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6. When was the disarmament conference held?

  • 1964
  • 1965
  • 1962
  • 1963

7. The missile bases in Cuba could carry H bombs that could destroy most cities in America in...

  • 20 minutes
  • 30 minutes
  • 30 seconds
  • 17 minutes

8. What date did Khrushchev agree to remove the missile bases if Kennedy removed the quarantine?

  • 30th October
  • 28th October
  • 29th October
  • 27th October

9. Who was Czechoslovakia ruled by in the years 1948-68?

  • Novateny
  • Novotny
  • Novotony
  • Novoteny

10. What date was the first letter sent to Kennedy from Khrushchev?

  • 27th October
  • 26th October
  • 28th October
  • 29th October

11. How many rebels landed at the bay of pigs in Cuba supported by the USA?

  • 1,400
  • 2,980
  • 23,000
  • 9,000

12. How many people were killed in the soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia?

  • fewer than 150
  • fewer than 230
  • fewer than 100
  • fewer than 50

13. How wide was the stone wall that replaced the barbed wire dividing west and east?

  • 3.6m
  • 2.8m
  • 6.2m
  • 1.1m

14. How long was the stone wall that replaced the barbed wire dividing west and east?

  • 79km
  • 63km
  • 45km
  • 91km

15. When did a American U2 plane take photos of the missile bases in Cuba?

  • 16th October 1962
  • 12th November 1958
  • 19th December 1961
  • 18th May 1960

16. Who was Dubcek replaced by?

  • Huack
  • Husak
  • Husack
  • Husake

17. Who was Novotny replaced by?

  • Dubek
  • Dubcek
  • Dubstep
  • Dubeck

18. What was the official number of deaths caused by trying to cross the wall?

  • 136
  • 98
  • 200
  • 342

19. Where were the american missile bases that the USSR saw as a threat?

  • Greece
  • Hungary
  • Turkey
  • France

20. What was the justification of the soviet intervention in Czechoslovakia called?

  • The Brezhnev Doctrine
  • The Brezhnav Doctrine
  • The Brechnev Doctrine
  • The Breznev Doctrine