Superpowers

Question 1

Which countries did Soviet expand to in 1940s

Answer 1

Bulgaria, Romania, Poland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia

Question 2

When did Bulgaria become communist

Answer 2

1946

Question 3

When did Romania become communist

Answer 3

1947

Question 4

When did Poland become communist?

Answer 4

1947

Question 5

When did Hungary become communist?

Answer 5

1947

Question 6

When did Czechoslovakia become communist?

Answer 6

1948

Question 7

Why did Stalin expand in eastern Europe in 1940s?

Answer 7

He wanted to create a buffer zone of satellite states

Question 8

When did the telegram and iron curtain speech take place?

Answer 8

1946

Question 9

What were the two telegrams in 1946?

Answer 9

The long telegram (USA) and the Novikov telegram (USSR)

Question 10

When was the Truman doctrine announced?

Answer 10

1947

Question 11

What did the Truman doctrine lead to?

Answer 11

The policy of containment and Stalin setting up cominform in 1947

Question 12

When was the Marshall plan launched?

Answer 12

1948

Question 13

What did Stalin call the Marshall plan?

Answer 13

Dollar imperialism

Question 14

From the Marshall plan, how many countries received how much money by when?

Answer 14

By 1952, 17 European countries had received $13.7 billion

Question 15

How did Stalin respond to the Marshall plan?

Answer 15

He set up Comicon in 1949.

Question 16

What did the British and Americans form in Berlin?

Answer 16

Bizonia in 1947

Question 17

When did the French add their zone Bizonia to form what?

Answer 17

Trizonia in 1948

Question 18

Did Trizonia receive Marshall Aid

Answer 18

Yes

Question 19

What was the currency in Trizonia?

Answer 19

The Deutschmark

Question 20

What was the currency in the Soviet Zone?

Answer 20

The Ostmark

Question 21

When did the Berlin Blockade and Airlift begin

Answer 21

June 1948

Question 22

How much supplies were flown into Berlin from the Airlift (1948-49)

Answer 22

2.3 million tonnes

Question 23

When was NATO formed

Answer 23

April 1949

Question 24

Initial NATO members

Answer 24

USA, Britain, France, and 9 others

Question 25

What was article 5

Answer 25

Introduced the idea of collective security- an attack on one was considered an attack on all

Question 26

When did Greece and Turkey join NATO

Answer 26

1952

Question 27

When did the Soviet Union create the Warsaw Pact

Answer 27

1955

Question 28

When did West Germany join NATO

Answer 28

1955

Question 29

When was the Korean War?

Answer 29

1950

Question 30

Who supported South Korea

Answer 30

America and UN

Question 31

Who supported North Korea

Answer 31

Soviet and Chinese forces

Question 32

When was SEATO formed

Answer 32

1954

Question 33

What did the Korean War lead to

Answer 33

A proxy war between the superpowers

Question 34

How much money did America spend on the Korean War?

Answer 34

$67 billion

Question 35

What did America do after 1964 (Korean War and SEATO)

Answer 35

Tripled their defence budget

Question 36

By how much the Soviet union double the size of their army between 1950-55

Answer 36

From 2.8 mil to 5.6 mil

Question 37

When did the USA develop the atomic bomb?

Answer 37

1945

Question 38

When did the USSR develop the atomic bomb?

Answer 38

1949

Question 39

When did the USA develop the hydrogen bomb?

Answer 39

1952

Question 40

When did the USSR develop the hydrogen bomb?

Answer 40

1953

Question 41

What is the ICBM?

Answer 41

Inter-continental ballistic missile

Question 42

When did the USA develop the ICBM?

Answer 42

1957-58

Question 43

When was the USSR‘s first successful test of the ICBM?

Answer 43

1957

Question 44

What was the minimum range of the ICBM?

Answer 44

5000 km

Question 45

When did Khrushchev become the Soviet leader?

Answer 45

1956

Question 46

What did Khrushchev’s leadership contribute to?

Answer 46

The development of the theory of peaceful coexistence

Question 47

Where did Khrushchev criticise Stalin and what was his policy?

Answer 47

In his secret speech, policy of de-Stalinisation

Question 48

Who was hungry initially governed by and when?

Answer 48

By Rakosi from 1947–56

Question 49

When was Rakosi replaced and by who?

Answer 49

In 1956 , by Gero and then by Nagy

Question 50

What radical reforms to Hungary did Nagy propose?

Answer 50

Leaving the Warsaw pact, introducing freedom of speech and allowing political parties to form

Question 51

What did Khrushchev use to invade Hungary and when?

Answer 51

He used the red army in November 1956

Question 52

How many Hungarians were killed during the invasion?

Answer 52

20,000

Question 53

When was Nagy removed from power and executed?

Answer 53

1958

Question 54

Why did the West not intervene with Hungary?

Answer 54

America was preoccupied with the Suez crisis and upcoming presidential elections