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The Cold War - Unit 8
The Cold War - Unit 8
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1
The Truman Doctrine was _____, while the policy of containment was _____.
Practical, Ideological
Impractical, Ideological
Ideological, Practical
Ideological, Impractical
2
The Marshall plan & the ERP was a program in which countries would receive loans so they could?
Overthrow communist regimes
Kickstart their economy
Rebuild their countries following WW2
Build up defences and arms to protect themselves from Russia
3
Why did Stalin initiate the Berlin blockade?
The announcement of a new education system in West Berlin
The announcement of a new currency in West Berlin
The announcement of a West German army
The announcement of new infrastructure in West Berlin
4
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
5
Why didn't the USSR help the communists in the Greek Civil War?
The Greeks followed a very different form of communism
Britain had troops in Greece in support of the Royalists
They were busy with the annexation of the Baltic States
Greece was part of Britain's sphere of influence
6
How did the US respond the blockade?
By doing nothing
By sending troops to West Berlin
By asking Stalin to leave West Berlin
By airlifting supplies to West Berlin
7
When did the Soviets explode their first nuke, closing the technology gap?
1949
1947
1951
1953
8
How did the Soviets react to the Nationalist retention of their Security Council seat?
By boycotting the UN
By blockading Taiwan
By leaving the UN
By invading Taiwan
9
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 spheres of influence post war
To draw up a plan for the occupation of a defeated Germany
10
When did Mao defeat the Nationalists?
1949 November
September 1949
1949 October
August 1949
11
When was NATO formed?
May 1950
May 1949
April 1950
April 1949
12
According to the "Iron Curtain" speech, what was the duty of free countries after WW2?
To uphold all of man's human rights
To prevent Soviet control
To prevent the spread of communism
To destroy the iron curtain
13
Which countries lost their status as great powers shortly following the end of WW2?
UK, USA, and USSR
France, Britain, and Germany
USA, France, and Britain
France, Germany, and USSR
14
Through NATO, the US remained a presence in Europe. True or False?
True
False
15
Which country behind the Iron Curtain accepted the Marshall Plan and the ERP?
Bulgaria
Czechoslovakia
Romania
Poland
16
When did Franklin D. Roosevelt die?
April 17, 1945
April 2, 1945
April 7, 1945
April 12, 1945
17
Which is NOT an advantage Stalin had at the Potsdam meeting?
Britain was losing influence and colonial power
Stalin's army still occupied Eastern Europe
Russia had acquired great casualties in the war
Neither Truman and Clement had attended the last meeting
18
What factor led to increase in college degrees earned in the late 1940s and 1950s?
G.I. Bill
urban renewal
Taft-Hartley Act
Demobilization
19
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
20
The Atomic Bomb droppings by the US significantly increased what?
The value of the US Dollar
Tensions between the US and the USSR
Tensions between the US and the UK
Japan's desire to keep fighting
21
Over what issue was the US/USSR rivalry most clearly seen?
The occupation of Germany
Czechoslovakia's resistance to communism
The USSR's control of Eastern Europe
The Atomic Bombs/The Manhattan Project
22
What was NOT agreed to at the 1945 Yalta Conference?
Non-German territories were to be restored as countries.
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.
23
The interstate highway system was built largely as a result of this US President
JFK
Dwight D Eisenhower
FDR
Harry Truman
24
How'd the Soviets respond to the creation of the FRG?
By taking control of West Berlin
By re-initiaiting the Berlin blockade
By amassing troops in East Germany
By creating the German Democratic Republic
25
What did NOT come about as a result of the USA and USSR being the only remaining superpowers?
The Cold War became Eurocentric
Their polar views meant the world would be divided into two.
The US and the USSR battled to sway decolonizing countries.
It was necessary for the US to be present in global affairs
