GCSE History Cold War

• Who was the US President during the invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941?

  Roosevelt
• What significant conference took place in 1943?


  Tehran Conference
• Who was the US President in 1945?


  Truman
• What were the key conferences held in 1945?


  • February: Yalta Conference
  • July-August: Potsdam Conference
• What significant telegram was sent in February 1946?


  Long Telegram
• What speech did Winston Churchill deliver in March 1946?


  Iron Curtain speech
• What telegram was sent in September 1946?

  Novikov Telegram
• What was introduced in March 1947 to contain communism?

  Truman Doctrine
• What significant plan was announced in June 1947?

  Marshall Plan
• What was created in September 1947?

  Cominform
• What major events occurred in 1948?


  • Berlin Blockade & Airlift
• What was created in January 1949?


  Comecon
• When was NATO created?


  April 1949
• When did the Berlin Blockade end?


  May 1949
• When did the Soviets test their A-bomb?


  August 1949
• When was East Germany founded?


  October 1949
• What significant bomb was created by the USSR and USA in 1952?


  Hydrogen bomb
• Who was the US President in 1955?

  Eisenhower
• What military alliance was formed in 1955?


  Warsaw Pact
• What significant speech did Khrushchev give in February 1956?


  Khrushchev's Secret Speech
• What were the key events of the Hungarian Uprising in 1956?


  • New leader Imre Nagy announced departure from Warsaw Pact
  • Soviets invaded with tanks and troops
  • Nagy was arrested and executed
• What ultimatum did Khrushchev issue in 1958?


  Berlin Ultimatum
• When did the Cuban Revolution occur?


  January 1959
• When did Khrushchev visit Washington?


  September 1959
• What significant event occurred in May 1960?


  Paris Summit & U2 spy plane shot down
• Who was the US President from 1961 to 1963?

  Kennedy
• What significant event occurred in April 1961?


  Bay of Pigs Invasion
• What conference took place in June 1961?


  Vienna Summit
• When was the Berlin Wall built?


  August 1961
• What significant event occurred in October 1962?


  Cuban Missile Crisis
• What significant visit did Kennedy make in June 1963?


  Kennedy visits Berlin
• What treaty was signed in July 1963?


  Test Ban Treaty
• What was created in August 1963?


  Hotline
• Who was the leader of the Soviet Union at the beginning of the Cold War?

  Stalin
• Who was the US President in 1964?


  Johnson
• What significant act was passed in 1964?


  Civil Rights Act
• What act was passed in March 1965?


  Voting Rights Act
• Who was the US President in 1969?

  Nixon
• What negotiations began in 1969?


  SALT I negotiations
• What were the key events of Détente in the 1970s?


  • SALT I agreement in May 1972
  • Nixon visits Moscow in August 1972
  • Helsinki Accords in August 1975