Which is NOT a reason why Stalin imposed the blockade on Berlin?

He wanted to spread communism to West Berlin

Which is the main reason Stalin Sovietised Eastern Europe?

To act as a buffer in case the USSR is attacked

Which of the following best describes the Truman Doctrine?

A pledge by the US to help all countries resist communism

Which of these events occurred before the end of World War II?

Yalta Conference, Potsdam Conference, Delayed Opening of the 2nd Front

Which was NOT a result of the Berlin Blockade?

West Berlin came under the Soviet sphere of influence

Which was NOT a source of disagreement during the Yalta & Potsdam Conferences?

Why the US took so long to open a 2nd front in the war

What does the Manhattan Project refer to?

The atomic bomb that the US developed

Which best describes the thinking behind the Marshall Plan?

The best way to resist communism is economic reconstruction

What was the function of the COMINFORM?

For the USSR to oversee and guide communist parties, For the USSR to control the economies of Eastern Europe

What had happened to Germany immediately following its surrender in WWII?

It was divided into 4 zones of occupation by the Allies

Which was the Soviet response to the Marshall Plan?

Council of Mutual Economic Co-operation

Which was NOT a reason why the Sovietisation of E.Eu upset the US?

The E.Eu countries chose the USSR over the US

Which of the following does NOT describe the Sovietisation of Eastern Europe?

USSR making Eastern Europe part of the Soviet Union

What did Stalin do in the Berlin Blockade?

Blocked transportation routes from W Germany to West Berlin

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1
Which is NOT a reason why Stalin imposed the blockade on Berlin?
He was angry about the formation of Bizonia
He wanted to embarrass the US
He wanted to spread communism to West Berlin
He wanted to starve West Berlin into surrendering
2
Which is the main reason Stalin Sovietised Eastern Europe?
To spread communism worldwide
To make the USSR appear strong and powerful
To irritate the USA and make them feel scared
To act as a buffer in case the USSR is attacked
3
Which of the following best describes the Truman Doctrine?
A pledge by the US to help all countries resist communism
A promise by the US to stop the Soviet Union from expanding
A promise by the US to destroy all communists in the world
US provision of economic aid to stop the spread of communism
4
Which of these events occurred before the end of World War II?
Yalta Conference
Sovietisation of Eastern Europe
Potsdam Conference
Delayed Opening of the 2nd Front
5
Which of the following was not a recipient of Marshall aid from the US?
Britain
West Germany
Czechoslovakia
France
6
Which was NOT a result of the Berlin Blockade?
It intensified US mistrust towards the USSR
Germany remained divided into East and West Germany
It increased Soviet resentment towards the US
West Berlin came under the Soviet sphere of influence
7
Which was NOT a source of disagreement during the Yalta & Potsdam Conferences?
Why the US took so long to open a 2nd front in the war
Spheres of influence in Europe
What to do with Germany after the war
Whether Poland should be allowed to elect its own government
8
What does the Manhattan Project refer to?
The opening of the 2nd front in June 1944
Underhanded methods used to Sovietise Eastern Europe
The atomic bomb that the US developed
Providing aid to Europe for reconstruction after the war
9
Which of the following proclaimed that the USSR was trying to spread worldwide communism?
Kennan's Long Telegram
Marshall Plan
Karl Marx's Communist Manifesto
Truman Doctrine
10
Which of the following countries were NOT present at the Yalta Conference?
USSR
Germany
Britain
USA
11
Which best describes the thinking behind the Marshall Plan?
The best way to resist communism is economic reconstruction
The best way to resist communism is military might
The US was trying to show off its wealth to the USSR
Money can buy friends
12
What was the function of the COMINFORM?
For the USSR to oversee and guide communist parties
For the USSR to control the economies of Eastern Europe
For the USSR to exploit the economies of Eastern Europe
To antagonize the US for the Truman Doctrine
13
What had happened to Germany immediately following its surrender in WWII?
It was made to demilitarise
It was divided into 4 zones of occupation by the Allies
It was given free elections
It was made to pay huge amounts of reparations
14
Which was the Soviet response to the Marshall Plan?
Communist Information Bureau
Council of Mutual Economic Co-operation
Collectivisation
Warsaw Pact
15
Where is Berlin?
Hungary
East Germany
France
West Germany
16
Which was NOT a reason why the Sovietisation of E.Eu upset the US?
The US saw it as Stalin trying to spread communism worldwide
It meant fewer trading partners for the US
The E.Eu countries chose the USSR over the US
It meant the USSR was getting stronger and more powerful
17
Which of the following does NOT describe the Sovietisation of Eastern Europe?
USSR putting in place pro-Soviet governments in E. Europe
USSR making Eastern European countries communist
USSR making Eastern Europe part of the Soviet Union
USSR exerting control over Eastern Europe
18
What did Stalin do in the Berlin Blockade?
Cut off water supply to West Berlin
Shoot down American planes delivering supplies to Berlin
Demand that the merged Western German zones be separated
Blocked transportation routes from W Germany to West Berlin
19
Which of the following are NOT all examples of Soviet satellite states?
East Germany, Poland, Romania
Poland, East Germany, Italy
Hungary, Poland, Romania
Poland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia

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