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High school History covers, amongst other things, the Cold War, which lasted from the end of World War II until the fall of the Soviet Union. One aspect looked at is the building of the Berlin Wall and American U2 spy 'planes.
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The Cold War became even more dangerous when the Russians shot down a U2 spy 'plane over their territory in 1960. The following year saw the build-up of the Cuba Crisis and the building of the Berlin Wall. East/West relations grew ever more cold.
Explore the circumstances which lead to the building of the Berlin Wall in this informative quiz.
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Which Republican politician served as Eisenhower's Vise President from 1956 to 1960? |
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Richard Nixon |
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Henry Kissinger |
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Gerald Ford |
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Henry Cabot Lodge |
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Which close associate of Fidel Castro hailed from Argentina and had trained as a doctor? |
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Raoul Castro |
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Ernesto "Che" Guevara |
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Juan Peron |
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Hugo Chavez |
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3.
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Which pro-American dictator was forced into exile by Castro's success in taking over Cuba? |
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Batista |
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Frei |
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Stroessner |
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Kubishek |
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4.
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How was the American U2 spy 'plane shot down over Soviet Russia in 1960? |
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By conventional anti-aircraft fire |
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By intercepting Soviet fighter 'planes |
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By surface to air missile |
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By unmanned drone |
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5.
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Who was the U2 pilot, who was captured and put on trial in 1960? |
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Gary Powers |
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Buzz Aldrin |
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Douglas MacArthur |
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Arnold Whitman |
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6.
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Which US government agency co-operated closely with anti-Castro Cuban exiles attempting to invade the island in 1961? |
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The FBI |
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The CIA |
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The State Department |
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The Pentagon |
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7.
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Who served as Kennedy's Vice-President from 1961? |
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Walter Mondale |
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Bobby Kennedy |
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Lyndon Johnson |
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George McGovern |
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8.
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At which battle in 1961 were anti-Castro exiles forced back into the sea when they tried to invade the island? |
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Moncada Barracks |
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The Bay of Pigs |
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Guantanamo Bay |
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Havana |
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9.
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Which East German leader ordered the building of a wall to divide West Berlin from the Eastern Soviet Sector? |
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Willi Stoph |
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Otto Grotewohl |
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Walter Ulbricht |
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Erich Honecker |
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10.
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Which Soviet leader approved the wall's construction and promised to defend it with military force in 1961? |
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Malenkov |
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Kosygin |
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Brezhnev |
[ ] |
Khrushchev |
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1.
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Which Republican politician served as Eisenhower's Vise President from 1956 to 1960? |
|
[x] |
Richard Nixon |
[ ] |
Henry Kissinger |
[ ] |
Gerald Ford |
[ ] |
Henry Cabot Lodge |
|
|
2.
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Which close associate of Fidel Castro hailed from Argentina and had trained as a doctor? |
|
[ ] |
Raoul Castro |
[x] |
Ernesto "Che" Guevara |
[ ] |
Juan Peron |
[ ] |
Hugo Chavez |
|
|
3.
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Which pro-American dictator was forced into exile by Castro's success in taking over Cuba? |
|
[x] |
Batista |
[ ] |
Frei |
[ ] |
Stroessner |
[ ] |
Kubishek |
|
|
4.
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How was the American U2 spy 'plane shot down over Soviet Russia in 1960? |
|
[ ] |
By conventional anti-aircraft fire |
[ ] |
By intercepting Soviet fighter 'planes |
[x] |
By surface to air missile |
[ ] |
By unmanned drone |
|
|
5.
|
Who was the U2 pilot, who was captured and put on trial in 1960? |
|
[x] |
Gary Powers |
[ ] |
Buzz Aldrin |
[ ] |
Douglas MacArthur |
[ ] |
Arnold Whitman |
|
|
6.
|
Which US government agency co-operated closely with anti-Castro Cuban exiles attempting to invade the island in 1961? |
|
[ ] |
The FBI |
[x] |
The CIA |
[ ] |
The State Department |
[ ] |
The Pentagon |
|
|
7.
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Who served as Kennedy's Vice-President from 1961? |
|
[ ] |
Walter Mondale |
[ ] |
Bobby Kennedy |
[x] |
Lyndon Johnson |
[ ] |
George McGovern |
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|
8.
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At which battle in 1961 were anti-Castro exiles forced back into the sea when they tried to invade the island? |
|
[ ] |
Moncada Barracks |
[x] |
The Bay of Pigs |
[ ] |
Guantanamo Bay |
[ ] |
Havana |
|
|
9.
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Which East German leader ordered the building of a wall to divide West Berlin from the Eastern Soviet Sector? |
|
[ ] |
Willi Stoph |
[ ] |
Otto Grotewohl |
[x] |
Walter Ulbricht |
[ ] |
Erich Honecker |
|
|
10.
|
Which Soviet leader approved the wall's construction and promised to defend it with military force in 1961? |
|
[ ] |
Malenkov |
[ ] |
Kosygin |
[ ] |
Brezhnev |
[x] |
Khrushchev |
|
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