Cold War Events

Questions on the events of the Cold War.

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The period after the death of Stalin became known as what?
The Thaw
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Traditionalist historians place the the origins of the Cold War on whose shoulders?
Stalin
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When was the 'Second Cold War'?
1958 - 1962
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Was the Cuban Missile Crisis before or after the Bay of Pigs?
After
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What did the Cuban Missile Crisis highlight to both sides?
that Mutually Assurred Destruction was real
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What was the result of the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Nuclear Test Ban treaty and Hotline
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What did McArthur suggest in the Korean War?
Both
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Why were relations between China and Russia 'rocky'?
Stalin had supported the nationalists before the communists
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At which 1945 conference was the four occupation zones agreed and with which countries?
Yalta - Germany, Berlin & Austria
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Why did Truman bring about the Truman Doctrine and in which year?
1947 - Because poverty bred communism
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What impact did the Cuban Missile Crisis have on the Cold War?
Limited War
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Why did Stalin build the Berlin Blockade in 1948?
Too many skilled workers were leaving
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Traditionalist historians place the the origins of the Cold War on whose shoulders?

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What did the Cuban Missile Crisis highlight to both sides?

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