

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The 20 questions

  1. Which 1963 agreement established a direct communication link between Washington and Moscow?

    • Hotline Agreement
    • Outer Space Treaty
    • Moscow Accord
    • Glassboro Summit

  2. Which 1968 treaty aimed to stop the global spread of nuclear weapons?

    • Partial Test Ban Treaty
    • Strategic Arms Treaty
    • Non-Proliferation Treaty
    • Disarmament Accord

  3. Which doctrine asserted Soviet rights to intervene in socialist states threatening communist rule?

    • Truman Doctrine
    • Kennedy Doctrine
    • Brezhnev Doctrine
    • Eisenhower Doctrine

  4. Which 1968 event saw Warsaw Pact forces invade Czechoslovakia to suppress political reforms?

    • Hungarian Revolution
    • Prague Spring
    • Berlin Uprising
    • Poznań Protests

  5. Which doctrine announced by Nixon in 1969 aimed to shift the burden of defending allies in Asia to those allies?

    • The Truman Doctrine
    • The Reagan Doctrine
    • The Carter Doctrine
    • The Nixon Doctrine

  6. Which 1973 agreement ended direct US military involvement in the Vietnam War?

    • Paris Peace Accords
    • SEATO Treaty
    • Geneva Accords
    • Camp David Accords

  7. Which country did US forces invade in 1970, extending the Vietnam War and triggering domestic protests?

    • North Vietnam
    • Laos
    • Thailand
    • Cambodia

  8. Which 1975 agreement recognised post-war European borders and included commitments to human rights?

    • Paris Accords
    • Helsinki Accords
    • Warsaw Pact
    • Geneva Accords

  9. Which 1972 treaty between the USA and USSR limited anti-ballistic missile systems and placed limits on offensive missiles?

    • SALT II
    • INF Treaty
    • START I
    • SALT I

  10. What was the primary objective of Willy Brandt's policy of Ostpolitik in West Germany?

    • Instant German reunification
    • Building Berlin Wall
    • Normalising Eastern relations
    • Joining NATO

  11. Which 1979 treaty between the USA and USSR was signed but never ratified by the US Senate?

    • The INF Treaty
    • SALT II
    • SALT I
    • The Helsinki Accords

  12. Which civilian airliner was shot down by a Soviet fighter jet in September 1983?

    • KAL 007
    • Pan Am 103
    • MH370
    • Iran Air 655

  13. Which independent trade union movement was formed in Poland in 1980 under Lech Wałęsa?

    • Charter 77
    • Solidarity
    • Civic Forum
    • New Forum

  14. Which 1983 Reagan proposal aimed to build a space-based shield against nuclear missiles?

    • Nuclear Non-Proliferation
    • Zero Option
    • Strategic Arms Limitation
    • Strategic Defence Initiative

  15. Which Soviet leader came to power in 1985 and introduced reforms that helped end the Cold War?

    • Yuri Andropov
    • Konstantin Chernenko
    • Mikhail Gorbachev
    • Leonid Brezhnev

  16. Which 1987 treaty between the USA and USSR eliminated an entire category of nuclear missiles?

    • SALT I
    • SALT II
    • INF Treaty
    • START I

  17. Which structure's fall in November 1989 symbolised the end of communist control in Eastern Europe?

    • The Maginot Line
    • The Iron Curtain
    • The Kremlin Wall
    • The Berlin Wall

  18. Which Soviet doctrine was abandoned by Gorbachev, leaving Eastern European states free to choose their own paths?

    • The Monroe Doctrine
    • The Carter Doctrine
    • The Brezhnev Doctrine
    • The Truman Doctrine

  19. Which political event united East and West Germany into a single state in October 1990?

    • German reunification
    • Creation of Bizonia
    • Velvet Revolution
    • Yalta Conference

  20. Which event in December 1991 officially marked the end of the Cold War?

    • SALT II signing
    • Dissolution of USSR
    • Yalta Conference
    • Berlin Wall collapse

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