Cold War quiz

More questions about Cold War

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1. 1 Easy

   Why did the Sino-Soviet split occur in the late 1950s?

   Answer: Ideological disagreements over leadership

   Why: In 1960 Moscow pulled 1,390 experts out of China within a month and halted 600 agreements; in 1969 the two armies fought on the Ussuri.

2. 2 Medium

   When did the Soviet Union officially dissolve into 15 republics?

   Answer: 1991

   Why: Mikhail Gorbachev resigned as president on Christmas Day 1991, and the Soviet flag atop the Kremlin was lowered that evening.

3. 3 Hard

   What was the name of the East German secret police?

   Answer: Stasi

   Why: In 1989 the Stasi had about 91,000 full-time staff and 173,000 informants inside East Germany, and kept files on millions of citizens.

4. 4 Easy

   Why did the United States implement the Marshall Plan?

   Answer: To rebuild Europe's economy

   Why: About 13 billion dollars went to sixteen countries, roughly nine tenths of it as grants rather than loans.

5. 5 Medium

   Along which parallel of latitude was Korea divided after World War II?

   Answer: 38th parallel

   Why: In 1945 Dean Rusk and Charles Bonesteel picked the 38th parallel from a National Geographic map, keeping Seoul in the US zone.

6. 6 Hard

   What led to the 1968 Prague Spring in Czechoslovakia?

   Answer: Attempts to decentralize the economy

   Why: Dubcek called it socialism with a human face, and the April programme loosened the press, the courts and travel all at once.