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6. In what year did the blockade end and the 3 Western zones form the FRG?

  • 1951.
  • 1949.
  • 1948.
  • 1950.

7. In what year did North Korea invade South Korea?

  • 1951
  • 1953
  • 1950
  • 1949

8. When was the Brussels Pact signed?

  • June 1949
  • March 1948
  • March 1947
  • January 1948

9. How much aid did the US give to Greece to stop Communism there?

  • $350,000,000
  • $400,000,000
  • $600,000
  • $200,000,000

10. When was COMECON set up?

  • 1947
  • 1949
  • 1945
  • 1950

11. When did Stalin blockade Berlin?

  • June 1948
  • January 1948
  • March 1948
  • December 1948

12. In what year was the FRG admitted to NATO?

  • 1955
  • 1952
  • 1950
  • 1945

13. When did the 3 Western zones of Berlin unite economically?

  • 1947-8
  • 1948-9
  • 1950-1
  • 1941-2

14. At the end of the civil war, Korea was divided along which parallel?

  • 21st
  • 38th
  • 19th
  • 32nd

15. After WW2, what fraction of the world's gold stocks were owned by the USA?

  • 3/4
  • 1/2
  • 2/3
  • 1/3

16. During the Berlin lift, supplies for how many Berliners were flown in?

  • Over 3m.
  • Over 2m.
  • 1.5m.
  • 1m.

17. What year was the Marshall Plan announced?

  • 1947
  • 1948
  • 1949
  • 1945

18. When did China enter the Korean War?

  • January 1950
  • November 1950
  • October 1950
  • August 1950

19. Why did EDC negotiations to recognise the sovereignty of the FRG collapse in 1954?

  • The British wouldn't ratify the treaty.
  • The Americans withdrew from the EDC.
  • The French wouldn't ratify the treaty.
  • The FRG was admitted to the Brussels Pact.

20. How many countries initially joined NATO in 1949?

  • 17
  • 13
  • 20
  • 10