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Origins and foreign policies of the Cold War (Twentieth Century History, Unit 2)
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1
Who had “destroyed virtually all the railways, roads [...and] communications” in Greece?
Turkey
Soviet Union
Germany
Greek Communists
2
What was the immediate cause of the Truman Doctrine?
Turkish Straits Crisis
Greece’s appeal for economic assistance
Greek Revolution
Czechoslovak coup
3
Which of these was the United States’ new foreign policy to prevent the spread of Communism?
containment
interventionism
belligerence
expansionism
4
Which of the following did
not
have a puppet government controlled by the Soviets?
Hungary
Yugoslavia
Poland
Czechoslovakia
5
What does this Russian cartoon suggest about expectations of Khrushchev?
He would improve Soviet military technology
He would take a more aggressive approach to the Cold War
He would ignore prior treaty obligations
He would help end the Cold War
6
Who was the American president at the end of WWII?
Attlee
Wilson
Truman
Roosevelt
7
Who led the USSR after Stalin?
Bolshevik
the proletariat
Lenin
Khrushchev
8
Which event established a financial system for economic recovery?
Cominform
Yalta Conference
Bretton Woods Conference
Potsdam Conference
9
What city was placed under a blockade between June 1948 and May 1949?
Moscow
Berlin
Prague
Yalta
10
What was President Truman’s first name?
Harry
John
Burbank
Richard
11
What perception of Stalin is suggested in this American cartoon?
He is blunt in his use of propaganda
He masks his true intentions behind propaganda
He is excessively aggressive
He has ambitions for global control
12
Which of the following was an example of the Marshall Plan at work?
America's military intervention in Korea
America establishing NATO
Soviet blockade of Berlin
America's economic assistance to France
13
What does NATO stand for?
North American Trade Organization
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
Northern Alliance Trade Origins
Native American Tribal Organization
14
Which of these describes the United States’ long-standing foreign policy until World War II?
neutrality
pacifism
containment
isolationism
15
Which of the following was not a cause of Soviet resentment of the West after WWII?
Western espionage
America’s delayed involvement in WWII
Russian losses in WWII
Intervention in Russian Civil War
16
Which of the following leaders died in office?
Truman
Roosevelt
Attlee
Churchill
17
Which of these was described as ‘successful beyond the most optimistic expectations of anyone’?
Potsdam Conference
Atomic bomb test
Yalta Conference
Marshall Plan
18
Which of the following is not an example of collective security?
International Monetary Fund
The Warsaw Pact
NATO
The United Nations
19
What did Truman's speech identify as the root cause of totalitarianism?
economic inequality
warfare
poverty
Soviet influence
20
What was not started by Billy Joel’s generation?
The fire
The Cold War
Musical accomplishment
WWII
21
What was the main goal of NATO?
Collective security
Reunification of Germany
Prevent another world war
Containment
