In which year did the Berlin Wall fall?
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The border crossings in Berlin opened on 9 November 1989, and the wall was dismantled over the following months.
Which two superpowers were the main rivals of the Cold War?
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The Cold War was a political, economic and military rivalry between the US-led West and the Soviet-led Eastern Bloc.
Which former British prime minister warned of an ‘iron curtain’ across Europe in a 1946 speech in Missouri?
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Churchill gave his ‘Sinews of Peace’ speech at Westminster College, Fulton, Missouri, in March 1946.
What was the name of the first artificial satellite, launched by the Soviet Union in 1957?
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Sputnik 1 was launched on 4 October 1957, starting the Space Race.
Which Western military alliance was founded in 1949?
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The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was created by the North Atlantic Treaty signed in Washington in April 1949.
The 1962 missile crisis centred on Soviet missiles placed on which island?
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The Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962 was resolved when the Soviet Union agreed to remove its missiles from Cuba.
Which Soviet leader introduced the policies of glasnost and perestroika?
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Gorbachev, leader from 1985, promoted glasnost (openness) and perestroika (restructuring).
Who became the first human in space in 1961?
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Yuri Gagarin orbited Earth aboard Vostok 1 on 12 April 1961.
Which US president urged the Soviet leader to ‘tear down this wall’ in a 1987 Berlin speech?
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Ronald Reagan spoke at the Brandenburg Gate on 12 June 1987.
Along which line of latitude was Korea divided at the end of the Second World War?
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Korea was divided at the 38th parallel in 1945, with Soviet forces in the north and US forces in the south.
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