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The Cold War
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The beginning and end of the Cold War
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1
Where is Potsdam?
Germany
Ukraine
Britain
France
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Who was Mikhail Gorbachev?
Premier of the Ukraine
Leader of Russia
President of Russia
Secretary General of the Communist Party of the USSR
3
When did the Berlin Wall come down?
November 1989
November 1990
April 1989
December 1991
4
Between February and July of 1945
The battle of Stalingrad was won by the Soviets
The war in the Pacific ended
The atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima
President Roosevelt died
5
Where did Truman believe that communism flourished?
Eastern bloc countries
Anywhere a communist party was present
Soviet controlled territory
Poverty stricken areas
6
How much money was given by Congress to help Europe in 1947?
14 billion dollars
10 million dollars
6.6 billion dollars
14 million dollars
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Which of these four countries were behind the Iron Curtain?
Romania, Hungary, East Germany, Yugoslavia
East Germany, USSR, Poland, Albania
Poland, Austria, Bulgaria, Czecholslovakia
Albania, Romania, USSR, France
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What is glasnost?
A policy of government transparency
A policy of restructuring
A policy of cutting defence spending
A policy of limited market forces
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How long did the airlift last?
11 months
14 months
10 months
a year
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Which of these was a decision NOT taken at Yalta?
Final reparation payments from Germany were decided
Poland's final borders were debated.
War criminals would be hunted down and prosecuted.
Germany was to be divided into four zones
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Why did Stalin blockade West Berlin?
The west wanted to introduce a new currency into West Berlin
He wanted to scare the Americans
The 3 western zones joined into one zone
He wanted to cut the West Berliners off from their families
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Who gave the Iron Curtain speech?
Churchill
Stalin
Truman
Atlee
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Who were the big three at Potsdam?
Truman, Atlee, Stalin
Stalin, Churchill, Atlee
Truman, Churchill, Stalin
Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin
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Where was the Conference in February 1945 held?
Tehran
Potsdam
Yalta
Berlin
15
The Truman Doctrine was an expression of the American foreign policy of
containment
the domino effect
MAD
Mutual cooperation
16
What does NATO stand for?
North Atlantic Trust Operation
North Atlantic Terrorism Organization
North American Treaty Organization
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
17
Which of these countries received Marshall Aid?
Bulgaria
East Germany
Yugoslavia
Czechoslovakia
18
Which Soviet republics were the first to declare independence from the USSR?
Belarus, Estonia, Georgia
Estonia, Georgia, Ukraine
Lithuania, Latvia, Ukraine
Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania
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Who was the American secretary of State?
George Marshall
George Keenan
Clarence Marshall
Dean Acheson
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when did Gorbachev declare the USSR dead?
25 December 1990
9 November 1989
4 February 1992
25 December 1991
