What was the aim of the Marshall Plan?

To rebuild European countries economy, To ensure the US has permanent foreign trading

What were both telegrams warning about?

That both sides were building up their military

Why was Comecon formed?

To discourage trade with the Western countries, To rival the Marshall Plan

What does NATO stand for?

North Atlantic Treaty Organisation

What are satellite states?

Supposedly independent countries but controlled by the USSR, Countries creating a buffer zone to protect the USSR

At the Tehran conference, what was agreed for the USSR?

Communist sphere of influence in the East

What did NATO promise?

To protect allies who have been attacked

What was the 'Truman Dictrine'?

The USA would stop communism spreading

What was agreed at the Yalta conference?

The USSR would help in the war against Japan, Poland would be communist

What was the Berlin Airlift?

British and US planes dropping supplies to Berlin

What was agreed in the Potsdam conference?

Nazi party would be banned, Berlin would be divided into 4

What was the reason for the Berlin Blockade

Stalin wanted to rule all of Berlin, Stalin was retaliating against events in Trizonia

Britain and the US merging their parts of Germany and Berlin

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Cold War SuperFacts - Part 1

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1
In what year was the 'Marshall Plan'?
1946
1945
1944
1947
2
What countries were part of the 'Grand Alliance'?
Britain, America & Russia
Britain, America & France
Britain, America & the USSR
America, Canada & Australia
3
What was the aim of the Marshall Plan?
To rebuild European countries economy
To ensure the US has permanent foreign trading
To waste money in order to even the balance against the USSR
To display their power to other nations
4
What were both telegrams warning about?
Both sides were preparing for a peace treaty
That both sides were building up their military
5
Why was Comecon formed?
To encourage trade with the Western countries
To discourage trade with the Western countries
To rival the Marshall Plan
The USSR can't come up with anything original
6
Was the Berlin Airlift during 1948 - 1949? True or False
False
True
7
In what year was the Yalta conference?
1946
1945
1947
1944
8
In what year was the 'Truman Doctrine' made?
1949
1948
1947
1946
9
What was the Arms Race?
The race to produce the most weapons
All of the above
The race to have the largest stash of weapons
The race to produce the most devestating weapon
10
What does NATO stand for?
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
It doesn't stand for anything
Northern Artillery Tank Operation
Never Answer The Orange
11
In what year was the Potsdam conference?
1946
1943
1945
1944
12
What are satellite states?
Supposedly independent countries but controlled by the USSR
Countries creating a buffer zone to protect the USA
An American state with good satellite signal for TV
Countries creating a buffer zone to protect the USSR
13
At the Tehran conference, what was agreed for the USSR?
Communist sphere of influence in the North
Communist sphere of influence in the East
Communist sphere of influence in the South
Communist sphere of influence in the West
14
What did NATO promise?
If an ally decides to go to war then everyone goes to war
To protect allies who have been attacked
15
What order were the conferences held?
Potsdam, Yalta and Tehran
Tehran, Yalta and Potsdam
Yalta, Potsdam and Tehran
16
In what year was the Tehran conference?
1943
1944
1942
1945
17
How much money did the US invest into the Marshall Plan?
$13 Billion
$12 Million
$14 Billion
$12 Billion
18
What was the 'Truman Dictrine'?
The USA would stop communism spreading
The USSR will ignore the expansion of capitalism
The USSR will stop capitalism spreading
The USA will ignore the expansion of communism
19
What countries formed the Trizonia?
Britain, France an the US
The US, USSR and France
Britain, US and Spain
Britain, France and Poland
20
What was agreed at the Yalta conference?
The USSR would help in the war against Japan
The USSR wouldn't help in the war against Japan
Poland would be capitalist
Poland would be communist
21
In what year was Cominform made?
1949
1945
1947
1951
22
What was the Berlin Airlift?
British and US planes evacuating Berlin citizens
British and US planes dropping supplies to Berlin
Planes in West Berlin drop bombs on East Berlin
None of the above
23
What was agreed in the Potsdam conference?
Nazi party would be banned
The Nazi party will be communist
Berlin would be divided into 3
Berlin would be divided into 4
24
At the Tehran conference, what could not be decided?
Who started the war?
What to do with Germany?
Who would claim victory for the war?
Who had the most powerful army?
25
In what year was the 'long telegram' and 'Novikovs telegram' sent?
1944
1946
1945
1943
26
From what years was the Berlin Blockade?
1949 - 1950
1948 - 1949
1947 - 1948
1946 - 1947
27
What was the reason for the Berlin Blockade
Stalin wanted to rule all of Berlin
Stalin wanted to mass murder those in capitalist Berlin
Stalin was retaliating against events in Trizonia
28
What was Bizonia?
A trick question, there is no such thing as Bizonia
The US and USSR merge their parts of Germany and Berlin
Britain and the USSR merge their parts of Germany and Berlin
Britain and the US merging their parts of Germany and Berlin
29
What year was NATO set up
1956
1957
1955
1954
30
In what year was Comecon formed?
1948
1949
1951
1950

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