End of the cold war 4.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? HistoryThe Cold WarGCSEEdexcel Created by: superlouasaurCreated on: 18-02-15 13:50 What was the period of reform in Czechoslovakia in 1968 called? Prague Spring 1 of 28 Who was the leader of Russia in 1968? Brezhnev 2 of 28 Who replaced Novotny as Czech leader in January 1968? Alexandr Dubcek 3 of 28 What did the new Czech government announce in its Action Plan of April 1968? A new model of socialism. 4 of 28 What was the Brezhnev Doctrine announced at Bratislava, 3 August 1968? would not allow any Eastern European country to reject communism, even if it meant a world war. 5 of 28 When did the Warsaw Pact troops invade Czechoslovakia? 20th August 1968. 6 of 28 How many Warsaw Pact soldiers invaded Czechoslovakia? 500,000 7 of 28 How many anti-communists were arrested? 47 8 of 28 How did Jan Palach protest the invasion of Czechoslovakia? by burning himself to death. 9 of 28 What was the name of the Treaty that agreed not to give any other countries nuclear technology? Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty 10 of 28 Why was China allowed to join the United Nations in 1971? the US dropped its veto. 11 of 28 What do the letters SALT mean (in the SALT1 Treaty of 1972)? Strategic Arms Limitation Talks 12 of 28 What did the SALT1 Treaty agree? to limit the number of anti-ballistic weapons. 13 of 28 Why was the Non-Proliferation Treaty of 1968 limited in its effects? It did not stop other countries developing nuclear weapons. 14 of 28 What country did America support in the Arab-Israeli War of 1973? Israel 15 of 28 What did the Helsinki Agreement give to Russia? recognised Soviet control over Eastern Europe. 16 of 28 What do the letters CND stand for? Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament 17 of 28 Which of these landmarks of détente happened in 1975? Russian and American spacecraft docked in space. 18 of 28 What country did Russia invade in 1979? Afghanistan 19 of 28 Who called the Soviet Union the "evil empire"? Ronald Reagan 20 of 28 What won the arms race for the USA? "Star Wars" defence system 21 of 28 Why did it win the arms race? Gorbachev realised the USSR could not afford the arms race. 22 of 28 What do the letters START stand for? Strategic Arms Reduction Talks 23 of 28 What is the literal meaning of perestroika? restructuring 24 of 28 What is the literal meaning of glasnost? freedom 25 of 28 What was the name of the trade union that won the free elections in Poland in 1989? Solidarity 26 of 28 What problem rocked the USSR in 1986? Chernobyl 27 of 28 When did the Berlin Wall come down? November 1989 28 of 28
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