Lesson 1
1 Increased tension between East and West Quiz: Pearson Edexcel History, Unit 12
20 questions
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The 20 questions
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Which Soviet leader issued a controversial ultimatum over the status of Berlin in 1958?
- Stalin
- Gorbachev
- Khrushchev
- Brezhnev
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In which years were a series of international summit meetings held between the USA and USSR to ease tensions?
- 1950 to 1953
- 1968 to 1970
- 1959 to 1961
- 1945 to 1947
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Which divided European city experienced a severe refugee crisis due to people fleeing to the West?
- Berlin
- Vienna
- Warsaw
- Prague
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Which Latin American country's 1959 revolution severely damaged relations with the USA?
- Cuba
- Chile
- Mexico
- Brazil
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What was the name of the failed 1961 CIA-backed invasion of Cuba by exiles?
- Bay of Pigs
- Operation Condor
- Tet Offensive
- Operation Mongoose
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What physical barrier was constructed across Berlin in August 1961 to stop mass emigration?
- The Iron Curtain
- The Checkpoint Charlie Barrier
- The Oder-Neisse Line
- The Berlin Wall
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What initial diplomatic action did the USA take towards Fidel Castro's new government in Cuba?
- Granted aid
- Formed alliance
- Invaded immediately
- Refused recognition
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Which major Cold War crisis besides Cuba involved Soviet intervention in Czechoslovakia in 1968?
- Berlin Airlift
- Prague Spring
- Solidarity
- Velvet Revolution
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After US rejection, which superpower did Fidel Castro's Cuba form a close economic and military alliance with?
- Soviet Union
- North Korea
- China
- East Germany
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Between which years do the Edexcel GCSE Cold War crises specified events take place?
- 1945 to 1955
- 1970 to 1991
- 1958 to 1970
- 1960 to 1980
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What term describes the reform movement and subsequent Soviet crackdown in Czechoslovakia in 1968?
- Prague Spring
- Hungarian Revolt
- Berlin Blockade
- Velvet Divorce
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In which Caribbean island nation did a botched US-backed invasion take place in April 1961?
- Haiti
- Cuba
- Jamaica
- Dominican Republic
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What major Western-controlled European city was the target of Khrushchev's 1958 demands?
- Paris
- Berlin
- London
- Vienna
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Which 1960s issue involved summit meetings and the Berlin refugee problem?
- Increased tension
- Peaceful coexistence
- Détente
- Arms reduction
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Which three locations are linked to increased Cold War tension in the spec?
- Britain, France, Germany
- Vietnam, Korea, China
- Poland, Hungary, Romania
- Berlin, Cuba, Czechoslovakia
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Whose relations were directly affected by the Cuban Revolution according to the spec?
- China and Japan
- Germany and Poland
- Britain and France
- USA and Soviet Union
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Which 1958 event is named in the specification as increasing Cold War tension?
- Cuban Revolution
- Berlin ultimatum
- Prague Spring
- Hungarian Uprising
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What crisis issue in Berlin accompanied Cuba and Czechoslovakia in this topic?
- Naval blockade
- Refugee problem
- Food shortage
- Currency reform
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What did Khrushchev's 1958 ultimatum concern?
- Berlin
- Czechoslovakia
- Hungary
- Cuba
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Which US reconnaissance aircraft discovered Soviet nuclear missiles being installed in Cuba in 1962?
- B-52 bomber
- F-4 Phantom
- SR-71 Blackbird
- U-2 spy plane
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