Вопросы контрольной работы по истории в Masada College, Sydney, Year 10.

 Creation and function of the UN / The Cold War - 1946-1962

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Выборочные вопросы:

Antonio Guterras is the current Secretary-General of the U.N.
True/False


The U.N. flew in aid and relief workers to Lebanon last week after the port blast.
True/False


Describe what you understand by the term «Iron Curtain», that former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill maintained fell across Europe in 1945


What kind of warning do you think he was issuing to the western world at the time?


Explain why the Berlin Blockade was applied to West Berlin in 1948.


The Korean War (1950-53)
Explain what you understand by the U.S. policy of containment after 1945?


The Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)
Ensure you identify the major figures and how the situation was ultimately resolved in October 1962


The Berlin Wall (1961)
Why did U.S. President Kennedy fly to Berlin in August 1962?