post WW2

Question 1

What was the Komintern, and when was it established?

Answer 1

An international communist movement born in Moscow with Lenin, established from 1919 to 1943.

Question 2

When was the USSR created, and when was it recognized as a country?

Answer 2

Created in 1922, recognized by France in 1924 and by the US in 1933.

Question 3

Who supported the Spanish Republic during the Spanish Civil War (1933-1936)?

Answer 3

Only the USSR supported it.

Question 4

What was the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, and when was it signed?

Answer 4

A non-aggression treaty between Germany and the USSR in May 1939, which also divided Central Europe.

Question 5

What event took place on June 22, 1941?

Answer 5

Nazi Germany invaded the USSR, surprising Stalin.

Question 6

When did Japan attack Pearl Harbor?

Answer 6

December 7, 1941.

Question 7

When did the Tehran Conference occur?

Answer 7

It was held from November to December 1943.

Stalin, Churchill and Roosevelt met up to coordinate their war efforts.

Question 8

What were the Bretton Woods agreements, and when were they signed?

Answer 8

Signed in 1944 by the US and allies (not the USSR) to regulate the free market and protect its stability.

Question 9

What was created in 1945?

Answer 9

The United Nations (UN).

Question 10

What significant conference took place in February 1945?

Answer 10

The Yalta Conference.

Question 11

What happened on August 6, 1945?

Answer 11

The bomb was dropped on Hiroshima.

Question 12

What occurred on August 8, 1945?

Answer 12

The USSR declared war on Japan.

Question 13

What event took place on August 9, 1945?

Answer 13

The bomb was dropped on Nagasaki.

Question 14

What is GATT, and when was it established?

Answer 14

The General Agreement on Trade and Tariffs, established in 1947, became the WTO in 1995.

Question 15

What was the primary aim of GATT?

Answer 15

To encourage globalization by stabilizing the international market.

Question 16

What policy was introduced by the US in 1947?

Answer 16

The containment policy.

Question 17

What was Kominform, and when was it established?

Answer 17

A Soviet organization established in 1947.

Question 18

When was the CIA created, and what was its purpose?

Answer 18

Created in 1947 to collect information abroad, counter Soviet plans, and fund anti-communist groups.

Question 19

What was the Marshall Plan, and when was it announced?

Answer 19

Announced on September 20, 1947.

Question 20

What happened in Czechoslovakia in 1948?

Answer 20

The Communist party organized massive demonstrations and came to power, establishing a popular democracy.

Question 21

What significant currency was introduced in West Germany in 1948?

Answer 21

The Deutschmark.

Question 22

What was the Berlin Airlift, and when did it occur?

Answer 22

From June 26, 1948, to May 12, 1949.

Question 23

What was COMECON, and when was it created?

Answer 23

The Council for Mutual Economic Assistance, created in 1949 in the USSR.

Question 24

What does DDR stand for, and when was it created?

Answer 24

German Democratic Republic (East Germany), created in 1949.

Question 25

What significant financial institution was established in West Germany in 1949?

Answer 25

The Bundesbank.

Question 26

What was NATO, and when was it created?

Answer 26

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, created in 1949.

Question 27

What significant event involving nuclear weapons occurred in 1949?

Answer 27

The first test of nuclear weapons in Siberia.

Question 28

When did the DDR join COMECON?

Answer 28

In 1950.

Question 29

What event occurred on March 5, 1953?

Answer 29

The death of Stalin.

Question 30

When was West Germany accepted into NATO?

Answer 30

In 1954.

Question 31

What was the Warsaw Pact, and when was it founded?

Answer 31

A military alliance founded by the USSR in 1955, akin to NATO for the Eastern Bloc.