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AQA GCSE Revision - Topic 4 - The Origins of the Cold War 1945-1960
AQA GCSE Revision - Topic 4 - The Origins of the Cold War 1945-1960
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A knowledge test for the AQA GCSE History B topic on The early Cold War
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1
The Berlin Blockade/Airlift ended when?
May 1949
June 1948
April 1949
May 1948
2
The following was not a disagreement at Potsdam
USSR wasn't allowed a naval base in the Mediterranean
Stalin wanted harsher reparations than USA or Britain did
The future of the government in Poland
The nuclear bomb should not be used on Japan
3
What is a satellite state?
A country that is influenced or controlled by another
A country that is formally controlled by another
A country that is part of an empire
A country that houses another's satellites
4
What caused the Berlin Blockade?
Stalin feared West Germany was developed to attack him
The Deutschemark was introduced
Stalin loved saurkraut
The trainlines and roads were cut off
5
Which of the following escalated tension during the supposed 'Thaw'?
Warsaw Pact
Hungary
Austria
The Space Race
6
Which of these was not a USSR satellite state?
Turkey
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Georgia
7
Stalin died in
1954
1953
1951
1952
8
Which of the following was a cause of the Hungarian Uprising?
Rakosi was a brutal puppet leader
There was no support from the West
Hungary wanted to join the West
A democratic Hungary would be a gap in Iron Curtain
9
The country that seemed to signify the 'Thaw' taking place was:
Poland
Austria
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
10
Which of the following was not a consequence of the Truman Doctrine?
The Korean War
Domino Theory
Marshall Aid
The Iron Curtain
11
Korea was divided at the:
17th Parallel
37th Parallel
38th Parallel
Middle
12
What was the Iron Curtain?
The line between Germany and Poland
The divide between communist and capitalist Europe
The border between Russia and the West
A punk rock band
13
Which of these was probably a response to Marshall Aid?
Cominform
Comecon
Comintern
Comicon
14
Which of these was agreed at Potsdam in July-August 1946?
Countries of Eastern Europe would hold free elections
Nazi party to be banned and leaders tried as war criminals
USSR would join the war against Japan
Germany would be divided into four zones
15
Khrushchev seemed to be proposing peaceful co-existence. This was known as:
The Cooling
Detente
The Shining
The Thaw
16
Which of these did not officially fight in the Korean War?
China
USSR
South Korea
USA
17
NATO stands for?
Northern Allies Treaty Organisation
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
Near Atlantic Treaty Organisation
North Atlantic Treats Organisation
18
The Truman Doctrine created the policy of
containment
domino theory
peaceful co-existence
concealment
19
Where was the first nuclear bomb dropped on 6 August 1945?
Hiroshima
Tokyo
Beijing
Nagasaki
20
Which of these was not a feature of the USSR?
Government-owned industry
Elections for the Supreme Soviet
Multi-party system
Market-led economy
21
Which of these is not a main political feature of democracy?
The good of society is most important
Capitalism
Free elections
Individual freedom is paramount
