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_______ is a holy city for the Jews.

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  1. Mecca

  2. Jerusalem

  3. Madina

  4. Bethlehem

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Correct Option: B

Millions of Jews were killed in _____ by the Nazis.

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  1. Europe

  2. Asia

  3. Africa

  4. America

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Correct Option: A

Which wall divided East and West Germany?

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  1. The Great wall of China

  2. The Berlin Wall

  3. The Western Wall

  4. Hadrian's Wall

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Correct Option: B

Stalin broke the ______ treaty and established his power on Poland.

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  1. Yalta

  2. Warsaw

  3. NATO

  4. SEATO

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Yalta treaty took place among the heads of America (Roosevelt), Russia (Stalin) and Great Britain (Churchill) in Feb. 1945. According to this peace treaty, open elections in Poland were accepted. But Stalin broke the conditions and got power over Poland. 

Which country founded Warsa Treaty?

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  1. Russia

  2. France

  3. China

  4. America

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

As a reply to America's NATO Treaty Russia founded Warsa Treaty, organization of communist countries. To give the befitting reply to capitalist countries was the main objective of the Warsaw Treaty.

Which country was attacked by the Soviet commandos in 1979 by taking over the offices in its capital city?

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  1. China

  2. Cuba

  3. Afghanistan

  4. Vietnam

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
  • In 1979, Soviet tanks poured over the border into Afghanistan. Within two days, the Soviet commandos had seized the radio and television stations and stormed the presidential palace, killing the president and his sons.
  • The Soviets also took over government offices in the capital city, Kabul.

Which two countries were armed with enough nuclear weapons to destroy the earth seventeen times over?

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  1. Germany and France

  2. Britain and the Soviet Union

  3. The US and the Soviet Union

  4. Britain and the United States

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
  • The US  and its opponent, the Soviet Union were armed with enough nuclear weapons to destroy the earth seventeen times over.
  • In 1962 and 1983, the two sides came very close to nuclear war.

Which of the following agreements was signed by the US, Soviet Union and other countries in 1975?

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  1. Warsaw Pact

  2. Helsinki Agreement

  3. SALT I

  4. NATO Agreement

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Correct Option: B
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  • In 1975, the US, Soviet Union and other countries signed the Helsinki Agreement.
  • A part of the agreement said that all the governments who signed it would respect human rights.

What did M.A.D stand for?

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  1. mutually accessible destruction

  2. mutually assured disruption

  3. manually accessible destruction

  4. mutually assured destruction

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
  • During the 1960s and 1970s, the US and Soviet Union had so many nuclear weapons between them, neither side would dare to risk a direct war with each other.
  • This was called MAD- mutually assured destruction.

Name the treaty that was signed by the US and the Soviet Union to limit the number of nuclear weapons for the first time.

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  1. SALT I

  2. Warsaw Pact

  3. SALT II

  4. Helsinki Agreement

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
  • In 1973, the US agreed to withdraw its troops from South Vietnam and signed a treaty with the Soviet Union called SALT I, limiting the number of nuclear weapons for the first time.