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Cold War 1945-1949 Yalta and Potsdam
Cold War 1945-1949 Yalta and Potsdam
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Cold War 1945-1949, Yalta to Potsdam
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1
What is a constant nonviolent state of hostility?
World War
Civil War
Cold War
Hot War
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What was the new weapon that Truman bragged to Stalin about?
Flame Thrower
Grenade
Shotgun
Nuclear Bomb
3
What country did not sign the Potsdam Declaration against Japan?
Poland
Russia
Czechoslvakia
Austria
4
What conference took place in February with leaders from three different countries?
Potsdam Conference
Glassboro
Yalta Conference
Warsaw Pact
5
Why were the western Allies weaker than the USSR at Yalta?
Roosevelt and Churchill were fighting
The US refused to negotiate
Roosevelt was sick & Britain was a junior member
Stalin was bribing Churchill
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What is communism?
A government that is run by a president
Economic system where everything is owned by the government
A government that is run by a king
Economic system where people control the economy
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Who were the "Big Three" at the Yalta Conference?
King, Parks, Lewis
Truman, Marsall, Patton
Roosevelt, Truman, Eisenhower
Churchill, Roosevelt, Stalin
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What is a dictatorship?
A government run by a king and a parliament
A government where the people vote
A government that doesn't care about the economy
A government that is controlled by one person
9
What conference was held in Germany after WWII ended and lasted almost a month?
The Tehran Conference
The Potsdam Conference
The Yalta Conference
Glassboro Summitt Conference
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What did many countries do with the German civilians in their countries after the war ended?
Made them new citizens
Celebrated with them
Kicked them out
Made them pay taxes
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What was the main purpose of the Yalta Conference?
Discuss war strategy and issues of postwar Europe
Give away money
Declare war on Russia
Discuss Germany's Punishment
12
When Germany was divided up, Great Britain and the U.S. advocated to include what country?
Japan
China
France
Germany
13
What did Winston Churchill want to accomplish at Yalta?
Alliance with Russia
More control
A stronger military
Free Elections
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What country did Stalin complain about wanting more influence in?
Italy
France
Japan
Germany
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What did Roosevelt want to get from Stalin at the Yalta Conference?
Support against Japan
More control
Larger territory in Germany
More money
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What man became the U.S. President after Franklin Roosevelt died?
Dwight Eisenhower
John Kennedy
Herbert Hoover
Harry Truman
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Why did the Big Three meet at the Potsdam Conference?
Divide Up Europe
Decide Germany's Punishment
Lend Money to the World
Begin the Cold War
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What two agreements did the Big Three make at the Yalta Conference?
Truman could replace FDR and Attlee could replace Churchill
Germany divided into 4 pieces and free elections
Germany's Punishment and Treaty with Japan
US support of Communism and Soviet support for capitalism
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Who replaced Prime Minister Winston Churchill halfway through the Potsdam Conference?
Dwight Eisenhower
Franklin Roosevelt
Clement Attlee
Harry Truman
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What did it mean that Germany was demilitarized?
Absolutely no military
A new judicial system
No more food
No more schools
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What is capitalist?
A system where the government controls the economy
A government where people vote
An economic system where people start their own businesses
A government system where one person is in control
22
What advantage did the Soviet Union have at the Yalta Conference?
Governmental advantage
Home bound advantage
Home court advantage
Friendly advantage
23
What could each leader collect from their zone of Germany?
Friends
Reparations
Food
Territory
24
After WWII, what did Stalin want to create in Eastern Europe?
A sphere of influence
An army
A republic
An empire
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What is a democracy?
A government where people elect their leaders
A government where one person is in total control
A government that controls production
A government where a king or queen rule