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A #history quiz to test student knowledge on the #early #cold #war period
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1
What was the main purpose of the Truman Doctrine?
Control the USSR
Contain the spread of communism
Give power to the USA
Contain the spread of capitalism
2
Who represented the USA at the Yalta Conference?
Churchill
Stalin
Wilson
Roosevelt
3
Which two countries was the Truman Doctrine directed towards?
Greece & Poland
Germany & Turkey
Greece & Germany
Greece & Turkey
4
Which country DID NOT receive aid under the Marshall Plan?
France
United Kingdom
Czechoslovakia
Iceland
5
True or False: The Berlin Blockade was a propaganda victory for the USSR.
True
False
6
The USSR had implemented which ideology?
Nazism
Communism
Fascism
Capitalism
7
Why is it called the Cold War?
It was really cold that year
The USA & USSR never fought each other directly
The USA never fought but the USSR did
The USA only fought the war
8
What is a common feature of communism?
Extremes of wealth
Free elections
Freedom of speech
Industry owned by the State
9
The Iron Curtain refers to what area of Europe?
Western Europe
Western Capitalist Europe
Eastern Communist Europe
Eastern Europe
10
Did the USSR allow communist countries to take up help under the Marshall Plan?
Yes
No
11
What did European countries have to do to get aid under the Marshall Plan?
Not support the USSR
Create a plan for reconstruction
Be capitalist
Ask for it
12
What did Stalin learn just after the Conference?
USSR had built an atomic bomb
Hiroshima had been bombed
USA had built an atomic bomb
USA had successfully tested the atomic bomb
13
Who represented the USSR at the Yalta Conference?
Stalin
Roosevelt
Wilson
Churchill
14
Which is a common feature of capitalism?
One party state
Government control
Private ownership of industry
Classless society
15
On what date was the bomb dropped on Nagasaki?
August 9 1945
August 7 1944
August 8 1944
August 6 1945
16
Which was a decision made at the Yalta Conference?
Re-establish the League of Nations
End the war in Europe
Bring Hitler to trial
Divide Germany into 4 zones
17
Who represented the USA at Potsdam?
Truman
Churchill
Roosevelt
Attlee
18
How many months did the Blockade last?
11
12
10
13
19
In which country had Stalin imprisoned the government leaders in March 1945?
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Hungary
Germany
20
On which Japanese town was the first atomic bomb dropped?
Kyoto
Tokyo
Nagasaki
Hiroshima
21
Was the USSR able to access the Plan?
No
Yes
22
When was the Postdam Conference held?
June 1945
May 1945
July 1945
August 1945
23
Who gave the 'Iron Curtain' speech?
Clement Attlee
Harry Truman
Winston Churchill
Joseph Stalin
24
Which part of Germany was affected by the Blockade?
East Berlin
West Germany
East Germany
West Berlin
25
Approximately when did the Cold War start?
1944
1949
1946
1945
26
What type of wars did the superpowers engage in?
Proxy Wars
No wars
Hot Wars
Approximate Wars
27
Which group was created by the USA to undertake 'collective security'?
United Nations
Warsaw Pact
NATO
OEEC
28
Who represented the UK for the majority of the Potsdam Conference?
Wilson
Churchill
Stalin
Attlee
29
When was the Marshall Plan announced?
July 1946
June 1947
June 1946
July 1947
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Who started the Berlin Blockade?
USSR
Britain
France
USA
