The Cold War
Who were the two superpowers involved in the Cold War?
America and the USSR
Who was in president in Cuba before the revolution?
President Batista
Who was the leader of the Viet Minh, established in 1941?
Ho Chi Minh
What year was slavery abolished with the Emancipation Proclamation?
Jan 1863
Which country nationalised the Suez Canal?
Egypt (Gamal Abdel Nasser)
What year did man walk on the moon?
1969
Which American invasion took place from 17th-19th April 1961?
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Who was the Emperor who was put in place by the French government?
Emperor Bao Dai
How many members did the KKK have in the 1920s?
3-4 million
In 1973, which holy day did Egypt and Syria attack Israel?
Yom Kippur (6th October)
When did the Yalta Conference take place?
4-11 February 1945
What group did Kennedy set up in the thirteen days to consult on what action to take?
Executive Committee of the National Security Council - ExComm
In 1954, after the loss at the Battle of Dien Bien Phu, how did France partition the region?
Along the 17th parallel.
What does NAACP stand for?
National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People (1919)
What year was the 6 day war?
5th June 1967 - 10th June
Who were the Stasi?
Staatssicherheit - state security. The secret police that employed 91 015 people to prevent dissident ideas and behaviour. They used physical violence, arrests and kidnapping tactics.
Where did the USA have nuclear missiles pointed at the Soviet Union?
Turkey
What was the name of the American bombing raids of Viet Cong targets between 1965-1967?
Operation Rolling Thunder
How long did the Montgomery bus boycott last?
381 days
What does PLO stand for? Who was their leader?
Palestinian Liberation Organisation, Yasser Arafat
What happened during the Prague Spring?
In Czechoslovakia - during 1967. Alexander Dubcek's bid to reduce Soviet control - introduced reforms: freedom of speech, economic freedoms, trade unions, freedom of religion. This ended on 20 Aug 1968, when 200 000 Warsaw Pact troops entered Czechoslovakia.
What were 3 outcomes of the Cuban Missile Crisis?
- A period of detente between the 2 powers
- A hotline between the Pentagon and the Kremlin
- A nuclear test-ban was signed
- Khrushchev withdrew nuclear missiles from Cuba
- The Jupiter missiles would be withdrawn
- Kennedy promised not to invade Cuba
How many villagers were killed in the Mai Lai Massacre, in March 1968?
300-507
Name the three major changes to legislation as a result of the Civil Rights Movement?
- Civil Rights Act of 1964 (discrimination illegal in public)
- Voting Rights Act 1965 (removed literacy tests)
- Civil Rights Act 1968 (equal housing opportunities)
What were the Oslo Accords 1993-95?
Secret meetings between the PLO and Israel. Agreed:
- Israel would withdraw from the Gaza Strip
- Palestinians would set up a government and police