Cold War - How did it develop?

A quiz on the events of the first section of the Cold War: i.e. from 1943 - 1956

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When was the Teheran Conference?
1943
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Who was at the Yalta conference?
Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin
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Who was the Percentages Agreement between in 1944?
Churchill and Stalin
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Which countries were described as 'behind the Iron Curtain'?
Countries in Eastern Europe
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Who was the 'Novikov telegram' sent to?
Stalin (from Novikov)
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In which year was the Truman Doctrine created?
1947
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In 1948, what was the aid called that was offered to European countries?
Marshall aid
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What two Soviet policies were formed as a result of the Marshall Plan?
Comecon and Cominform
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What was the Berlin blockade?
Stalin blocked off all rail and road links to West Berlin from Western zones of Germany
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What was the USSR's response to NATO?
The Warsaw Pact
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Who replaced Stalin after he died in 1953?
Nikita Khrushchev
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Why did Khrushchev not want Hungary to break away from the Soviet Union?
Because it may encourage other Eastern European countries to do the same
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Who was at the Yalta conference?

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Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin

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Who was the Percentages Agreement between in 1944?

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Which countries were described as 'behind the Iron Curtain'?

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Who was the 'Novikov telegram' sent to?

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