Origins

Question 1

name one feature of communism

Answer 1

controlled economy, no private person should be allowed to profit from the work of other citizens, lower average standard of living but theoretically everyone remain equal, fairness and equality for all, only one party of government, all profits goes to the state so everyone benefits

Question 2

name one feature of capitalism

Answer 2

opportunity for all, a free economy, any person should be free to start a business and employ people, any profit he or she makes is reward for hard work, average standard of living higher than under communism but a wide spread between rich and poor, choice of may parties for government chosen by the people (democracy)

Question 3

who wrote the Communist Manifesto in 1848?

Answer 3

Karl Marx

Question 4

when and where were the two war time conferences prior to 1945?

Answer 4

Iran/Tehran 1943 and Moscow 1944

Question 5

when was the Yalta conference?

Answer 5

4th - 11th February 1945

Question 6

name one agreement made at the Yalta conference

Answer 6

Germany would be divided into four zones, each administered by an allied power, Berlin would be similarly divided, United Nations Organisation would be formally ratified, USSR would gain land from Poland and Poland would be expanded to the north and west, a Declaration on Liberated Europe should be created

Question 7

when was the Potsdam conference?

Answer 7

17th July - 1st August 1945

Question 8

which wartime leaders attended the Potsdam conference?

Answer 8

Stalin, Truman, Churchill/Attlee

Question 9

how much reparations for the USSR from the western zones were agreed on at Potsdam?

Answer 9

25%

Question 10

name one of the US’ aims for post war Europe

Answer 10

access to raw materials and the freedom to trade and export throughout the world, creation of the UN, continue into the post war period the alliance with the USSR and Britain

Question 11

name one of the USSR’s aims for post war Europe

Answer 11

security from further attack, reparations from Germany, territorial gains from Poland Finland and Romania, creation of friendly pro-Soviet regimes in Eastern Europe

Question 12

what percentage of the 1947 Polish election did the merged communist and socialist party win of the vote?

Answer 12

80%

Question 13

give three examples of other countries Stalin used salami tactics in

Answer 13

Romania, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Albania and Bulgaria

Question 14

when did Stalin deliver the Bolshoi speech?

Answer 14

9th February 1946

Question 15

what was George Kennan’s role in the US government?

Answer 15

US ambassador in Moscow/USSR

Question 16

when was Kennan’s Long Telegram sent?

Answer 16

22nd February 1946

Question 17

Where did Churchill deliver the Iron Curtain Speech in March 1946?

Answer 17

Fulton, Missouri

Question 18

which civil war lead to Truman to deliver the Truman Doctrine?

Answer 18

Greek Civil War

Question 19

what US policy was introduced in the Truman Doctrine?

Answer 19

containment

Question 20

what was introduced to reinforce the Doctrine in June 1947 and implanted in April 1948?

Answer 20

Marshall Plan

Question 21

what date was Cominform introduced?

Answer 21

September 1947

Question 22

who was the US President in 1947?

Answer 22

Harry S. Truman

Question 23

between 1947-1952, how many countries in Europe received Marshall Aid and how much in total was provided?

Answer 23

16 and $13.5 billion

Question 24

what did the Soviets call Marshall Plan?

Answer 24

economic imperialism

Question 25

which countries had zones in Germany and Berlin?

Answer 25

UK, USSR, USA and France

Question 26

what does the ACC stand for?

Answer 26

Allied Control Council

Question 27

name one of the Soviet policies for their zone

Answer 27

land reform, nationalisation of large industrial production, compulsory tuition in the Russian language for German school pupils

Question 28

when was Bizonia formed?

Answer 28

January 1947

Question 29

where was the Council of Ministers held in March-April 1947?

Answer 29

Moscow

Question 30

name the countries that attended the London Conference in February-June 1938

Answer 30

Britain, France, USA and Benelux states (Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg)

Question 31

what was agreed at the London Conference on February-June 1948?

Answer 31

West German formal constitution and new currency (Deutsch Mark)

Question 32

when did the Berlin Blockade start and end?

Answer 32

June 1948 - May 1949

Question 33

what was Stalin hoping to achieve by the Blockade?

Answer 33

pressure western powers to leave Berlin, prevent the creation of a separate West German State

Question 34

how many times did American and British air forces fly over Berlin during the Blockade?

Answer 34

more than 250,000 times

Question 35

how many tons of supplies were dropped daily?

Answer 35

12,941 tons

Question 36

name the first elected leader of the new West German State

Answer 36

Konrad Adenauer

Question 37

when was the constitution for the new East German state assembled?

Answer 37

March 1949

Question 38

when was the East German state officially formed?

Answer 38

October 1949

Question 39

what does NATO stand for and when was it formed?

Answer 39

North Atlantic Treaty Organisation and April 1949

Question 40

who were the initial members of NATO?

Answer 40

Belgium, Luxembourg, Canada, the Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Italy, Iceland, France, UK and USA

Question 41

when was the USSR’s rival alliance formed and what was it called?

Answer 41

May 1955 and the Warsaw Pact

Question 42

name three members of the Warsaw Pact

Answer 42

USSR, Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, the German Democratic Republic (East Germany), Hungary, Poland and Romania