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Mr Bowker KS4 The origins of the Cold War, 1941-58
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Edexcel GCSE 1-9 Superpower relations and the Cold War, 1941-91
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1
Which of the following was
not
a result of the Hungarian revolution?
Russia stayed in control behind the Iron Curtain.
Communists in the west resigned from the Communist Party.
Western powers were less determined to contain communism.
2
What was the Declaration of Liberated Europe?
Churchill's plan to secure control of eastern europe
An agreement to allow free elections in eastern europe
Stalin's ploy to occupy eastern europe
3
What year was the Novikov Telegram?
1945
1947
1946
4
How many flights came into Berlin during the Blockade?
27,500
277,804
2.75 million
5
Which countries formed Trizonia in 1948?
Poland, Hungary, Bulgaria
GB, Italy, France
GB, USA, France
6
Why did Truman decide to get involved in Greece?
The British could no longer afford to keep soldiers there.
Stalin had broken his promise to stay out of Greece.
The communists had taken over.
7
Which of these was
not
how Stalin reacted to Marshall Aid?
He forbade Cominform countries to apply.
He encouraged Cominform countries to apply.
He blockaded Berlin.
8
What was Cominform?
Used to coordinate the communist parties of eastern Europe
Used to coordinate the military of eastern Europe
Used to coordinate the industry of eastern Europe
9
While America was capitalist, Russia was...
a one-party state
communist
controlled by the state
10
Who led the communists in Hungary?
Goulash
Rakosi
Paprika
11
What was the name of Berlin's main airport?
Brandenburg Gate
Templehof
Reichstag
12
What secret police organisation arrested all Rakosi's opponents in Hungary?
GBH
AVO
KGB
13
What did Nagy announce on 3 November that made Khrushchev decide to send in the troops?
Hungary was going to leave the Warsaw Pact.
Hungary was going to make an alliance with Yugoslavia.
Hungary was going to stop being communist.
14
What did Khrushchev order on 28 Oct to make it look as if he would accept the revolution?
He ordered the arrest of 400 troublemakers.
He pulled Russian troops out of Budapest.
He spoke on Hungarian Radio to support the revolution.
15
How did the communists take power in Bulgaria?
They executed the non-communists.
The secret police arrested their opponents.
They won an election.
16
There were significant differences between Russia and America in politics, lifestyle and...
food
aims
power
17
What did Stalin want to do with the Polish border?
move it eastwards
move it westwards
keep the same as before the war
18
Who were the Big Three at Yalta?
Stalin, Roosevelt and Attlee
Stalin, Roosevelt and Churchill
Stalin, Truman and Churchill
19
While America wanted to reconstruct Germany, Russia wanted...
respirations
recreations
reparations
20
How had Stalin broken a promise agreed at Yalta by the time Potsdam took place?
He had arrested many Polish non-communist leaders.
He had taken reparations from the Russian zone.
He had not helped against Japan.
21
Which of the following was
not
a cause of disagreement at Potsdam?
Reparations
Elections in Eastern Europe
Bringing Nazi war criminals to trial
22
What year was the Warsaw Pact formed?
1955
1953
1950
23
What did Truman reveal to Stalin at Potsdam?
Marshall Plan
Atomic bomb
Truman Doctrine
24
While America was a democracy, Russia was a...
department
disarmament
dictatorship
25
How many Hungarians were killed in the revolution?
30,000
4,000
200,000
26
When was the German Democratic Republic set up in the Soviet-controlled zone of East Germany?
1948
1947
1949
27
When did Truman make his Truman Doctrine speech to Congress?
June 1947
March 1947
March 1948
28
What did Churchill concede by the so-called percentages agreement?
Nuremburg trials
a divided Germany
Soviet sphere of influence
29
Which countries formed Bizonia in 1947?
USA, GB
USA, Russia
USA, GB, France
30
Which Catholic leader was released from prison to join the new government?
Cardinal Mindszenty
Cardinal Kadar
Cardinal Cinn
31
Why was VE Day critical for the Potsdam Conference?
Roosevelt had died and Churchill had lost the 1945 election
There was no longer a need to be united against Hitler
Everyone held huge celebrations
32
While America was the richest country in the world, Russia was the...
poorest
cleverest
biggest
33
What do the letters ERP stand for?
European Regeneration Plan
Emergency Reparations Plan
European Recovery Programme
34
What event prompted Congress to vote to allocate money for the Marshall Plan in March 1948?
Europeans needed food aid.
Americans wanted to export mules.
Czechoslovakia turned communist and Masaryk was murdered
35
Where America feared the growth of Russian power, Russia wanted to create...
a buffer zone of friendly states around Russia
a baffle zone of friendly states around Russia
a buffet zone of friendly states around Russia
36
What did General George Marshall decide after he had visited Europe?
All Europe was so poor it was about to emigrate to the USA.
All Europe was so poor it was about to starve.
All Europe was so poor it was about to turn communist.
37
How much did Truman ask Congress for?
$170 million
$17 billion
$17 million
38
How long did freedom last in Hungary?
Five months
Five days
Five weeks
39
What event prompted Stalin to impose the Blockade?
The US Congress approved $17 billion of Marshall Aid.
USA GB and France wanted to leave Germany
USA, GB and France introduced a new currency
40
Which of the following was
not
a result of the Berlin Blockade?
Germany was divided into FDR and GDR
The Communists built a wall between east and west Berlin
The western Allies set up NATO
41
While America believed in freedom of speech, Russia believed in...
one-party state
communism
state control
42
What was the Truman Doctrine?
Containment of communism.
Rolling back communism.
America's duty to allow free peoples to choose freedom.
43
Which of the following was
not
a cause of the Hungarian revolution of 1956?
Hungarian Radio
The communist repression of the Catholic Church
Khrushchev's policy of "destalinisation"
44
Who led the communists in Czechoslovakia?
Benes
Gottwald
Masyryk
45
The name of the US General who thought that if West Berlin fell, West Germany would be next?
General Patton
General Clay
General MacArthur
46
Russia took huge reparations from the eastern zone of occupied Germany. GB, France and USA....
stripped western Germany of industrial plant and machinery
tried to improve conditions in their zones.
sold them machinery
47
At Yalta, how many zones was it proposed to split Germany into?
3
4
2
48
Who took over from Rakosi on 24 October 1956?
Najy
Nodge
Nagy
49
The war between America and Russia after 1945 was called the Cold War because...
the north pole was the quickest between the two
they never actually fought each other
relationships between the two were particularly cold
50
How did the communists take power in Poland?
Communists in coalition forced the other parties into exile
They took control of the Church.
Marshal Tito was elected President
51
How long did the Berlin Blockade last?
138 days
318 days
813 days
52
How many Soviet citizens died during the Second World War?
20 million
10 million
60 million
53
What was the first sign that a revolution was starting?
Students toppled a statue of Stalin.
Eisenhower promised to help the Hungarians.
Rakosi asked for 400 people to be arrested.
54
What was Comecon, formed in 1949?
Used to coordinate the economies of eastern Europe
Used to coordinate the military of eastern Europe
Used to coordinate the press of eastern Europe
55
What year did George Kennan write the Long Telegram?
1946
1947
1945
