Lesson Y223.3

Y223.3 The Cold War 1956–1984 Quiz: OCR History, Unit 2

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Lesson Y223.3, The Cold War 1956–1984: 20 multiple choice questions for the OCR History (H505), Unit 2: Unit group 2: Non-British period study, written with Revision Ninja.

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The 20 questions

  1. Which Soviet leader ordered the military intervention to crush the Hungarian Rising in 1956?

    • Nikita Khrushchev
    • Leonid Brezhnev
    • Joseph Stalin
    • Yuri Andropov

  2. What policy was introduced by Willy Brandt to improve relations between West and East Germany?

    • Containment
    • Ostpolitik
    • Perestroika
    • Glasnost

  3. Which treaty was signed in 1972 between the USA and USSR to limit nuclear weapons?

    • START I
    • INF Treaty
    • SALT II
    • SALT I

  4. In which year was the Berlin Wall constructed by the East German government?

    • 1956
    • 1961
    • 1979
    • 1968

  5. Which independent trade union movement was established in Poland in August 1980?

    • Solidarnost
    • KOR
    • Charter 77
    • Solidarity

  6. Which doctrine declared that the USSR had the right to intervene in Soviet-bloc nations?

    • Carter Doctrine
    • Nixon Doctrine
    • Truman Doctrine
    • Brezhnev Doctrine

  7. What reform movement led by Alexander Dubček aimed to create socialism with a human face?

    • Velvet Revolution
    • Polish October
    • Hungarian Uprising
    • Prague Spring

  8. Which Soviet satellite was launched in 1957, initiating the international Space Race?

    • Soyuz 1
    • Vostok 1
    • Sputnik 1
    • Explorer 1

  9. Which superpower nation invaded Afghanistan in December 1979, ending the era of Détente?

    • United States
    • China
    • United Kingdom
    • Soviet Union

  10. What was the full name of West Germany, which joined NATO in 1955?

    • Federal Republic Germany
    • German Democratic Republic
    • Confederation of Germany
    • Weimar Republic

  11. Who was the leader of Hungary during the 1956 revolution who announced withdrawal from the Warsaw Pact?

    • Imre Nagy
    • Władysław Gomułka
    • János Kádár
    • Mátyás Rákosi

  12. What term describes the relaxed political tension between the USA and USSR during the 1970s?

    • Détente
    • Rapprochement
    • Glasnost
    • Ostpolitik

  13. Which Soviet cosmonaut became the first human in outer space in April 1961?

    • Gherman Titov
    • Neil Armstrong
    • Yuri Gagarin
    • Alexei Leonov

  14. Which Polish communist leader came to power in 1956 during the Polish October reforms?

    • Władysław Gomułka
    • Wojciech Jaruzelski
    • Edward Gierek
    • Bolesław Bierut

  15. Which Polish military ruler declared martial law in December 1981 to crush Solidarity?

    • Edward Gierek
    • Władysław Gomułka
    • Lech Wałęsa
    • Wojciech Jaruzelski

  16. What missile treaty was negotiated in 1979 between Carter and Brezhnev but never ratified by the US Senate?

    • SALT II
    • SALT I
    • START I
    • INF Treaty

  17. In which year did US astronaut Neil Armstrong become the first human to walk on the Moon?

    • 1961
    • 1969
    • 1972
    • 1965

  18. What period of renewed Cold War hostility lasted approximately from 1979 to 1985?

    • Second Cold War
    • Détente
    • First Cold War
    • Thaw

  19. Which 1975 agreement recognised European post-war borders and promoted human rights cooperation between East and West?

    • Geneva Summit
    • Warsaw Pact
    • Helsinki Accords
    • Paris Peace Accords

  20. Which military alliance was created by the Soviet bloc in 1955 in response to West Germany joining NATO?

    • Cominform
    • Comecon
    • Warsaw Pact
    • Non-Aligned Movement

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