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1
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When was the Yalta conference?

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Before the war ended in 1945

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Who were the Big 3 at Yalta?

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Stalin, Churchill and Roosevelt

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In what 2 ways did the ‘Big 3’ liberate Europe?

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Free elections and emergency governments were set up

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Who were the polish exiles that were to be allowed in the Polish government? (Decided at Yalta)

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London Poles

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5
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What did the USSR gain from the decisions at Yalta?

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Polish land

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What happened to the German borders? (Decided at Yalta)

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Germany was split into 4 sections

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When was the Postdam Conference?

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July 1945

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Who were the ‘Big 3’ at Postdam?

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Stalin, Truman and Atlee

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9
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What did the USSR receive from the other allies?

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Reparations in the form of resources

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10
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What was to happen in regards to Nazi Germany?

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Denazification

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11
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Which 2 countries had their borders decided at Postdam?

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Poland and Germany

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12
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What became apparent at the Potsdam conference (in regards to Stalin)?

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He was paying ‘lip service’ to Yalta - there were no London poles in the Lublin government

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13
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When was the first atom bomb dropped?

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August 6th 1945

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What was the name of the two places that were bombed? (Atom bomb)

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Hiroshima and Nagasaki

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15
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How many people were killed outright at Hiroshima?

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78,000

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How many people had died by the end of the year in Nagasaki?

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80,000

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17
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How many buildings were destroyed?

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70,000/78,000

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18
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What did the atom bomb put a stop to?

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World War Two

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19
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What was started between the USSR and USA due to the dropping of the atom bomb?

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The ‘arms race’

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20
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What was the situation in Poland in June 1945?

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Communists dominated the government

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21
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What did Stalin do to ensure that the communist party took control in Poland?

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Rigged elections

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22
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Who fled Poland which resulted in Poland becoming a communist state?

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The leader of the London Poles - Mikolaczyk

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23
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Who did Stalin appoint in Romania to begin his takeover of the government?

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The prime minister

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24
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What did the Communists do to the monarchy in Romania?

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Abolished them

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25
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What did Stalin do in Bulgaria to ensure Communist majority vote? (November 1945)

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Rigged elections

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What did the Communists do once they were in power in Bulgaria?

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Abolished all other parties

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27
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When were the elections rigged in Hungary?

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August 1947

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28
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When were all non communist parties banned in Hungary?

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November 1947

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29
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What was set up in Czechoslovakia before they became a communist state?

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A coalition government made up of no communist and non communist MPs

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30
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Who was murdered in Czechoslovakia due to his opposing views of the communists?

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Masaryk - The foreign minister

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What method did Stalin use to make Czechoslovakia a communist state?

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Rigged elections

32
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When was the Truman doctrine established?

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March 1947

33
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What did the Truman Doctrine say?

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Supported countries against Communist influence to CONTAIN communism in order to prevent the DOMINO EFFECT

34
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When was the Marshall Plan established?

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June 1947

35
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What was the Marshall plan?

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Providing financial support to war torn countries

Active way of enforcing the Truman Doctrine

36
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What does Cominform mean?

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Communist Information Bureau

37
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What did Cominform do?

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Co-ordinated communist governments in Eastern Europe and USSR told them what to do

38
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What does Comecon mean?

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Council of mutual economic assisstance

39
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What did Comecon do?

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Co-ordinated communist economies in terms of trade (no trading with the west)

40
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When was ‘Trizonia’ formed?

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1947

41
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When was the Deustchmark introduced into West Germany?

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23rd June 1948

42
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What date did Stalin begin the Berlin Blockade?

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24th June 1948

43
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What was the Berlin Blockade?

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All communications were cut off from west Germany to West Berlin - meaning West Berlin had no more way of receiving resources by land

44
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When did the Airlift start?

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26th June 1948

45
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How many tonnes of resources were being delivered at the start of the airlift?

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600

46
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How many tonnes were being flown in by spring 1949? (Berlin Blockade)

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8000

47
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What did the Soviets do to try to convince west Berliners to join the east?

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Cut off electricity and promised them extra rations

48
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When was the Blockade ended?

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May 1949

49
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What does NATO stand for?

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North Atlantic treaty organisation

50
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When was NATO formed?

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April 1949

51
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What did NATO ensure?

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That if any members were attacked or went to war then the others would support

52
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Which countries were part of NATO

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Countries west of the Iron Curtain

53
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What Pact was formed as a result of the NATO formation?

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Warsaw Pact

54
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When was the Warsaw Pact formed?

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1955

55
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What did the Warsaw Pact ensure?

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Military alliance of ‘mutual assistance’ of communist countries

56
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What was the Warsaw Pact a direct rival to?

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NATO

57
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When did the ‘arms race’ begin?

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1945 - as a result of the atom bomb

58
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In what year did USSR develop their own nuclear bomb?

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1949

59
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How much did expenditure into the US ground forces increase between 1950 and 1953?

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From $11-$50billion

60
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Who created the worlds first hydrogen bomb and when was it created

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USA 1952

61
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When did USSR create their own Hydrogen bomb?

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1953

62
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How much did USA increase their spending on arms in the late 1950s

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$7 billion

63
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What does ICBM stand for?

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Inter-continental ballistic missile

64
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What year did USSR develop ICBMs?

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1957

65
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What year did USA use U2 planes to check on the Soviet military position?

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1957

66
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When was the nuclear test ban?

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1963

67
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Why did USA get involved in the Korea situation?

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They were worried that South Korea would fall to communism

68
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What did the USA want to do that was more active than just containing communism? (In Korea)

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Roll back communism

69
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Why were the NKPA successful?

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By September 1950 all of South Korea was occupied except Pusan

70
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What did General MacArthur do that was successful in Korea?

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Pushed the NKPA towards China in October 1950

71
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What event in Russia caused hostility between the USA and USSR?

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The civil war - the USA supported the ‘whites’

72
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How many men did China send to help the NKPA?

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200,000

73
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Where did the North Korea and China push the UN back to?

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38th Parallel

74
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What did the Korean War lead to the formation of?

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SEATO

75
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What had been put into practice during the Korean War?

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Containment

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