World History - Quiz 37 (24.1-24.2) Cold War era Flashcards
1
Q
this leader enslaved Eastern Europe with Communism after WW II (s.a.)
A
Joseph Stalin
2
Q
in 1945, leaders from this country, Russian, and the US met at Yalta (s.a.)
A
Great Britain
3
Q
this US President announced a policy of containment to help countries resist Communism (s.a.)
A
Truman
4
Q
Josip Tito led a rebellion against the Soviet Union in this country (s.a.)
A
Yugoslavia
5
Q
launched by the Soviet Union, this was the world’s first man-made satellite (s.a.)
A
Sputnik I
6
Q
year the UN was founded (choice)
A
1945
7
Q
the UN headquarters is in this city (choice)
A
New York
8
Q
this nation proposed the Marshall Plan (choice)
A
the United States
9
Q
the longest-ruling leader of Britain in the 20th century (choice)
A
Margaret Thatcher
10
Q
why NATO was formed (choice)
A
to stop the spread of Communism
