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1.1. - Why was the Grand Alliance formed?
1.1. - Why was the Grand Alliance formed?
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Questions on episode 1 of CNN - The Cold War.
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Agreement secured at Yalta promising free and fair elections in post-war Eastern Europe...
Declaration on Liberated Europe
Declaration of Authoritarianism
Declaration on Free Europe
Declaration of Democratic Europe
2
Where was the first meeting of the wartime allied leaders in 1943?
Baghdad
Damascus
Beirut
Tehran
3
Why did Stalin sign the Nazi-Soviet Pact with Hitler in 1939?
To spread communism globally
To learn about fascism
To win time for rearmament
To increase tourism
4
When did Hitler invade the Soviet Union?
22nd July 1944
22nd July 1940
22nd June 1942
22nd June 1941
5
What pushed the West and Stalin closer together after 1933?
Spread of Fascism
Capitalism
Expanding British Empire
Spread of Bolshevism
6
What was the USA's response to tension in Europe?
Isolationism
Expansionism
Intervention
Rearmament
7
How had the USA and UK reacted to the Bolshevik seizure of power in 1917?
Sent Troops
Peace Treaty
Sent Aid
Lent Money
8
Which countries' troops first stormed Berlin in 1945?
UK
USSR
Italy
USA
9
The third allied wartime summit was held at...
Dusseldorf
Munich
Cologne
Potsdam
10
When was the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour which brought the USA into WW2?
7th November 1940
7th November 1941
7th December 1941
7th December 1942
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The 1940 murder of 4,000 Polish army officers by the Soviets was known as...
The Krakow Massacre
The Polish Massacre
The Katyn Wood Massacre
The Warsaw Massacre
12
Who were the main leaders of the victorious powers after WW2?
Lloyd George, Roosevelt, Molotov
Churchill, Wilson, Stalin
Churchill, Roosevelt, Lenin
Churchill, Roosevelt, Stalin
13
What territories did Stalin gain at the start of WW2?
Finland, Romania, Moldova, Bulgaria, Ukraine
Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, East Poland
Finland, Latvia, Belarus, East Poland, Slovenia
Finland, Sweden, Norway, Estonia, East Poland
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The 1944 agreement between Stalin and Churchill to carve up Europe into sphere of influence...
Iron Curtain Agreement
Sphere of Influence Agreement
Division Agreement
Percentages Agreement
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The second meeting of wartime leaders was held at...
Casablanca
Tehran
Potsdam
Yalta
16
Japanese city the US dropped the first atomic bomb on...
Kyoto
Tokyo
Nagasaki
Hiroshima
17
Which American President was the first to recognise the USSR?
Truman
Hoover
Colridge
Roosevelt
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When did the Western allies launch their 'Second Front' invasion of Nazi-occupied Europe?
6th June 1943
6th June 1945
6th June 1944
6th June 1941
