Cold War

Question 1

In what month and year did the Yalta Conference take place?

Answer 1

February 1945

Question 2

The Yalta Conference focused on what major topic?

Answer 2

Planning for the post-war world

Question 3

One of the key agreements at Yalta was to divide Germany into:

Answer 3

Four zones of occupation

Question 4

The Yalta agreement also aimed to:

Answer 4

Demilitarize and deNazify Germany

Question 5

When did the Potsdam Conference take place?

Answer 5

August 1945

Question 6

At the Potsdam Conference, what important decision was made about Germany?

Answer 6

The Soviet Union would control the eastern portion.

Question 7

At Potsdam, Stalin promised to treat East Germany:

Answer 7

As a democratic society.

Question 8

Was Stalin’s promise about East Germany kept?

Answer 8

No, East Germany became a communist dictatorship.

Question 9

The Yalta and Potsdam Conferences ultimately contributed to:

Answer 9

Laying the groundwork for the Cold War.

Question 10

What is the main point of the statement “Huge Lie!” in the notes?

Answer 10

Stalin’s promise about East Germany was demonstrably false.

Question 11

How does ownership of resources like factories and land differ between communism and capitalism?

Answer 11

In communism, the government own and controls all industry as opposed to capitalistic countries in which people privately own them.

Question 12

Which system prioritizes individual rights and aspirations more, and how does that impact decision-making?

Answer 12

Capitalism / Democracy

Question 13

When was the United Nations established?

Answer 13

1945

Question 14

What is the primary purpose of the United Nations?

Answer 14

To establish a single world government

Question 15

Which two countries played a key role in founding the United Nations?

Answer 15

The United States and the Soviet Union (now Russia)

Question 16

Which newly formed country did the US try to keep out of the United Nations?

Answer 16

Peoples’ Republic of China

Question 17

Who delivered the Iron Curtain Speech in March 1946?

Answer 17

Winston Churchill

Question 18

What was the main theme of the Iron Curtain Speech?

Answer 18

The division of Europe after World War II

Question 19

Which date marked the announcement of the Truman Doctrine?

Answer 19

March 12, 1947

Question 20

What was the primary goal of the Truman Doctrine?

Answer 20

To provide military aid to countries threatened by communism

Question 21

According to the notes, the Truman Doctrine aimed to:

Answer 21

Make recipient countries reliant on the United States

Question 22

How did the Iron Curtain Speech and the Truman Doctrine contribute to the development of the Cold War?

Answer 22

They solidified the division of Europe into two opposing blocs.

Question 23

Why did the Soviet Union impose a blockade on West Berlin in 1948?

Answer 23

To pressure the Western Allies to abandon West Berlin and reunify Germany under Soviet control.

Question 24

What kind of supplies were delivered to West Berlin during the Berlin Airlift?

Answer 24

Food, fuel, medicine, and other essential goods.

Question 25

What challenges did pilots face during the Berlin Airlift?

Answer 25

The risk involved in flying through Soviet airspace

Question 26

Why did the Soviet Union eventually lift the blockade on West Berlin?

Answer 26

They faced international condemnation and pressure from other countries. OR. They realized the Berlin Airlift was a logistical success and abandoned their attempt to starve the city.

Question 27

The statement "Soviets blinked first" in the notes suggests:

Answer 27

The Berlin Airlift ultimately forced the Soviet Union to back down from their demands.

Question 28

How did the world see the US, in terms of its determination to stop communism, as a result of the Berlin Airlift?

Answer 28

That the US would stop at nothing to stop the aggression of communism

Question 29

How did the world order change as a result of the events of August 29, 1949?

Answer 29

The Soviets detonated a nuclear bomb, making them even with the US

Question 30

How did the end of World War Two contribute to the Korean War? (consider the way in which territory, controlled by the aggressors in the war, after the conferences among Allies were held)

Answer 30

The territory that Japan had controlled during the war, Korean Peninsula, was divided between Soviet controlled communism in the north and US influenced democracy in the South

Question 31

On what date did North Korea invade South Korea, sparking the Korean War?

Answer 31

June 25, 1950

Question 32

Why did President Truman seek approval from the UN Security Council before sending troops to Korea?

Question 33

What ultimately resolved the Cuban Missile Crisis and prevented a potential nuclear war?

Answer 33

The United States agreed to remove its missiles from Turkey in exchange for Soviet removal from Cuba.

Question 34

What event directly inspired the Soviet Union to place nuclear missiles in Cuba?

Answer 34

The failed attempt at the Bay of Pigs invasion and attempted overthrow of Fidel Castro.