CONFERENCES
Which 3 leaders BEGAN the Potsdam conference?
Churchill, Truman and Stalin
What is one word to describe the attitude of the Truman Doctrine to actions taken against the spread of communism?
Containment
Which 3 nations controlled West Berlin?
Great Britain, USA and France
When was the Berlin wall constructed?
12-13 August 1961
Which failed CIA operation prompted Castro to develop closer relations with the USSR?
The Bay of Pigs
Which 3 leaders FINISHED the Potsdam Conference?
Attlee, Truman and Stalin
Communist insurgencies in which 2 countries prompted the Truman Doctrine?
Greece and Turkey
The introduction of what in the British, US, and French controlled area of western Germany prompted the Berlin Blockade?
A new currency. The Deutsch Mark.
Who was the leader of East germany when the wall was constructed?
Walter Ulbricht
Which Soviet leader dealt with the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Khrushchev
The Yalta Conference agreed that which nation not present at the Conference would share control of post-war Germany?
France
How did the Soviets view the Marshall Plan?
Dollar Imperialism
Which transport links to Berlin did the Soviets close during the Berlin blockade? (4 possible)
Road, Rail, River, and Canal
What was the name of the famous crossing checkpoint between West and East Berlin?
Checkpoint Charlie
What did the USA call its blockade of Cuba?
Quarantine
Discussion over the future of which other European nation (apart from Germany) was a feature of the Yalta conference?
Poland
Which 2 Warsaw Pact nations applied for Marshall Aid but were 'advised' to retract their applications?
Poland and Czechoslovakia
During the peak of the airlift, an aircraft landed in West Berlin how often?
Every 45 seconds
Approximately what percentage of East German citizens left before the construction of the the Berlin Wall?
20%
In which 2 nations did the USA station nuclear missiles threatening the USSR? (Must have both)
Italy and Turkey
What were the 5 'D's agreed at the Conferences?
Decentralisation, Denazification, Demilitarisation, Democratisation, Deindustrialisation.
Which 2 nations applied for Marshall Aid but were refused?
Spain and Switzerland.
How many flights per day were entering West Berlin at the peak of the airlift?
1, 500
When was the 'night the wall came down' after Gunter Schabowski's disasterous interview on East German TV?
9th November 1989
Which Soviet submariner prevented WWIII?
Vasili Arkhipov