The End of War
The Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan
The Berlin Blockade
The Berlin airlift
Cuban Missiles
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What did Churchill mean by an "Iron Curtain"?
Europe was split into two different political systems.
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Why did Truman decide to get involved in Greece?
Because the British could no longer afford to keep soldiers there.
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How was Germany divided in 1945? And Berlin?
Germany was split into 4 zones, and Berlin, too.
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How long did the airlift last?
10 months ( may 12, 1949)
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Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Mikhail Gorbachev Nikita Khrushchev Joseph Stalin
Nikita Khrushchev
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Name one characteristic of the Soviet Communist System
All industry and business are owned by the State. The government runs the newspapers and the radio.
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What was the Truman Doctrine?
The idea that the USA should help countries defeat communism. (Containment of communism)
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What did Britain, USA and France introduce into the threee western zones?
A new currency called Deutschmark.
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When the blockade of Berlin started, what was the only way to get food and supply into the city?
By airplane
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Who was president of the United States during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
John F. Kennedy
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Where is Yalta? Who held a summit meeting there?
Soviet Union- Churchill (Britain), Roosevelt (USA), Stalin (USSR)
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What did General George Marshall decide after he had visited Europe?
All Europe was so poor it was about to turn communist. USA would provide American money to help the countries of Europe to recover from war.
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What was the Berlin Blockade like?
Stalin cut off all raid and road links to west Berlin
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How did West Berliners celebrate the end of the blockade?
They put on evening dress and danced in the streets.
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What did Kennedy announce on TV on 22 October?
A)The missile sites were for defence
B) 20 Russian ships were heading for Cuba
C) A naval blockade of Cuba
A naval blockade of Cuba
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What did Stalin want to do with Germany after the war?
Stalin wanted the German to pay reparations to cover the damage the Germans had done in the Soviet Union.
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What was CIA's job?
Its job was to collect secret information and to undermine the USA's opponents (USSR)
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Which of the following was NOT a result of the Berlin Blockade? A) The western allies set up NATO b) Berlin wall c) Germany was divided into FDR and GDR
The Berlin Wall
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Air forces from what two countries led the effort and flew the planes in the Berlin Airlift?
United Kingdom and United States
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What did the US agree to do in order to get the Soviet Union to remove the missiles? Never to invade Cuba again Remove nuclear missiles from Turkey Remove nuclear missiles from Italy All of the above None of the above
All of the above
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What did Truman keep secret from Stalin at Postdam?
The invention of the Atomic Bomb
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How did Stalin react to Marshall Aid?
He set up the Cominform (communist Information Bureau) to keep communist satellites under control
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What do the letters NATO stand for?
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
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The Berlin Airlift provided: a) fuel and weapons b) food and fuel c) weapons and machine parts
Food and fuel
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What was a consequence of the Cuban Missile Crisis?
A) A defrost in the Cold War with both sides entering into talks to reduce the risk of nuclear war
B) An acceleration of the arms race
C) The ending of communist rule in Cuba and the adoption of capitalist policies.
A defrost in the Cold War ( Hotline - phone)