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Origins of the Cold War- Suitable for AQA A level
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1
Who was Nikolai Novikov?
The star quarterback for the Green Bay Packers
The Soviet Ambassador to Washington
The Soviet Ambassador to London
The British Ambassador to Moscow
2
Where did Churchill deliver his "Iron Curtain" speech?
Trieste, on the Adriatic
Fulton, Mississippi
Stettin, on the Baltic
Fulton, Missouri
3
What accusation did Novikov make in his telegram? (select any correct answer)
That the USA was overly influential in Europe
That the USSR shouldn't ally with the USA
That the USA was imperialist
That Truman had spies in Moscow
4
What was decided about post war Europe during the "envelope agreement"?
The % of influence Britain and the Soviet Union would have
The fact there would be an iron curtain
That envelopes would be "lick free" in post war Europe
That Churchill and Stalin would sign a treaty without the US
5
What agreements had been made in the pact (select all)
The USSR would join in the war on the side of Germany
Stalin and Hitler would to merger their countries
Both sides would "share" Poland
The USSR and Germany would never go to war
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What was the date of the Novikov telegram?
October 1946
September 1945
October 1945
September 1946
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How did Stalin defend the Soviet influence in Eastern Europe (select all right answers)
It was necessary for the security of the Soviet Union
Churchill and Roosevelt had allowed him to do it
The Soviet Union deserved the resources of Eastern Europe
He hadn't agreed NOT to do it
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Why were Atlee and Truman suspicious of Stalin? (select all)
They had heard about Stalin's purges in the 1930s
They both had limited foreign policy experience
They believed Stalin was ignoring promises he'd made
Stalin stole Atlee's pipe
9
When was the Yalta summit held?
July 1945
January 1945
April 1945
February 1945
10
Where did the USA drop the first atomic bomb?
Hiroshima, Japan
Moscow, Russia
Pyongyang, North Korea
Nagasaki, Japan
11
Why was Britain so concerned about the fate of Poland? (select all relevant points)
Poland was a potential ally against the USSR
They had entered the war to defend Polish sovereignty
They had sheltered the Polish government in London
Poland was part of Churchill's sphere of influence
12
Which two countries occupied Iran during the Second World War?
The USA and the Soviet Union
Britain and the Soviet Union
The USA and France
Germany and Italy
13
How did Kennan describe the USSR? Select any correct answer
Parasitic
Hostile to reason
Uneducated
weak
14
What was the name of the agreement that they all signed at Yalta regarding Europe?
Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
D Day Decleration
Declaration on Liberated Europe
Declaration regarding the defeat of Hitler
15
When did George Kennan send his telegram to Truman?
February 1946
February 1949
February 1945
February 1947
16
Who were "the big three" at Yalta?
Churchill, Truman, Stalain
Atlee, Truman, Churchill
Lenin, Stalin, Roosevelt
Roosevelt, Stalin, Churchill
17
How did Stalin respond to the speech?
He labelled Churchill " a firebrand of War"
He cancelled a visit to Britain
He called Churchill "Rocket Man"
He labelled Churchill "a madman"
18
In 1939, what pact had Stalin signed with Hitler?
The declaration of independence
Nazi-Soviet non aggression pact
Joint declaration on Poland
The Declaration of liberated Europe
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Which two leaders had been replaced by the start of Potsdam?
Truman and Atlee
Atlee and Roosevelt
Churchill and Roosevelt
Stalin and Churchill
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Wha organisation helped to resolve this crisis?
The United Nations
The League of Nations
The Jeremy Kyle Show
NATO
