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6. Why did Stalin Orchestrate the Berlin Blockade? (1948-49)
- To gain control of different territories.
- To seperate communism and capitalism in Germany.
- To prevent the establishment of a seperate state in western Germany.
- To show power to the Western countries.
7. Who was the leader of the new communist government in Cuba?
- Batista
- Krushchev
- Fidel Castro
- Kennedy
8. How did Eisenhower respond to the crisis in Hungary?
- Sent financial aid but no military support.
- Sent weapons and supplies for soldiers.
- Sent military support but no financial aid.
- They did nothing.
9. What date did the building of the Berlin Wall begin?
- May 1964
- August 1961
- August 1962
- June 1961
10. Why was the Berlin wall put up?
- To deal with the refugee problem from East Germany to West.
- To demonstrate the power of the USSR.
- To deal with the refugee problem from West Germany to East.
- To seperate Capitalism from Communism
11. What is a satellite state?
- An officially independant country, but is really controlled by the USSR.
- A country owned by the USSR
- A country governed by the USSR
- An eastern European country.
12. How did Truman respond to the Berlin Blockade?
- Berlin Airlift
- Sent troops to Berlin
- Propaganda war
13. What year Comecon established in?
14. What does NATO stand for?
- National Arms Treaty Organisation
- North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
- North American Treaty Organisation
15. In what year was the bay of pigs?
16. In what month of what year did Stalin end the Berlin Blockade?
- June 1949
- May 1950
- May 1949
- May 1948
17. Name one of the reforms proposed by Imre Nagy.
- Hungarian people should rise up against the Russian soldiers
- Hungary Should Leave the Warsaw Pact and become neutral.
- Hungary should declare themselves enemies of Russia.