Edexcel GCSE Superpowers and Cold War - The origins of the Cold War

Question 1

What was the name of the Russian Ambassador to USA that sent a telegram?

Accepted Answer

Novikov

Question 2

When was the Potsdam Conference held?

Accepted Answer

July 1945

Question 3

How long did the Berlin Airlift last?

Accepted Answer

15 months

Question 4

Which sector of Germany is Berlin found in?

Accepted Answer

USSR

Question 5

What is the name given to the area that the Soviets had 'control' over

Accepted Answer

Sphere of influence

Question 6

Which country received the most money from the Marshall Plan

Accepted Answer

UK

Question 7

Which of these countries was not in the Eastern Bloc?

Accepted Answer

Greece

Question 8

What did the Comecon allow the Soviets to do with Eastern Europe?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 9

Which country had freed Eastern Europe for the Nazis?

Accepted Answer

USSR

Question 10

What was the name of the US policy to stop the spread of communism

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 11

What was the other name for the countries that were part of the Warsaw Pact?

Accepted Answer

Eastern Bloc

Question 12

How many sectors was Germany divided into?

Accepted Answer

4

Question 13

What does NATO stand for?

Accepted Answer

North Atlantic Treaty Organisation

Question 14

Which two countries sparked the Truman Doctrine

Accepted Answer

Greece and Turkey

Question 15

Which country dropped the atomic bomb on Japan

Accepted Answer

USA

Question 16

Which of these was not one of the leaders at Yalta

Accepted Answer

Truman

Question 17

When was the Truman Doctrine first talked about?

Accepted Answer

1947

Question 18

Which of these is not a cause for the Berlin Crisis

Accepted Answer

USA attacked Soviet Union

Question 19

When was the Tehran conference held?

Accepted Answer

November 1943

Question 20

Which country was it agreed would have free elections after the war?

Accepted Answer

Poland

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