Changing attitudes (Edexcel GCSE History): Quizzes
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In which month and year did détente between the superpowers come to an abrupt end?
In which month and year did détente between the superpowers come to an abrupt end?
December 1979
Which Soviet leader ordered the invasion of Afghanistan?
Which Soviet leader ordered the invasion of Afghanistan?
Leonid Brezhnev
What strategic role did Afghanistan serve for the Soviet Union?
What strategic role did Afghanistan serve for the Soviet Union?
Buffer state with Iran
What 1979 event created Soviet concern about the spread of Islamic influence?
What 1979 event created Soviet concern about the spread of Islamic influence?
Iranian revolution
Who led the military coup in Afghanistan in September 1979?
Who led the military coup in Afghanistan in September 1979?
Hafizullah Amin
Who replaced Amin as leader after his assassination in December 1979?
Who replaced Amin as leader after his assassination in December 1979?
Babrak Karmal
What name was given to the Muslim guerrilla fighters who resisted Soviet occupation?
What name was given to the Muslim guerrilla fighters who resisted Soviet occupation?
Mujahideen
Which US President reacted strongly to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan?
Which US President reacted strongly to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan?
Jimmy Carter
What vital resource did Carter fear the invasion threatened through the Strait of Hormuz?
What vital resource did Carter fear the invasion threatened through the Strait of Hormuz?
Middle Eastern oil exports
When was a pro-Soviet government first established in Afghanistan?
When was a pro-Soviet government first established in Afghanistan?
April 1978
What did the 1968 US response to Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia demonstrate?
What did the 1968 US response to Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia demonstrate?
USA condemned but took no military action
What did the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan definitively mark the end of?
What did the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan definitively mark the end of?
Détente