Which is NOT an advantage Stalin had at the Potsdam meeting?

Britain was losing influence and colonial power

How did the West NOT react to Mao's victory?

They allowed PRC a place in the general assembly of the UN

The Marshall plan & the ERP was a program in which countries would receive loans so they could?

Rebuild their countries following WW2, Kickstart their economy

How'd the Soviets respond to the creation of the FRG?

By creating the German Democratic Republic

What was the key imperative at the Yalta Conference?

To draw up a plan for the occupation of a defeated Germany

What happened after Brezhnev died?

The USSR faced a struggle for succession

What did Khrushchev demand of the west in 1958?

That the four-power occupation of Berlin cease

Why did Khrushchev end up rejecting Nuclear War to get his way?

Berlin wasn't worth nuclear war

The Atlantic Charter was a joint declaration made by the US and the UK in Aug 1941 in which...

Both committed to a world free from totalitarianism

What did Khrushchev do to stop this problem?

He made like Trump and built a wall (but to keep people in)

What was NOT agreed to at the 1945 Yalta Conference?

Europe would be divided into spheres of influence.

How did the West react to Khrushchev's threats and demands?

They refused to accept his offer.

According to the "Iron Curtain" speech, what was the duty of free countries after WW2?

To prevent the spread of communism

Final Question. Guess.

Pick me!, (The answer is 3), #1's lying, don't pick it, pick me!, Well, you DEFINITELY shouldn't pick me...

Why did Stalin initiate the Berlin blockade?

The announcement of a new currency in West Berlin

What did NOT come about as a result of the USA and USSR being the only remaining superpowers?

The Cold War became Eurocentric

The Atomic Bomb droppings by the US significantly increased what?

Tensions between the US and the USSR

Perestroika is ____ widely associated with Gorbachev and his Glasnost (meaning ____) policy

A political movement for reformation, openness

What East Berlin problem could Khrushchev not ignore?

The flow of people from east to west.

How did the US respond the blockade?

By airlifting supplies to West Berlin

The Soviets reacted to Czechoslovakia's acceptance of the ERP and the Marshall plan by...

Causing a coup and putting in a communist government

Why didn't the USSR help the communists in the Greek Civil War?

Greece was part of Britain's sphere of influence

What was the Percentages Agreement?

The decision to divide East Europe into spheres of influence

Gorbachev said that Europe should pursue socialism in a ways compatible with their culture...

causing all but Albania to leave the USSR

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The Cold War - Origins

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IB Cold War Review for the Grade 12 IB Exam First Subtopic- Rivalry, Mistrust and Accord: Breakdown of Grand Alliance/Emergence of Rivalries, Superpower - Chinese Relations/Detente, Reasons for End of Cold War

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Questions 48

Answers

1
When was the Federal Republic of Germany created from West Germany?
December 1949
February 1950
September 1949
May 1950
2
Which is NOT an advantage Stalin had at the Potsdam meeting?
Stalin's army still occupied Eastern Europe
Britain was losing influence and colonial power
Neither Truman and Clement had attended the last meeting
Russia had acquired great casualties in the war
3
How did the West NOT react to Mao's victory?
They allowed PRC a place in the general assembly of the UN
Taiwan was recognized as the legitimate Chinese government
They denied the PRC a place in the UN
Taiwan retained their place on the Security Council
4
The Marshall plan & the ERP was a program in which countries would receive loans so they could?
Rebuild their countries following WW2
Kickstart their economy
Overthrow communist regimes
Build up defences and arms to protect themselves from Russia
5
How'd the Soviets respond to the creation of the FRG?
By taking control of West Berlin
By creating the German Democratic Republic
By amassing troops in East Germany
By re-initiaiting the Berlin blockade
6
What was the key imperative at the Yalta Conference?
To draw up a plan for the reparations on a defeated Germany
To draw up a plan for the restarting of the economy post war
To draw up a plan for the occupation of a defeated Germany
To draw up a plan for the spheres of influence post war
7
What happened after Brezhnev died?
Nazi Zombies invaded, led by mecha-Hitler
The second Russian Civil War
Gorbachev was assassinated
The USSR faced a struggle for succession
8
Which communist country DID assist the communist rebels in the Greek Civil War?
Romania
Romania
Bulgaria
Yugoslavia
9
When did the Soviets explode their first nuke, closing the technology gap?
1949
1947
1951
1953
10
Through NATO, the US remained a presence in Europe. True or False?
True
False
11
What did Khrushchev demand of the west in 1958?
That Greece become part of the Soviet's sphere of influence
That the US stop funnelling money into Western Europe
That the US remove missiles in Turkey
That the four-power occupation of Berlin cease
12
Which country behind the Iron Curtain accepted the Marshall Plan and the ERP?
Bulgaria
Poland
Romania
Czechoslovakia
13
Why did Khrushchev end up rejecting Nuclear War to get his way?
The USA had more nukes
He didn't want to down as "that guy who started WW3"
Berlin wasn't worth nuclear war
HE WAS A COWARDLY, COMMIE BASTARD (#Murica)
14
How did the Soviets react to the Nationalist retention of their Security Council seat?
By blockading Taiwan
By boycotting the UN
By leaving the UN
By invading Taiwan
15
Which European state resisted Communism and established a multi-party state?
Czechoslovakia
Yugoslavia
Romania
Hungary
16
The Atlantic Charter was a joint declaration made by the US and the UK in Aug 1941 in which...
Both committed to a world free from communism
Both committed to free trade throughout the Atlantic
Both committed to mutual assistance
Both committed to a world free from totalitarianism
17
When was the blockade lifted?
12 May 1948
12 May 1949
12 June 1949
12 June 1948
18
What did Khrushchev do to stop this problem?
He made like Trump and built a wall (but to keep people in)
He increased employment, and infrastructure.
Border patrols
Mass executions
19
What was NOT agreed to at the 1945 Yalta Conference?
The USSR would join the UN and the war against Japan.
Europe would be divided into spheres of influence.
Germany would be divided into four zones.
Non-German territories were to be restored as countries.
20
Who replaced Churchill as PM after the 1945 elections?
Neville Chamberlain
Stanley Baldwin
Clement Atlee
Anthony Eden
21
How did the West react to Khrushchev's threats and demands?
They ceded the French-controlled area of West Berlin
They refused to accept his offer.
They wholly complied
They made like Trump and built a wall
22
According to the "Iron Curtain" speech, what was the duty of free countries after WW2?
To destroy the iron curtain
To prevent the spread of communism
To uphold all of man's human rights
To prevent Soviet control
23
Which is a problem the USSR faced in the 1980s?
Economic, industrial, and environmental issues
The Soviet system had become corrupt
All of the Above
Russia couldn't afford the arms race
24
Who became the next leader of Russia in 1985?
Ivan Silayev
Mikhail Gorbachev
Mikhail Kalinin
Donald Trump
25
When did Franklin D. Roosevelt die?
April 2, 1945
April 17, 1945
April 7, 1945
April 12, 1945
26
Final Question. Guess.
Pick me!
(The answer is 3)
#1's lying, don't pick it, pick me!
Well, you DEFINITELY shouldn't pick me...
27
The Truman Doctrine stated the USA would aid which countries to prevent communism's spread?
Hungary and Greece
Greece and Albania
Greece and Turkey
Albania and Turkey
28
How was the Brezhnev Doctrine, 1968, actually an example of the USSR’s weakness?
Showed lack of desire in East to be remain a part of USSR
Showed tensions in Warsaw pact countries
All of the above
Showed force was needed to keep countries in USSR's control
29
Over what issue was the US/USSR rivalry most clearly seen?
Czechoslovakia's resistance to communism
The occupation of Germany
The Atomic Bombs/The Manhattan Project
The USSR's control of Eastern Europe
30
Why did Stalin initiate the Berlin blockade?
The announcement of a West German army
The announcement of a new education system in West Berlin
The announcement of new infrastructure in West Berlin
The announcement of a new currency in West Berlin
31
Which countries lost their status as great powers shortly following the end of WW2?
USA, France, and Britain
UK, USA, and USSR
France, Germany, and USSR
France, Britain, and Germany
32
When was NATO formed?
April 1949
May 1949
April 1950
May 1950
33
What did NOT come about as a result of the USA and USSR being the only remaining superpowers?
The US and the USSR battled to sway decolonizing countries.
Their polar views meant the world would be divided into two.
The Cold War became Eurocentric
It was necessary for the US to be present in global affairs
34
When was the Warsaw Pact dissolved?
July 1990
June 1990
May 1990
August 1990
35
The Cold War ended quickly and abruptly, as a result of long term causes. True or False?
True
False
36
The Atomic Bomb droppings by the US significantly increased what?
Tensions between the US and the USSR
Tensions between the US and the UK
Japan's desire to keep fighting
The value of the US Dollar
37
Perestroika is ____ widely associated with Gorbachev and his Glasnost (meaning ____) policy
A political movement for expansion, isolation
A political movement for reformation, openness
A political movement for reformation, isolation
A political movement for expansion, openness
38
His policies of _____ seemed to reverse communism, but were necessary to preserve the regime.
Glasnost and Liechsteick
Perestroika and Frekshek
Perestroika and Glasnost
Frekshek and Leichsteick
39
The Truman Doctrine was _____, while the policy of containment was _____.
Impractical, Ideological
Ideological, Impractical
Ideological, Practical
Practical, Ideological
40
What East Berlin problem could Khrushchev not ignore?
Worker strikes and mutinies
Food shortages
The flow of people from east to west.
Increasing protesting and hatred for the USSR
41
How did the US respond the blockade?
By airlifting supplies to West Berlin
By doing nothing
By asking Stalin to leave West Berlin
By sending troops to West Berlin
42
When did Mao defeat the Nationalists?
1949 November
August 1949
September 1949
1949 October
43
The Soviets reacted to Czechoslovakia's acceptance of the ERP and the Marshall plan by...
Forcefully preventing other states to do the same
Causing a coup and putting in a communist government
Doing nothing about it
Kindly asking the Czechs to reconsider the USA's offer
44
Why didn't the USSR help the communists in the Greek Civil War?
Britain had troops in Greece in support of the Royalists
The Greeks followed a very different form of communism
They were busy with the annexation of the Baltic States
Greece was part of Britain's sphere of influence
45
What was the Percentages Agreement?
The decision to alter Poland's territorial holdings
The decision to divide East Europe into spheres of influence
The decision to divide Germany up into four sections
The decision to split Yugoslavia
46
Which is NOT an example of the weaknesses of Soviet Domination in Eastern Europe?
Uprisings in East Germany, Poland and Hungary in the 1950s
The Prague Spring of 1968
Yugoslavia's economic success after leaving the Eastern Bloc
None of the above
47
Gorbachev said that Europe should pursue socialism in a ways compatible with their culture...
causing all but Czechoslovakia to leave the USSR
causing all but Bulgaria to leave the USSR
causing all but Albania to leave the USSR
causing all but Romania to leave the USSR
48
Gorbachev's foreign policy did not deviate much from his predecessors, except in the case of?
The Warsaw Pact
The War in Afghanistan
Leftist Revolutions

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The Cold War - Origins

48 termsStudBud Administration443 plays

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Questions 48

Answers

1
When was the Federal Republic of Germany created from West Germany?
December 1949
February 1950
September 1949
May 1950
2
Which is NOT an advantage Stalin had at the Potsdam meeting?
Stalin's army still occupied Eastern Europe
Britain was losing influence and colonial power
Neither Truman and Clement had attended the last meeting
Russia had acquired great casualties in the war
3
How did the West NOT react to Mao's victory?
They allowed PRC a place in the general assembly of the UN
Taiwan was recognized as the legitimate Chinese government
They denied the PRC a place in the UN
Taiwan retained their place on the Security Council
4
The Marshall plan & the ERP was a program in which countries would receive loans so they could?
Rebuild their countries following WW2
Kickstart their economy
Overthrow communist regimes
Build up defences and arms to protect themselves from Russia
5
How'd the Soviets respond to the creation of the FRG?
By taking control of West Berlin
By creating the German Democratic Republic
By amassing troops in East Germany
By re-initiaiting the Berlin blockade
6
What was the key imperative at the Yalta Conference?
To draw up a plan for the reparations on a defeated Germany
To draw up a plan for the restarting of the economy post war
To draw up a plan for the occupation of a defeated Germany
To draw up a plan for the spheres of influence post war
7
What happened after Brezhnev died?
Nazi Zombies invaded, led by mecha-Hitler
The second Russian Civil War
Gorbachev was assassinated
The USSR faced a struggle for succession
8
Which communist country DID assist the communist rebels in the Greek Civil War?
Romania
Romania
Bulgaria
Yugoslavia
9
When did the Soviets explode their first nuke, closing the technology gap?
1949
1947
1951
1953
10
Through NATO, the US remained a presence in Europe. True or False?
True
False
11
What did Khrushchev demand of the west in 1958?
That Greece become part of the Soviet's sphere of influence
That the US stop funnelling money into Western Europe
That the US remove missiles in Turkey
That the four-power occupation of Berlin cease
12
Which country behind the Iron Curtain accepted the Marshall Plan and the ERP?
Bulgaria
Poland
Romania
Czechoslovakia
13
Why did Khrushchev end up rejecting Nuclear War to get his way?
The USA had more nukes
He didn't want to down as "that guy who started WW3"
Berlin wasn't worth nuclear war
HE WAS A COWARDLY, COMMIE BASTARD (#Murica)
14
How did the Soviets react to the Nationalist retention of their Security Council seat?
By blockading Taiwan
By boycotting the UN
By leaving the UN
By invading Taiwan
15
Which European state resisted Communism and established a multi-party state?
Czechoslovakia
Yugoslavia
Romania
Hungary
16
The Atlantic Charter was a joint declaration made by the US and the UK in Aug 1941 in which...
Both committed to a world free from communism
Both committed to free trade throughout the Atlantic
Both committed to mutual assistance
Both committed to a world free from totalitarianism
17
When was the blockade lifted?
12 May 1948
12 May 1949
12 June 1949
12 June 1948
18
What did Khrushchev do to stop this problem?
He made like Trump and built a wall (but to keep people in)
He increased employment, and infrastructure.
Border patrols
Mass executions
19
What was NOT agreed to at the 1945 Yalta Conference?
The USSR would join the UN and the war against Japan.
Europe would be divided into spheres of influence.
Germany would be divided into four zones.
Non-German territories were to be restored as countries.
20
Who replaced Churchill as PM after the 1945 elections?
Neville Chamberlain
Stanley Baldwin
Clement Atlee
Anthony Eden
21
How did the West react to Khrushchev's threats and demands?
They ceded the French-controlled area of West Berlin
They refused to accept his offer.
They wholly complied
They made like Trump and built a wall
22
According to the "Iron Curtain" speech, what was the duty of free countries after WW2?
To destroy the iron curtain
To prevent the spread of communism
To uphold all of man's human rights
To prevent Soviet control
23
Which is a problem the USSR faced in the 1980s?
Economic, industrial, and environmental issues
The Soviet system had become corrupt
All of the Above
Russia couldn't afford the arms race
24
Who became the next leader of Russia in 1985?
Ivan Silayev
Mikhail Gorbachev
Mikhail Kalinin
Donald Trump
25
When did Franklin D. Roosevelt die?
April 2, 1945
April 17, 1945
April 7, 1945
April 12, 1945
26
Final Question. Guess.
Pick me!
(The answer is 3)
#1's lying, don't pick it, pick me!
Well, you DEFINITELY shouldn't pick me...
27
The Truman Doctrine stated the USA would aid which countries to prevent communism's spread?
Hungary and Greece
Greece and Albania
Greece and Turkey
Albania and Turkey
28
How was the Brezhnev Doctrine, 1968, actually an example of the USSR’s weakness?
Showed lack of desire in East to be remain a part of USSR
Showed tensions in Warsaw pact countries
All of the above
Showed force was needed to keep countries in USSR's control
29
Over what issue was the US/USSR rivalry most clearly seen?
Czechoslovakia's resistance to communism
The occupation of Germany
The Atomic Bombs/The Manhattan Project
The USSR's control of Eastern Europe
30
Why did Stalin initiate the Berlin blockade?
The announcement of a West German army
The announcement of a new education system in West Berlin
The announcement of new infrastructure in West Berlin
The announcement of a new currency in West Berlin
31
Which countries lost their status as great powers shortly following the end of WW2?
USA, France, and Britain
UK, USA, and USSR
France, Germany, and USSR
France, Britain, and Germany
32
When was NATO formed?
April 1949
May 1949
April 1950
May 1950
33
What did NOT come about as a result of the USA and USSR being the only remaining superpowers?
The US and the USSR battled to sway decolonizing countries.
Their polar views meant the world would be divided into two.
The Cold War became Eurocentric
It was necessary for the US to be present in global affairs
34
When was the Warsaw Pact dissolved?
July 1990
June 1990
May 1990
August 1990
35
The Cold War ended quickly and abruptly, as a result of long term causes. True or False?
True
False
36
The Atomic Bomb droppings by the US significantly increased what?
Tensions between the US and the USSR
Tensions between the US and the UK
Japan's desire to keep fighting
The value of the US Dollar
37
Perestroika is ____ widely associated with Gorbachev and his Glasnost (meaning ____) policy
A political movement for expansion, isolation
A political movement for reformation, openness
A political movement for reformation, isolation
A political movement for expansion, openness
38
His policies of _____ seemed to reverse communism, but were necessary to preserve the regime.
Glasnost and Liechsteick
Perestroika and Frekshek
Perestroika and Glasnost
Frekshek and Leichsteick
39
The Truman Doctrine was _____, while the policy of containment was _____.
Impractical, Ideological
Ideological, Impractical
Ideological, Practical
Practical, Ideological
40
What East Berlin problem could Khrushchev not ignore?
Worker strikes and mutinies
Food shortages
The flow of people from east to west.
Increasing protesting and hatred for the USSR
41
How did the US respond the blockade?
By airlifting supplies to West Berlin
By doing nothing
By asking Stalin to leave West Berlin
By sending troops to West Berlin
42
When did Mao defeat the Nationalists?
1949 November
August 1949
September 1949
1949 October
43
The Soviets reacted to Czechoslovakia's acceptance of the ERP and the Marshall plan by...
Forcefully preventing other states to do the same
Causing a coup and putting in a communist government
Doing nothing about it
Kindly asking the Czechs to reconsider the USA's offer
44
Why didn't the USSR help the communists in the Greek Civil War?
Britain had troops in Greece in support of the Royalists
The Greeks followed a very different form of communism
They were busy with the annexation of the Baltic States
Greece was part of Britain's sphere of influence
45
What was the Percentages Agreement?
The decision to alter Poland's territorial holdings
The decision to divide East Europe into spheres of influence
The decision to divide Germany up into four sections
The decision to split Yugoslavia
46
Which is NOT an example of the weaknesses of Soviet Domination in Eastern Europe?
Uprisings in East Germany, Poland and Hungary in the 1950s
The Prague Spring of 1968
Yugoslavia's economic success after leaving the Eastern Bloc
None of the above
47
Gorbachev said that Europe should pursue socialism in a ways compatible with their culture...
causing all but Czechoslovakia to leave the USSR
causing all but Bulgaria to leave the USSR
causing all but Albania to leave the USSR
causing all but Romania to leave the USSR
48
Gorbachev's foreign policy did not deviate much from his predecessors, except in the case of?
The Warsaw Pact
The War in Afghanistan
Leftist Revolutions