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1When was the Tehran Conference?
- ANov 1943
- BJune 1943
- COct - 1943
2When was the Grand Alliance formed?
- A1941
- B1939
- C1942
3When was the end of WWII?
- ANov 1945
- BMay 1945
- CJune 1945
4When was the Warsaw Uprising?
- A1945
- B1944
- C1943
5When was the Kennan Long Telegram?
- AFeb 1945
- BFeb 1946
- CJan 1946
6When did the USA detonate atomic bombs over Japan?
- A6th Aug 1945
- B12th Aug 1945
- C8th Aug 1945
- D9th Aug 1945
- E7th Aug 1945
7When was the Yalta conference?
- AJan 1944
- BJan 1945
- CFeb 1945
8In what year did Truman become US president after Roosevelt's death?
- A1944
- B1945
- C1946
9When was Churchill's Iron Curtain Speech?
- AMar 1946
- BMar 1945
- COct 1945
10When was the Potsdam conference?
- AJuly/Aug 1945
- BOct/Nov 1945
- CSept/Oct 1945
11What year did Clement Atlee become British Prime Minister?
- A1944
- B1945
- C1946
12When was a communist government elected in Poland?
- AJan 1947
- BJan 1946
- CJul 1947
13When was the Novikov Telegram?
- ASept 1946
- BOct 1946
- CDec 1946
14When was Cominform formed? (select month and year)
- AJan
- B1948
- CApr
- DJul
- EAug
- FSept
- GNov
- H1945
- I1946
- J1947
15What year was Bizonia formed?
- A1946
- B1947
- C1948
16When was the Truman Doctrine announced?
- AMar 1947
- BMar 1948
- COct 1947
- DOct 1948
- EJun 1948
- FJul 1947
17When was the Marshall Plan announced?
- AJun 1947
- BJul 1947
- CJun 1948
- DJun 1946
- EAug 1949
18What year was a communist government elected in Hungary?
- A1947
- B1948
- C1949
- D1946
19When was Trizonia formed?
- A1947
- B1948
- C1949
20When was the Deutschmark created?
- AJul 1948
- BJun 1948
- CJul 1947
- DOct 1948
- EOct 1949
21When did communists seize power in Czechoslovakia?
- AFeb 1948
- BFeb 1949
- CMar 1950
- DMar 1949
22When did the Berlin Blockade begin?
- AJun 1948
- BJun 1949
- CJul 1949
- DAug 1947
- EJul 1947
- FSept 1948
23When was Comecon formed? (select month and year)
- AJan
- BFeb
- CMay
- DJul
- EAug
- F1949
- G1948
- H1950
- I1947
24When was NATO formed?
- AApr 1949
- BJun 1949
- CJun 1948
- DOct 1947
- EAug 1949
25What year did the Soviet Union develop the atomic bomb?
- A1949
- B1950
- C1952
- D1951
26When was the FRG formed?
- AApr 1950
- BMar 1949
- CMay 1949
- DAug 1948
- EJun 1948
27When was the GDR formed?
- AOct 1949
- BNov 1950
- CJan 1950
- DJan 1949
28When was the Berlin Blockade lifted? (select month and year)
- AJan
- BMay
- CJun
- DAug
- ESept
- F1948
- G1949
- H1950
29When did the USA test the Hydrogen bomb?
- A1952
- B1950
- C1948
30What year did Stalin die?
- A1953
- B1952
- C1955
- D1949
31What year did Eisenhower become US president?
- A1953
- B1952
- C1954
- D1948
- E1950
32What year did the Soviet Union test the hydrogen bomb?
- A1953
- B1951
- C1954
- D1949
- E1950
33What happened in 1955?
- AWarsaw Pact formed
- BGeneva Conference and Open Skies
- CStalin dies
- DSoviet Union tests Hydrogen bomb
- EHungarian Uprising
34When did Khrushchev emerge as the effective leader of the Soviet Union?
- A1956
- B1955
- C1953
- D1957
35What year was the Hungarian Uprising?
- A1955
- B1956
- C1958
- D1960
36In what year did the USA test the ICBM?
- A1956
- B1957
- C1959
37In what year did the Soviet Union test the ICBM?
- A1957
- B1959
- C1960
38When did Khrushchev issue the Berlin Ultimatum?
- A1958
- B1959
- C1960
- D1957
39What happened in 1964?
- AJohnson becomes US president
- BBrezhnev becomes leader of the Soviet Union
- CParis Summit meeting
- DCuban Missile Crisis
- EHotline set up between Washington and Moscow
40When was the Geneva Summit meeting (1st One)?
- AMay 1959
- BJun 1959
- CMay 1958
- DMay 1957
- EJun 1960
41When was the Cuban revolution?
- A1959
- B1960
- C1962
42When was the Paris Summit meeting?
- AMay 1960
- BJul 1960
- CAug 1960
- DAug 1961
- EAug 1959
43When did Kennedy become US president?
- A1960
- B1961
- C1962
44When was the Bay of Pigs?
- A1959
- B1960
- C1961
- D1962
45When did construction of the Berlin Wall Begin?
- AAug 1961
- BJul 1961
- CJun 1960
- DSept 1962
46When was the Vienna Summit meeting?
- AJul 1961
- BJun 1961
- CAug 1961
- DNov 1961
47When was the Cuban Missile Crisis? (select month and year)
- AOct
- BDec
- CJan
- DJul
- EAug
- F1963
- G1961
- H1960
- I1962
48When was a hotline set up between Washington and Moscow?
- A1962
- B1961
- C1963
49What year was the Outer Space Treaty?
- A1965
- B1966
- C1967
- D1969
- E1970
50What happened in 1968?
- ABrezhnev Doctrine
- BCarter Doctrine
- COuter Space Treaty
- DWarsaw pact troops put down the Prague Spring
- ENuclear non-proliferation treaty
- FSALT 1
- GNixon becomes US president
51When did Brezhnev visit Washington?
- A1973
- B1970
- C1968
52What year was SALT 1?
- A1972
- B1973
- C1974
- D1975
53When did Nixon become US president?
- A1970
- B1969
- C1968
- D1972
54When did Ford take over as US president?
- A1974
- B1975
- C1972
55What year were the Helsinki Accords?
- A1973
- B1975
- C1978
- D1980
56When did Carter become US president?
- A1977
- B1976
- C1978
- D1980
57What happened in 1980?
- ACarter Doctrine announced
- BSoviet Invasion of Afghanistan
- CUS boycott of Moscow games
- DReagan becomes US president
- EBrezhnev dies
58When was the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan?
- A1979
- B1980
- C1976
- D1977
59When did Reagan become US president?
- A1981
- B1982
- C1980
- D1984
60In what year did Carter refuse to ratify SALT 2?
- A1978
- B1979
- C1975
- D1980
61When did Brezhnev die?
- A1980
- B1981
- C1982
- D1983
62In what year was SDI announced?
- A1973
- B1983
- C1993
63What happened in 1985?
- AGeneva summit meeting
- BReykjavik summit meeting
- CWashington Summit meeting
- DSoviet boycott of Los Angeles Games
- EGorbachev becomes Soviet leader
- FBrezhnev dies
64What year was the Reykjavik summit meeting?
- A1985
- B1986
- C1987
65When was the Soviet boycott of Los Angeles Games?
- A1983
- B1984
- C1985
- D1988
66When was the Moscow summit?
- A1988
- B1990
- C1987
- D1989
67What happened in 1987?
- ASoviet boycott of Los Angeles Games
- BReykjavik summit meeting
- CINF treaty
- DWashington Summit meeting
- EIssues of the INF treaty resolved
68When were the issues of the INF treaty resolved?
- A1989
- B1988
- C1985
- D1990
69When was the Malta Summit Meeting (the end of the cold war)?
- A1988
- B1989
- C1991
- D1990
70In what year was the fall of the Berlin wall?
- A1989
- B1985
- C1990
- D1991
71In 1990 several republics of the Soviet Union declare independence.
- ATrue
- BFalse
72In what year do many of the satellite states break away?
- A1989
- B1990
- C1991
- D1995
73In what year did Gorbachev fall from power and the Soviet Union dissolve?
- A1991
- B1993
- C1995
- D1999
74When was the dissolution of the Warsaw Pact?
- A1991
- B1995
- C1985
- D1987
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