Developments in the Cold War 1948-1961 4.5 / 5 based on 2 ratings ? HistoryThe Cold WarGCSEEdexcel Created by: superlouasaurCreated on: 17-02-15 15:59 In January 1947, Britain and America united their zones. What did they call the new zone? Bizonia 1 of 44 Why did the London Conference of 1948 create tension about Germany? Russia was not invited. 2 of 44 What event prompted Stalin to impose the Blockade? America, Britain and France introducing a new currency into the western zones 3 of 44 How long did the Berlin Blockade last? 318 days 4 of 44 How many flights came into Berlin during the Blockade? 275,000 5 of 44 What was the name of the US General who thought that if West Berlin fell, West Germany would be next? General Clay 6 of 44 What was the name of Berlin's main airport? Templehof 7 of 44 What do the letters NATO stand for? North Atlantic Treaty Organisation. 8 of 44 Who became the leader of the USSR after the death of Stalin? Khrushchev 9 of 44 What did he say was the only way to avoid "the most destructive war in history"? "peaceful co-existence" 10 of 44 What was "destalinisation"? Open criticism of Stalin 11 of 44 What was an example of the arms-race? ICBMs 12 of 44 What was the Warsaw Pact? military alliance of communist-bloc countries 13 of 44 Where did the US deploy more NATO troops? Germany 14 of 44 What is a "clash of ideologies"? Confrontation between two sides that each believe their way of life is right. 15 of 44 Who was the first man to be sent into orbit? Yuri Gagarin 16 of 44 How did Senator McCarthy's witch-hunts attack communism in America? public trials 17 of 44 What is a U2? A spy plane 18 of 44 When was the Hungarian revolution? 1956 19 of 44 What was the first sign that a revolution was starting? Students toppled a statue of Stalin. 20 of 44 Who took over from Rakosi on 24 October 1956? Nagy 21 of 44 What did Khrushchev order on 28 October that made it look like he would accept the Hungarian revolution? pulled Russian troops out of Budapest on 28th October 22 of 44 How long did freedom last in Hungary? five days 23 of 44 Which Catholic leader was released from prison to join the new government? Cardinal Mindszenty 24 of 44 How many Russian tanks were sent into Hungary? Hungary was going to leave the Warsaw Pact. 25 of 44 How many Hungarians were killed in the revolution? 4,000 26 of 44 When was the Paris summit and the U2 incident? 1960 27 of 44 Why were the Russians furious about West Berlin? East Germans were fleeing to the west through West Berlin. 28 of 44 Why were the Americans worried about Cuba in 1960? Fidel Castro had seized power there. 29 of 44 Where was a summit meeting arranged to discuss these tensions? Paris 30 of 44 What date was the U2 plane shot down in 1960? 1st May 31 of 44 Who was the pilot? Gary Powers 32 of 44 When the U2 plane was shot down, what did the Americans at first claim it was? a weather plane 33 of 44 What date was the summit of 1960? 14th May 34 of 44 Why did Khrushchev walk out of the Paris summit? Eisenhower refused to apologise for the U2 spy plane incident 35 of 44 Why was John F Kennedy elected president of the United States in 1961? He promised to be tougher with the Russians. 36 of 44 How many East German refugees were fleeing to the west through West Berlin each day by 1961? 2,000 37 of 44 What did the Soviets accuse the Americans of using Berlin for? espionage 38 of 44 Where was the summit of 1961 held? Vienna 39 of 44 What did Khrushchev demand at the 1961 summit? America should leave West Berlin within six months. 40 of 44 When did Russia begin building the Berlin Wall? 13 August 1961 41 of 44 When did Kennedy visit Berlin? 1963 42 of 44 What statement is Kennedy's speech famous for? "I am a Berliner." 43 of 44 If the Berlin Wall became a symbol of all that was bad and repressive about Soviet rule, what did Kennedy say West Berlin was a symbol of? freedom 44 of 44
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