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What was the main message from Winston Churchill’s Iron Curtain speech?
There is little hope for the Allies to contain communism
The west should declare official war on the Soviet Union
There is a rise of communism in the east
The west should set up a barrier between them and communists
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The purpose of Marshall Plan is to provide aid for Eastern Europe because of the devastation of WWII.
True
False
3
The countries/nations considered global superpowers during the Cold War are…
America, France, Britain
Britain, Russia, China
France, Russia, China
America, Britain, Germany
4
Who was involved in the Berlin blockade?
United States, Poland, Britain, USSR
Poland, Britain, France, USSR
France, Britain, Germany, United States
United States, Britain, France, USSR
5
Winston Churchill: Winston Churchill led _______ to victory.
The Soviet Union
the United States
France
Britain
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What was the main idea of the Truman Doctrine?
American policy in 1947 to Italy and France
Help rebuild Eastern European countries from the war
Plan that the main allied powers agreed to occupy Germany at the end of war
American Policy that provided military and economic aid to Greece & Turkey
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The strategy of containment in US foreign policy first showed up where?
The Yalta conference
The Truman Doctrine
The Marshall Plan
Truman’s election campaign
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What countries are in the grand alliance?
U.S., Soviet Union, and Great Britain
U.S., Soviet Union, and Germany
England, U.S., and the Soviet Union
France, U.S., and the Soviet Union
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FDR had a “softer” attitude towards the USSR and was willing to split German reparations between the 3 allies.
False
True
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What Does NATO stand for?
National Alliance Treaty Organization
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
National Association of treaties and organizations
Northern Agreement Treaty Organization
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What was the Yalta Conference?
A meeting help in France to make peace agreements between the East & West
A meeting that the US & USSR disagree about Turkey’s & Greece ‘s government
Conference between The Soviet leaders to attack the US
A meeting involving Staling, FDR, and Churchill about the future of Germany
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What were the Bolsheviks worried about once they took over?
They were at risk of war and invasion from the West
That Russia will be made a communist homebase
They didn’t have enough citizen support
That the communists around other parts of the world would oppose them
13
The bombing of Hiroshima ensured that the USSR would have power in Japan.
False
True
14
Mao Zedong is the founder of the People’s Republic of China.
False
True
15
Truman reviewed the Cold War policy, but decided to scrap the new analysis made by NSC-68
False
True
16
What was the name of the project in the US where they developed the first ever nuclear weapons?
The Manhattan Project
The Manhattan Experiment
The Long Island Project
Operation Nuclear
17
The United Nation was formed in 1945 to maintain international peace and security. It originally had 51 members
True
False
18
What is one of the main beliefs behind communism?
Wealth should be fought for and protected at all costs
Individuals should keep all of their own profits
Wealth isn’t important and no one should have access to it
Wealth should be equal and redistributed, so that everyone has the same
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Which one is not true about Joseph Stalin?
The dictator of the Soviet Union.
The founder of the Soviet Union.
He made people live under terror.
He created the Gulag slave labor camp.
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Under a capitalist system, the government owns and operates all businesses.
False
True
