Unit 1: Topic 2: The USA as a Superpower

Question 1

When and where was the Yalta Conference?

Answer 1

4-11th February 1945 in Russia

Question 2

When and were was the Potsdam Conference?

Answer 2

17th July - 2nd August 1945 in Germany

Question 3

When was the UN officially formed?

Answer 3

24th October 1945

Question 4

Who were permanent members of the UNS security council when it was formed?

Answer 4

China, France, USSR, UK and USA

Question 5

When was Kennan’s Long Telegram and how long was it?

Answer 5

1946, 8000 words

Question 6

When was CHurchills Iron Curtain speech?

Answer 6

1946

Question 7

When was the Truman Doctrine established?

Answer 7

1947

Question 8

How much money was dedicated to the assistance of Greece and Turkey in the Truman Doctrine?

Answer 8

$400million

Question 9

When was the Mrashall Plan (european Recovery Program) established and how much money did it offer in total?

Answer 9

1948, $17 billion

Question 10

As a result of the Marshall Plan, by how much did industrial production rise in Europe?

Answer 10

35%

Question 11

When was the 4 point plan and how much money did it offer to Latin America and Asia?

Answer 11

1949 - $400 million

Question 12

When was the National Security Act that setup the CIA passed?

Answer 12

1947

Question 13

When was Comecon established as a soviet alternative to Marshall Aid?

Answer 13

1949

Question 14

When was the Berlin Crisis?

Answer 14

1948-1949

Question 15

How many flights were taken in the Berlin airlift and how many people were supplied over the 11 months?

Answer 15

275000 flights, 2.5million people

Question 16

When was NATO established?

Answer 16

1949

Question 17

When was NSC Document 68 written?

Answer 17

1950

Question 18

How much did NSC - 68 increase defence spending by?

Answer 18

$13 billion to $50 billion

Question 19

When was it discovered the soviets had an atomic bomb?

Answer 19

Aug-49

Question 20

How many US troops were in Japan after the Japanese surrender?

Answer 20

350,000

Question 21

When did Mao Zedong declare the People’s Republic of China?

Answer 21

Oct-49

Question 22

When did US occupation end in Japan?

Answer 22

1952

Question 23

How much of Frances costs to take over Vietnam were covered by the US?

Answer 23

78%

Question 24

Who were the leaders of South and North Korea during the Korean war?

Answer 24

Syngman Rhee - South Korea, Kim II Sung - North Korea

Question 25

When did the Korean War start?

Answer 25

June 25th 1950

Question 26

When did Seoul fall to the North Koreans and the UN agree to get involved?

Answer 26

28th June 1950

Question 27

When did the Chinese counterattack in Korea begin?

Answer 27

25th November 1950

Question 28

When did the Korean war end?

Answer 28

1953 (under Eisenhower)

Question 29

What was Trumans approval rating after MacArthur’s firing?

Answer 29

26%

Question 30

How much did the Korean war cost?

Answer 30

14% US GDP

Question 31

How many US citizens were injured or died in the Korean war?

Answer 31

138,000

Question 32

When was the Chinese civil war?

Answer 32

1946

Question 33

When was the China White Paper published and how long was it?

Answer 33

1949 (before China’s communist fall), 1000 pages

Question 34

By how much did Truman’s approval rating fall after the announcement China had fallen to Communism?

Answer 34

70% -35%