Cold War 0.0 / 5 ? HistoryThe Cold WarGCSEEdexcel Created by: Livilou1114Created on: 06-11-19 17:16 Who attended the Yalta conference Feb 1945? Stalin, Churchill, Roosevelt 1 of 20 Who attended the Potsdam conference August 1945? Stalin, Atlee, Truman 2 of 20 What were Britain, USA and USSR named at the end of WW2? The Grand Alliance 3 of 20 What was the Truman Doctrine (1947)? The belief that communism should be stopped spreading around the world. 4 of 20 What did Marshall Aid aim to do? Give money and aid from USA to countries to stop them from becoming communist and to trade with them. 5 of 20 What was Cominform? An organisation set up by Stalin to ensure all communist did what they said. 6 of 20 What was Comecon? Communist organisation that encouraged trade and financial support amongst other communist countries. 7 of 20 Why was NATO set up? A protective military alliance against communist threat in Europe. 8 of 20 What was the Warsaw Pact? A military agreement amongst all communist countries to protect each other if they are attacked. 9 of 20 How did the USSR respond to the Western powers forming a unified West Berlin in 1948? They tried to Blockade all food and fuel into the Western part of the city. 10 of 20 Who was the ruler that Krushchev put in charge of Hungary in 1956? Nagy. 11 of 20 How did Krushchev respond to the uprising in Hungary? He involved the USSR soldiers and replaced Nagy who was later arrested and then executed. 12 of 20 What is a 'Satellite State'? Countries controlled by the USSR who were also communist. 13 of 20 Why did the 'Bay of Pigs' invasion fail? Poor organisation, not enough soldiers, no air support, not kept secret enough and the Cubans didn't want Batista back. 14 of 20 Who was the leader of Czechoslovakia during the 'Prague Spring'? Dubcek 15 of 20 Why did East Germany build the Berlin Wall in 1961? Millions of German were fleeing to the West and it made communism look unattractive and would destroy their economy. 16 of 20 Why was Kennedy so concerned about Cuba in 1962? A communist country so close to the USA appeared to be getting nuclear weapons. 17 of 20 What was the Brezhnev Doctrine? Belief that all countries should protect communism if it is under threat by using force if necessary. 18 of 20 What was the outcome of the Cuban missile crisis? Missiles removed, Khrushchev replaced, Kennedy seen as strong leader and American missiles removed from Turkey. 19 of 20 What does Detente mean? The reducing of tensions between the two super powers as they sought to reduce tensions between the two sides. 20 of 20
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