The Cold War (1945-1970)

Question 1

When were the US & UK zones combined to form Bizonia?

Accepted Answer

January 1947

Question 2

Which of these wasn't a main point in NSC-68?

Accepted Answer

Disagreed with the build-up of nuclear weapons

Question 3

Which of these isn't a reason for an increase in Cold War tensions by 1953?

Accepted Answer

Hungarian Uprising

Question 4

Which of these wasn't a concern of Stalin at Yalta?

Accepted Answer

Fear of German aggression

Question 5

When was the Geneva Summit?

Accepted Answer

September 1955

Question 6

How did the Soviets react to the Marshall Plan?

Accepted Answer

Rejected any participation in it, Cominform was established in 1947

Question 7

Who was the leader of the Chinese, right-wing nationalists in Taiwan?

Accepted Answer

Chiang Kai-shek, Jiang Jieshi

Question 8

What was Cominform (1947)?

Accepted Answer

Coordination of communist groups across Europe, from Moscow

Question 9

What did Eisenhower propose at the Geneva Summit?

Accepted Answer

'Open Skies'

Question 10

When did Czechoslovakia become communist?

Accepted Answer

Feb-March 1948

Question 11

When was Kennan's Long Telegram sent?

Accepted Answer

February 1946

Question 12

Britain had been helping Royalists in Greece, however in 'X' they stated they couldn't continue

Accepted Answer

X = Feb 1947

Question 13

When was Churchill's 'Iron Curtain' speech?

Accepted Answer

March 1946

Question 14

WHen did the Berlin Wall go up?

Accepted Answer

August 1961

Question 15

What was the Marshall Plan (June 1947)?

Accepted Answer

Financial aid to any European country (communist prevention)

Question 16

Which of these wasn't a concern of Stalin at Potsdam?

Accepted Answer

Set up Communist government in Germany, Deplete Germany of its resources

Question 17

Which of these wasn't a concern for Truman at Potsdam?

Accepted Answer

Stay present in Europe

Question 18

Which these wasn't an agreement at Potsdam?

Accepted Answer

Soviets had ultimate control

Question 19

Which of these wasn't a concern of Churchill at Yalta?

Accepted Answer

Need to keep Germany weak, World economic reconstruction

Question 20

When was President Kennedy's 'Ich bin ein Berliner' speech?

Accepted Answer

June 1963

Question 21

Which of these wasn't an agreement made at Yalta?

Accepted Answer

Germany would be disarmed and de-Nazified

Question 22

Who was John Foster Dulles?

Accepted Answer

Dwight D Eisenhower's Secretary of State

Question 23

The US granted anti-communist support to Greece in a policy that became known as?

Accepted Answer

The Truman Doctrine

Question 24

When was NSC-68

Accepted Answer

April 1950

Question 25

Which of these wasn't a main point made by Kennan in his Long Telegram?

Accepted Answer

Communism is the way forward

Question 26

Eisenhower's 'New Look' policy consisted of which of these?

Accepted Answer

Covert Operations- Use of CIA, Strengthening global alliances - European relations etc, Brinkmanship - Going to the brink of war to confront USSR, Massive Retaliation - Responding with nuclear weapons

Question 27

Which of these wasn't a concern of Attlee at Potsdam?

Accepted Answer

Keep Germany weak, Oust the USA from Europe

Question 28

When was the Bay of Pigs invasion?

Accepted Answer

November 1961

Question 29

When did Eisenhower become president?

Accepted Answer

1953

Question 30

What was McCarthyism?

Accepted Answer

The fear the communism was rife within American society

Question 31

When was the Paris Peace Summit scheduled for?

Accepted Answer

April 1960

Question 32

What were the order of Hungarian leaders beginning October 1956?

Accepted Answer

Rakosi > Nagy > Kadar

Question 33

When was the Deutsche Mark introduced into Western Zones and West Berlin?

Accepted Answer

June 1948

Question 34

What wasn't decided at the Geneva Conference in July 1954?

Accepted Answer

Promise of nationwide elections held in 10 years time

Question 35

Why was the Paris Peace Summit cancelled?

Accepted Answer

The U2 Crisis

Question 36

Which of these wasn't a concern of Roosevelt at Yalta?

Accepted Answer

Keep Germany weak

Question 37

When did Stalin die?

Accepted Answer

1953

Question 38

When was SEATO (South East Asian Treaty Organisation) set up?

Accepted Answer

September 1954

Question 39

How many troops did Mao send over the Yalu river in Sep-Nov 1950?

Accepted Answer

300,000

Question 40

When was the Polish Uprising?

Accepted Answer

June - October 1956

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