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Q1. When did the USSR remove occupying troops from Austria?

🔹 A. 1949

🔹 B. 1950

🔹 C. \(1955\)

🔹 D. 1960

💡 Difficulty: easy | ✅ Correct: C

Q2. Which treaty, signed in \(1972\), limited the number of strategic nuclear weapons?

🔹 A. INF Treaty

🔹 B. START I

🔹 C. SALT I

🔹 D. NPT

💡 Difficulty: medium | ✅ Correct: C

Q3. Analyze how the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in \(1979\) affected the process of détente between the superpowers.

🔹 A. It strengthened détente

🔹 B. It caused its collapse

🔹 C. It had no effect

🔹 D. It led to new arms agreements

💡 Difficulty: hard | ✅ Correct: B

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