Transformation of the Soviet Union’s International Position (AQA A-Level History): Quizzes
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By what year had most eastern European nations become Soviet satellite states?
By what year had most eastern European nations become Soviet satellite states?
1948
What were satellite states?
What were satellite states?
Nations with pro-Soviet governments
What was the purpose of buffer states?
What was the purpose of buffer states?
Protect USSR's western frontiers
Which territories did the USSR directly absorb after 1945?
Which territories did the USSR directly absorb after 1945?
Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania
How many Polish officers were killed in the Katyn Forest Massacre?
How many Polish officers were killed in the Katyn Forest Massacre?
22,000
When did the USSR finally acknowledge responsibility for the Katyn Massacre?
When did the USSR finally acknowledge responsibility for the Katyn Massacre?
1990
On what date did the Warsaw Uprising begin?
On what date did the Warsaw Uprising begin?
1 August 1944
For how long did the AK fight during the Warsaw Uprising?
For how long did the AK fight during the Warsaw Uprising?
Over 60 days
Who coined the term 'salami tactics'?
Who coined the term 'salami tactics'?
Miklos Rakosi
What happened to Jan Masaryk in Czechoslovakia in 1948?
What happened to Jan Masaryk in Czechoslovakia in 1948?
He died falling from a window