Quiz- B1- THE ORIGINS OF THE COLD WAR 1045-1949

Question 1

Who were the big three at the Yalta conference?

Answer 1

Stalin (USSR), Roosevelt (USA), Churchill (UK)

Question 2

Who were the big three at the Potsdam conference?

Answer 2

Stalin (USSR), Truman (USA), Atlee (UK)

Question 3

What was Churchill’s iron curtain speech?

Answer 3

in USA, 1946, claiming a divide in Europe- communism on the East, capitalism to the West- seen as a declaration of war by some communists

Question 4

Name some of the countries that were liberated by the USSR and then became members of the Warsaw pact

Answer 4

East Germany, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Albania
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Question 5

What was the Truman doctrine?

Answer 5

An announcement by President Truman to offer support to any country threatened by communism

Question 6

How much money did the USA offer in Marshall aid, and when was it given?

Answer 6

$17 billion, given in 1948

Question 7

When did the Berlin blockade and airlift start and finish?

Answer 7

June 1948 - May 1949

Question 8

What does N.A.T.O stand for, and can you name 6 members from its creation in 1949

Answer 8

-North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
-USA, Canada, UK, Norway, France, Portugal, Italy, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Denmark
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Question 9

What year was West Germany allowed to join N.A.T.O?

Answer 9

1955