Cold War (1945-1968)

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When were the Yalta and Potsdam conferences?
February 1945, July 1945
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Who were the big three at Yalta
Churchill, Stalin and Roosevelt
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Who were the big three at Potsdam
Attlee, Stalin and Truman
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When did WWII end?
May 1945
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When were both the Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan advocated?
1947
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How much money was granted to Europe in the Marshall Plan
17 Billion dollars
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What event sparked congress into passing Marshall Aid?
Czechoslovakia turning communist
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Which policy was first advocated in the Truman Doctrine?
Containment
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What does MAD stand for?
Mutually Assured Destruction
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When was Cominform introduced?
September 1947
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When was NATO formed?
April 1949
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What was NATO?
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
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When did the Berlin Blockade begin?
June 1948
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How many days did the Berlin Blockade last for?
318
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Where did the planes land during the Berlin Blockade?
Templehof Airport
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How many planes were flown in during the Berlin Blockade?
275000
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When did the Korean War start?
June 1950
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What was the name of the North Korean army?
The North Korean People's Army
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Who led the American troops in Korea?
General Douglas MacArthur
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When did Stalin die and the "thaw" begin?
March 1953
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When was the Warsaw Pact formed?
May 1955
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When was the Hungarian Uprising?
1956
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What was the order of leaders in Hungary?
Rakosi, Nagy, Kadar
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How many Russian tanks arrived in Budapest on the 3rd November 1956?
1000
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Approximately how many Hungarians left the country during the Uprising?
200,000
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When was the first spacecraft launched and what was it called?
1957 Sputnik 1
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When was the U2 crisis?
May 1960
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What was the name of the U2 pilot?
Gary Powers
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When was the Bay of Pigs mission?
1961
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What was the name of the communist leader of Cuba in 1960?
Fidel Castro
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When did the Americans discover missile bases on Cuba?
October 1962
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When did the Russian ships leave Cuba and Kennedy lift the Naval blockade?
20th November 1962
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What was the name of the first woman in space?
Valentina Tereshkova
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When was the Berlin Wall built?
August 1961
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When was the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty signed?
October 1964
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When did Krushchev resign?
1964
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Why did Krushchev resign?
Loss of prestige over Cuban Missile Crisis
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When was the Prague Spring?
August 1968
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Where was the Prague Spring?
Czechoslovakia
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What was the order of leaders in Prague?
Novotny, Dubcek, Husak
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What was the Brezhnev Doctrine?
Not allowing Eastern Europe to reject communism
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How many troops invaded Czechoslovakia on the 20th August 1968?
500000
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What was the name of the Czech student who burnt himself to death in protest?
Jan Palach
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sick ting big up AnnaSemple ***

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