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QR Challenge: YEAR 11 HISTORY COLD WAR QUIZ PART 2

QuestionAnswer
Q1) What is ‘brinkmanship’?A: showing strength by pushing conflict to the brink (the edge) of war and then retreating.
Q2) Who was the US Defence Secretary during the Cuban Missile Crisis and much of the Vietnam War?A: Robert McNamara
Q3) What did the U-2 US spy plane detect in Cuba?A: Photographic evidence that Russia was placing missiles and atomic weapons in Cuba.
Q4) In what year did Castro seize power through a coup in Cuba?A: 1959
Q5) In February 1960, what did Castro sign with the Soviet Union? What was the impact?A: In February 1960, Castro signed a trade pact with the Soviet Union, which resulted in all diplomatic ties with the United States being cut by January 1961.
Q6) TRUE OR FALSE: The CIA believed that many Cubans were opposed to the new Castro government and that the Bay of Pigs Invasion would spark an uprising, eventually resulting in the overthrow of Castro.A: TRUE
Q7) How many assassination attempts did Castro’s former Security Chief claim that Castro had survived in his 49-year rule?A: 638
Q8) What TWO words are missing from the following Khrushchev quote; ‘…We wanted to keep the Americans from __________ Cuba, and, to that end, we wanted to make them think twice by confronting them with our _________.’ (1977)A: invading and missiles.
Q9) In what year did France’s colonial rule over Vietnam end? (hint: when the nationalist Vietnamese Forces, led by Ho Chi Minh, emerged victorious from the Battle of Dien Bien Phu).A: 1954
Q10) Define the ‘Domino Theory’.A: United States’ belief that if South Vietnam fell to communism, then all other surrounding countries would also fall to communism, like a row of dominoes.
Q11) What was the spark for the USA’s entry into the Vietnam war?A: The Gulf of Tonkin Incident.
Q12) By 1968, how many troops did the USA have fighting in the Vietnam War?A: 550,000
Q13) TRUE OR FALSE: Ho Chi Minh believed it was his task to spread communist doctrine in Asia in general and in Indochina particularly.A: TRUE
Q14) What does the ‘ARVN’ stand for? Were they pro-American?A: Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN), often called the South Vietnamese Army. They were a pro-American force.
Q15) What offensive (January to June 1968) became the direct turning point of public opinion against the continuation of the Vietnam war on the American home front? AND EXPLAIN WHY?A: The Tet Offensive. Turned American opinion as leading up the surprise offensive their government had been telling them that they had almost defeated the Vietcong and were close to victory. The US public felt lied to given over 45,000 US and allied troops were killed by a force supposedly on the brink of defeat.
Q16) What is a ‘B-52’ and what is a ‘Huey’?A: A B-52 is an America bomber and a ‘Huey’ is an American helicopter.
Q17) What caused 70% of American marine casualties during the Vietnam War?A: landmines and booby traps.
Q18) What was the name of the most popular anti-Vietnam War Australian song? Also what was the name of the band that wrote the song? A: song= ‘I was only 19’ band name = Redgum.
Q19) List Gorbachev’s three main initiatives to end the Cold War.A: Nuclear disarmament, Perestroika and Glasnost, and to declare the Cold War over.
Q20) What did US President Reagan and Gorbachev sign in 1987? AND what did both countries pledge in this document?A: In 1987 they signed the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF); both countries pledged not to build any more weapons and to dismantle all nuclear weapons with a range of 500–5500 kilometres.
Q21) TRUE OR FALSE: Perestroika (literally meaning ‘restructuring’) was a Gorbachev policy designed to adopt capitalistic trade practices by liberating private enterprises after decades of state control. This was intended to stimulate economic growth, and relax restrictive communist ideology in the process.A: TRUE
Q22) 'Glasnost’ was a Russian word meaning what?A: ‘more open government’, which was Gorbachev’s new approach to leadership.
Q23) How many years did the Cold War go for? AND how much did it cost the USA for military expenditure?A: Length – 44 years. Cost – up to $8 trillion in the United States for military expenditure.
Q24) When was the Berlin Wall torn down? (Month & Year)A: November 1989.
Q25) In what year did the collapse of the Soviet Union occur?A: 1991

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