Topic 4-The Origins Of The Cold War 1945-1960

Question 1

What’s the opposite of communism?

Answer 1

Capitalism

Question 2

What were the 2 conferences called?

Answer 2

Yalta and Potsdam

Question 3

Which one was first: Potsdam or Yalta?

Answer 3

Yalta

Question 4

Which 2 places were hit by the atom bomb?

Answer 4

Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Question 5

Who formed the Iron Curtain?

Answer 5

Stalin

Question 6

What was the Truman Doctrine?

Answer 6

An American Foreign Policy to stop Stalins spread of communism

Question 7

What was Marshall Aid?

Answer 7

Giving money to countries under threat of communism

Question 8

What main event did the Berlin Blockade lead to?

Answer 8

Berlin Airlift

Question 9

What organisation was set up after the Berlin Blockade by the allies?

Answer 9

NATO

Question 10

Which country made the first atom bomb?

Answer 10

USA

Question 11

Was South Korea led by the Allies or by Russia?

Answer 11

Allies

Question 12

Which 2 countries ruled North Korea?

Answer 12

Russia and China

Question 13

Who was the Russian leader after Stalin and what was De-Stalinisation?

Answer 13

Khrushchev

De-Stalinisation was the process of getting rid of Stalins cruel rules and a new and fair way of life was introduced

Question 14

How did Khrushchev deal with The Hungary Uprising?

Answer 14

He sent troops into Budapest and killed anyone who stood in his way

Question 15

In the events around 1960, arms race and space race, who was mostly in the lead?

Answer 15

Russia