What was the Marshall Plan?

Commitment of $13bn to rebuild Europe

Which of these reports was NOT part of the Long Telegram?

Khrushchev had given a speech calling for capitalism's death

Why did Stalin set up Comecon in 1949?

To give Eastern Bloc countries economic aid

What was the purpose of Cominform?

Brought European communist parties under USSR's direction

Which of these was NOT a consequence of the Berlin Blockade of 1948-49?

There was an uprising in Hungary

Which of these facts about the Berlin Airlift is NOT true?

The blockade was finally lifted in 1950 after 11 months

What was the 'Iron Curtain'?

The metaphorical division of Eastern and Western Europe

Which of these was NOT stated in the Truman Doctrine?

Communism should be allowed to grow and gain territory

Who attended the 1945 Yalta Conference?

Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin

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Cold War Quiz 1

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Quiz for Key Topic 1 of the Edexcel GCSE International Relations course

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1
What was the Marshall Plan?
Commitment of $33bn to rebuild Europe
Commitment of $13bn to rebuild Europe
Commitment of $23bn to rebuild Europe
Commitment of $43bn to rebuild Europe
2
Which of these reports was NOT part of the Long Telegram?
The USSR was building up its military power
Peace was impossible when the USSR was against to capitalism
Khrushchev had given a speech calling for capitalism's death
The USA should seek to contain communism
3
Why did Stalin set up Comecon in 1949?
To give Eastern Bloc countries economic aid
Stalin wanted the USSR to celebrate comic books
To unite all communist parties under one organisation
So that he could have his own personal bank
4
What was the purpose of Cominform?
To contain Capitalism
Encourage economic development of Eastern European states
Brought European communist parties under USSR's direction
To build statues of Stalin across Eastern Europe
5
Which of these was NOT a consequence of the Berlin Blockade of 1948-49?
NATO was formed
There was an uprising in Hungary
The GDR was created
The FRG was created
6
Which of these facts about the Berlin Airlift is NOT true?
The USSR was made to look highly aggressive by the US
The blockade was finally lifted in 1950 after 11 months
Gail Halvorsen became known as the 'Candy Bomber'
Berlin was provided with over 170,000 tonnes of supplies
7
What was the 'Iron Curtain'?
The metaphorical division of Eastern and Western Europe
A type of clothing popular in Eastern Europe
A physical border separating Eastern and Western Europe
Churchill's personal tank that he drove into battle in WWII
8
Which of these was NOT stated in the Truman Doctrine?
US would provide governments with troops and economic aid
The world had a choice between tyranny and freedom
Communism should be allowed to grow and gain territory
US had a responsibility to fight for liberty
9
Who attended the 1945 Yalta Conference?
Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin
Kennedy, Macmillan and Khrushchev
Truman, Atlee and Stalin
Churchill, Truman and Stalin
10
What development caused Truman to delay the Potsdam Conference?
The testing of the atomic bomb
The Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbour
The German surrender in Europe
The Japanese surrender in Asia

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