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6. When did Gary Powers set off from the USA?
- 3rd May 1960
- 1st May 1960
- 4th June 1960
- 2nd June 1960
7. How long did the riots in Budapest in October last?
- 2 weeks
- 3 weeks
- 5 days
- 1 month
8. What was the town called that Gary Powers got shot down near?
- Svarldosk
- Sverdlovsk
- Serdlosck
- Svirdlask
9. How long was the imprisonment that Gary Powers was sentenced to?
- 10 years
- 20 years
- 15 years
- 18 years
10. When was Sputnik 1 launched by the USSR?
11. When was the summit meeting of the leaders of the USSR, the USA, Britain and France held?
12. How many soviet tanks entered Budapest?
13. When did soviet tanks re-enter Hungary?
- 20th November
- 1st November
- 4th November
- 31st November
14. When did the soviet tanks reach Budapest?
- 31st November
- 1st November
- 4th November
- 20th November
15. What does MAD stand for?
- Mutually agreed destruction
- Mutually assured destruction
- Mutually assured devastation
- Mutually agreed devastation
16. Who was Rakosi replaced by after Stalin had died?
- Irme Naggy
- Imre Nagy
- Imre Naggy
- Irme Nagy
17. How many Soviet troops were killed in the Hungarian Uprising?
18. How many opponents did Rakosi's secret police kill?
- 15,000
- 2,000
- 22,000
- 1,690
19. In 1959 the USA had ICBMs underground ready for use in how long?
- 24 hours
- 30 seconds
- 4 hours
- 2 minutes
20. How many refugees fled to the west during the Hungarian uprising?
- 300,000
- 200,000
- 100,000
- 400,000