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6. When was the Hungarian Revolution

  • October-November 1956
  • November-December 1956
  • January-February 1957

7. When did Stalin die?

  • May 1953
  • March 1953
  • April 1953

8. When did the Berlin Blockade begin?

  • September 1948
  • June 1948
  • July 1948

9. When was the Berlin Blockade lifted?

  • March 1949
  • May 1949
  • May 1950

10. When was the Federal Republic of Germany established and which side was it?

  • September 1950, East Germany
  • September 1949, West Germany
  • September 1950, West Germany
  • September 1949, East Germany

11. When was Comecon set up?

  • January 1949
  • March 1949
  • May 1950

12. When was the Cuban Missile Crisis

  • 1962
  • 1963
  • 1961

13. When was the Yalta conference?

  • February 1946
  • February 1945
  • April 1945

14. When was the Austrian State Treaty signed?

  • June-July 1955
  • January-February 1954
  • March-April 1954

15. When was the Truman Doctrine announced?

  • May 1947
  • March 1947
  • March 1948

16. When did Germany surrender?

  • May 1945
  • July 1945
  • December 1945

17. When did Churchill give his 'Iron Curtain' speech?

  • March 1946
  • April 1946
  • March 1947

18. When and where did Khrushchev give his 'Secret' speech?

  • February 1956, 20th Party Congress
  • February 1957, 20th Party Congress
  • March, 1956 to the Politburo
  • March 1947, 19th Party Congress

19. When did Khrushchev deliver his ultimatum?

  • November 1958
  • Janurary 1959
  • March 1958

20. When was the Marshall Plan announced and how much money was involved?

  • June 1948, $13.5bn
  • June 1947, $13.5bn
  • June 1947, $7.5bn