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1
What was the first major post-war treaty in western Europe?
Transit Trade Agreement
Treaty of Dunkirk
Treaty of Guarantee
2
Why did Stalin lift the blockade?
It wasn't working
He couldn't afford to keep it up
He got what he wanted
3
Who were the 'Big Three' at the Potsdam Conference?
Stalin, Truman and Attlee
Attlee, Roosevelt and Stalin
Stalin, Roosevelt and Churchill
Churchill, Stalin and Truman
4
Which is NOT a reason why Poland disliked Stalin/USSR?
Stalin changed Polish borders displacing many Polish
USSR did nothing whenthe Nazis put down the Warsaw uprising
Stalin wanted to make alliances with US and GB
Russianshad massacred 4,000 Polish officers at Katyn Wood
5
In March 1946 Churchill spoke at Westminster College, Missouri. What was his speech called?
The Iron Curtain
The Steel Wall
The Adamantium Fusuma
6
"Stalin was to blame for the Cold War" is what kind of interpretation?
Post-Revisionist
Orthodox
Revisionist
7
What was Stalin's reaction to the news that the US had successfully tested the A-bomb?
He was shocked
He was not surprised
He was very angry
8
The US project that produced the first nuclear weapons during World War II was known as?
The Oppenheimer Project
The Plutonium Project
The Atomic Project
The Manhattan Project
9
Soviet troops took extreme reparations and raped 2 million German women between 1945 and 1947.
True
False
10
What happened to Poland's borders?
Increased lands east into Russia
Russia absorbed Poland
Poland's borders remained the same
Poland's lands moved west into Germany
11
Which city in Germany would also be divided into four zones?
Brandenburg
Berlin
Bad Wilsnack
Goldberg
12
Who said, "Stalin has broken every one of his promises made at Yalta"?
Churchill
Truman
Roosevelt
Stalin
13
What did the long telegram say?
The Soviet Union wanted peace with US and GB
USSR had embraced capitalism
USSR was planning world domination
Stalin was planning an invasion of Turkey
14
How did Stalin respond to the Iron Curtain speech?
Stalin did not respond
Called Churchill a Warmonger
Stalin declared war on Western Germany
15
Which of the following was
NOT
the USSR's response to Marshall Aid?
East-European states were ordered not to accept Marshall Aid
Walked out the Paris Conference
Created Cominform and Comecon
Stalin accepted Marshall Aid
16
In 1948 the allies introduced a new currency into Western Germany, what was this called?
The Pound
The Franc
The Dollar
The Deutschmark
17
What did Stalin say in private regarding the occupation of Germany?
"Germany should be allowed to rebuild and we should help"
"I want Germany to be free so we can trade with them!"
“All of Germany mustbe ours, that is, Soviet, communist,”
18
What was officially created on 4 April 1949?
WEU
NATO
U.N
19
How much did the US give in Marshall Aid between 1947 and 1952?
133.5 billion
13.5 billion
33.5 billion
3.5 billion
20
Who were the 'Big Three' at the Yalta Conference?
Truman, Churchill and Stalin
Stalin, Attlee and Roosevelt
Attlee, Truman and Khruschev
Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin
21
What was Truman's policy to stop the spread of communism called?
Supervision
Containment
Management
22
What in particular were the US and GB upset about?
Stalin imposed a pro-communist government in Poland
Stalin dropped a bomb on Poland
Stalin allowed free elections in Poland
23
What was the European Economic Recovery Plan more commonly known as?
Attlee Aid
Marshall Aid
Kennan Aid
Truman Aid
24
When the US joined NATO it officially ended which policy?
Globalism
Isolationism
Protectionism
Suzerainty
25
Who led Officeof Military Government, United States (OMGUS)?
Marshall
Truman
Clay
Kennan
26
What was Stalin's response to the Deutschmark and Bizonia?
Made plans to introduce the Deutschmark to East Germany
Blockade Berlin
Joined bizonia
27
What was organised at Yalta and later signed by the USSR, the UK, the US?
The Charter of the United Nations
Treaty of Dunkirk
NATO Charter
28
Treaty of Dunkirk was for defence against future "German" aggression. Who did it secretly mean?
Iraq
Japan
USSR
Italy
29
Who sent the 'long telegram'?
Bohlen
Molotov
Kennan
Kirk
30
It was decided that Germany would be divided into zones. How many zones?
6
3
4
5
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Which of the following was NOT organised at Potsdam?
The creation of NATO
Freedom of speech was to be implementedin Germany
Germany would be disarmed and demilitarised
USSR was to receive 25% of reparations from the westernzones
