The Cold War

Question 1

When was the Tehran conference?

Answer 1

November 1943

Question 2

When was the Yalta conference?

Answer 2

February 1945

Question 3

When was the Potsdam conference?

Answer 3

July 1945

Question 4

Who was at the Tehran conference?

Answer 4

Churchill, Stalin, Roosevelt

Question 5

Who was at the Potsdam conference?

Answer 5

Attlee, Stalin and Truman

Question 6

What was the long telegram?

Answer 6

The long telegram was an 8000 word telegram sent to the USA by George Kennan. The message outlined his fears over the Soviet actions with Eastern Europe.

Question 7

What was the Novikov telegram?

Answer 7

The Novikov telegrams was another really long telegram. However, this time it was sent to the Soviets.

Question 8

What was the Iron Curtain?

Answer 8

A metaphorical divide between East and West Europe (communism and capitalism)

Question 9

What were the consequences of the Iron Curtain speech?

Answer 9

It was negative international relations as it singled out Stalin as the enemy

Question 10

What were the agreements in the Tehran conference?

Answer 10

Open a second front by invading France

Question 11

What were the agreements at the Yalta conference?

Answer 11

They would split Germany and Berlin into four zones.
However, they were still unsure what to do with Poland and reparations

Question 12

What did the Truman doctrine state?

Answer 12

Capitalism is great.
Communism is evil.
It is essential to stop communism spreading.
Containment

Question 13

What is a doctrine?

Answer 13

A belief or set of beliefs

Question 14

What was the Marshall plan?

Answer 14

The recovery program that provided money and resources to rebuild Europe after World War II (launched by the USA)

Question 15

How much was the 1947 Greece and Turkey aid bill?

Answer 15

The USA sent $800 million

Question 16

What was dollar imperialism?

Answer 16

The idea that the USA spreads its power and influence around the world using money

Question 17

What was Comecon?

Answer 17

The Soviet recovery plan for Eastern Europe after World War II. It was created in 1949 and it was meant to be countries working together to help each other rebuild.

Question 18

What was Cominform?

Answer 18

Controlling all the countries in Eastern Europe, which were Communist

Question 19

What was the causes of the Berlin blockade?

Answer 19

Bizonia and Trizonia…
American aid?
The new currency of West Germany. ( Deutschmark)

Question 20

When was the Berlin blockade?

Answer 20

The 24th of June 1948

Question 21

What was the USA’s response to the Berlin blockade?

Answer 21

Truman ordered the Berlin airlift, which lasted 15 months and had an average of one plane land every three minutes

Question 22

When was NATO formed?

Answer 22

April 1949

Question 23

When was the Warsaw Pact set up?

Answer 23

1955

Question 24

What does mutually assured destruction mean?

Answer 24

The idea that neither side would use nuclear weapons because to do so, would mean thier own destruction

Question 25

What is a military industrial complex?

Answer 25

A country where most money is spent on weapons

Question 26

In 1957, during arms race, how much did the USA increase in military spending bye

Answer 26

20%

Question 27

When did Khrushchev come to power?

Answer 27

1953

Question 28

What was the Déstalinisation. Give examples

Answer 28

The process to remove some of starlings legacy.
Removing places named after him.
Reducing secret police powers.
Abolishing the death penalty.
The release of political prisoners
And removal of his statues and portraits

Question 29

What caused the Hungarian uprising?

Answer 29

Hungarian land was be distributed to eastern European countries.
Non-Communist political parties well polished
Rakosi was appointed as hungrys dictator
reign of terror-secret police
Food shortages
Declining economy.
The low standard of living
Reduction of freedom

Question 30

How many Hungarians imprisoned due to Rakosi’s leadership

Answer 30

387,000

Question 31

How many Hungarians were killed due to the Hungarian uprising?

Answer 31

20,000

Question 32

When did Hungary get invaded?

Answer 32

The 4th of November 1956

Question 33

Why were the Hungarians invaded?

Answer 33

Nagy made reforms which the Soviets did not approve of

Question 34

What is brinkmanship?

Answer 34

Test in someone’s limits

Question 35

When did Khrushchev issue the Berlin ultimatum?

Answer 35

In November 1958

Question 36

Why was the Paris summit a disaster in May 1960

Answer 36

Because, before the summit an American U-2 spy plane was spotted flying over Soviet territory

Question 37

Why was Camp David a success?

Answer 37

Because Krushchev agrees to draw his ultimatum and arranges to meet the following year to discuss next steps

Question 38

How much did the USA spend on the Marshall plan in total?

Answer 38

12.7 billion dollars

Question 39

What was so significant about the USSR dropping its first H - bomb?

Answer 39

It was 4 years earlier than expected

Question 40

Why was the Paris summit a failure and what was the consequence of this?

Answer 40

It was a failure because before the summit a U2 American spy plane was shot down while flying over enemy territory. The pilot was Barry Powers. The USSR reissued the 6 month ultimatum.

Question 41

What happened during the 1961 Vienna Summit?

Answer 41

Kennedy (although young and inexperienced) rejected Krushchev’s ultimatum. And the USA increases their defence spending to $3.5 billion anually

Question 42

Nagy made reforms in Hungary which led to the Hungarian uprising. Some examples include…

Answer 42

Free elections
The release of many political prisoners
And non-communists could join the government.
Khrushchev was OK with these however…
Leaving the Warsaw pact!

Question 43

When did the USSR invade Hungary?

Answer 43

1956 - 4th of November