Who were the big three at the Yalta conference?

Stalin, Churchill and Roosevelt

NATO stands for ___________?

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Which of the following was agreed to at the Yalta Conference (1945)?

it was agreed to divide Germany into occupation zones with free elections

Property is shared by the people

What was the Berlin Blockade?

Stalin cut all ground transport links, An attempt to starve West Berlin so that they would give control to Stalin

What were satellite states?

Countries controlled by one of the Superpowers

Mutually Assured Destruction...

the use of nuclear weapons would cause destruction of both

What was the Marshall Plan?

offered help/finances to Europe to recover from WWII

What was the 'Space Race'?

Countries competing to put the first man in space

The Communist Information Bureau, Gave Stalin control over communist countries

Why did the Soviets expand in Eastern Europe?

Memory of what had happened in WW1 and WW2

What was decided at the Tehran conference?

Britain and the USA agreed to open up a second front by invading France

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1
Who were the big three at the Yalta conference?
Roosevelt, Stail and Aveley
Stalin, Hitler and Kennedy
Stalin, Churchill and Nixon
Stalin, Churchill and Roosevelt
2
NATO stands for ___________?
North American Team Operations
Native American Talking Organization
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
No Advancement To Oregon
3
What event does this image depict?
Berlin Airlift
Berlin Blockade
Berlin Wall
Berlin unification
4
How did the Soviets expand across eastern Europe?
Sausage tactics
Chorizo tactics
Salami tactics
Pepperoni tactics
5
Which of the following was agreed to at the Yalta Conference (1945)?
it was agreed to divide Germany into occupation zones with free elections
the invasion of Sicily
the USSA agreed to fight Japan once Germany was defeated
Churchill convinced Stalin and Roosevelt to join the allies side in WW2
6
What is communism?
Nationals controlling other nations
Private ownership
Country ruled by one person
Property is shared by the people
7
The Potsdam conference escalated tensions
False
True
8
Which countries controlled parts of Germany and Berlin?
France, Spain, USA and Britain
USSR, USA, France and Italy
USA, Britain, France and USSR
Italy, USSR, USA and Britain
9
The Truman Doctrine was made to ___________.
spread peace
oppose communism
save injured soldiers
gain neutrality in Europe
10
What was the Berlin Blockade?
All of the above
Stalin cut all ground transport links
Allies airlift supplies into Berlin
An attempt to starve West Berlin so that they would give control to Stalin
11
What is an arms race?
race to space
race of human arms
race to war
race of weapons
12
What year did Stalin die?
1912
1935
1953
1954
13
What were satellite states?
A country inside another zone
Part of the Soviet sphere of influence
Countries controlled by one of the Superpowers
Part of the American sphere of influence
14
Who created the percentages deal with Stalin?
Truman
Roosevelt
Attlee
Churchill
15
Mutually Assured Destruction...
US policy trying to contain the spread of communism
the use of nuclear weapons would cause destruction of both
Massive aid package offered by US to help Europe rebuild
Theory that communist victory in Vietnam would cause spread
16
What years did WW2 take place?
1939-1945
1938-1945
1949-1945
1935-1950
17
What had been tested on the 16th July 1945?
the atomic bomb
the flamethrower
a new aircraft
the Tiger tank
18
How did the Soviets respond to the Marshall Plan and the Truman Doctrine?
Comic con and Comit
Cominform and Comecon
Cominform and Comiccon
Comecon and Comandante
19
What was the Marshall Plan?
assistance for Europe after the Great Depression
a plan to help injured WWI orphans
offered help/finances to Europe to recover from WWII
Europe needed help with thier educational system
20
Who was the space race between?
Germany and France
England and Germany
USA and USSR
England and USA
21
The American policy to resist the extension of Soviet expansion is called __________.
containment
constriction
restraint
constraint
22
The Grand Alliance was
Codename for D Day Landings, 1944
Britain, USA & USSR
GB, France & USA
Agreements at Yalta & Potsdam
23
When was the Grand Alliance formed?
1941
1939
1942
1940
24
Which of these was not a Cold War conference?
Tehran
Paris
Potsdam
Yalta
25
What was the 'Space Race'?
Countries competing to get the most land
Countries competing to put the first man in space
Countries competing to make the fastest rockets
Countries competing to find the first aliens
26
What did Comecon do?
Coordinate communist parties in different countries
Discuss their favourite comics
Give aid to Eastern Europe
Create anti-American propaganda
27
What event does this image depict?
the Potsdam conference
the Iron Curtain
the Berlin Blockade
the Berlin Wall
28
Consequence of the Berlin Blockade
USA builds a was around Berlin
USSR took over all of Berlin
USSR embarrassed
USA takes over all of Berlin
29
What was cominform?
The Communist Information Bureau
Set up to spread democracy
Gave Stalin control over communist countries
All of the above
30
What event does this image depict?
Berlin Airlift
Berlin unification
Berlin Blockade
Berlin Wall
31
In response to the Berlin blockade {imposed by Stalin} ___________ issued the Berlin airlift.
President Johnson
President Roosevelt
President Truman
President Kennedy
32
Why did the Soviets expand in Eastern Europe?
Because they didn't want capitalism to spread
Memory of what had happened in WW1 and WW2
For fun
Because they wanted to annoy the USA
33
Which communist country was not under Stalin's control?
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Romania
Yugoslavia
34
Three leaders at Potsdam
Churchill, Stalin, Roosevelt
Churchill, Attlee, Stalin
Attlee, Stalin, Truman
Attlee, Stalin, Roosevelt
35
How many flights happened during the Berlin airlift?
300,000
175,000
250,000
275,000
36
The first conference of The Grand Alliance was in...?
Debden
Tehran
Potsdam
Yalta
37
Which historical figures were present at the Tehran Conference?
Winston Churchill
all of the above
Joseph Stalin
Franklin Roosevelt
38
What was decided at the Tehran conference?
to hunt down down and try Nazi war criminals in an international court
Britain and the USA agreed to open up a second front by invading France
Germany to be demilitarised
Britain and the USA agreed to open up a second front by invading Sicily

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