Cold war

Question 1

What did Stalin do when he conquered Germany?

Answer 1

Told his soldiers to stay in eastern Europe

Question 2

Who was Churchill replaced by?

Answer 2

Clement Atlee

Question 3

How did the communist party to in the UK election?

Answer 3

Better than before

Question 4

How was the East German election won?

Answer 4

A left-wing coalition

Question 5

What happened to political enemies in E.E.?

Answer 5

They were imprisoned by the KGB

Question 6

In what year did the commies become the biggest party in Germany?

Answer 6

1946

Question 7

When could Germany join NATO and what did Russia do to counter this?

Answer 7

1955

Russia set up the Warsaw pact

Question 8

When did Russia cut off all transport links to Berlin?

Answer 8

June 24 1948

Question 9

What did the USA do to get past the Berlin Blockade and what was the risk of this

Answer 9

They flew in resources.

Truman feared the planes would be shot down

Question 10

What did the allies do about the inflation in western Germany and why did Russia find this provocative?

Answer 10

They replaced the inflated wartime currency with a new one called the Deutsche Mark in 1948.
Russia wanted to have a currency for both parts of Germany.

Question 11

How was influence over E. Europe split between UK and Russia

Answer 11

Roumania - 10% British influence/% Russian influence
Greece - 90% British influence/10% Russian influence
Yugoslavia - 50% British influence/50% Russian influence
Hungary - 50% British influence/50% Russian influence
Bulgaria -75% British influence/25% Russian influence

Question 12

When did Roosevelt die?

Answer 12

April 12, 1945

Question 13

Why did Truman develop a strategy of containment (3 points)?

Answer 13

To stop the spread of communism into Europe
To help rebuild western Europe’s economy by ensuring trading partners and guarantee loan repayments
To spread the capitalist ideology