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6. When was the atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki?

  • 9th August 1945
  • 6th August 1945
  • 10th August 1945
  • 14th August 1945

7. On what date was the blockade lifted?

  • 24 March 1948
  • 12 May 1949
  • 15 June 1950
  • 1 September 1951

8. When was the Iron Curtain speech made?

  • 1946
  • 1948
  • 1947
  • 1950

9. When was the Communist threat in Greece defeated?

  • 1947
  • 1950
  • 1948
  • 1945

10. When did the war against Japan End?

  • 14th August 1945
  • 10th August 1945
  • 9th August 1945
  • 6th August 1945

11. How much did Marshall think was needed to aid Europe's recovery?

  • $7 billion
  • $17 billion
  • $13 billion
  • $23 billion

12. How many tonnes of supplies were need to be lifted into West Berlin everyday?

  • 600
  • 500
  • 30
  • 10,000

13. When did the Americans successfully test the atom bomb?

  • 28th May 1945
  • 17th September 1945
  • 16th July 1945
  • 18th June 1945

14. How many American and British pilots lost their lives in the airlift?

  • 79
  • 98
  • 12
  • 46

15. How much was granted to help Greece and Turkey fight against communist influence?

  • 4 billion
  • 400 million
  • 4 million
  • 40 million

16. When was the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima?

  • 10th August 1945
  • 6th August 1945
  • 9th August 1945
  • 14th August 1945

17. Who was the Yalta conference attended by?

  • Stalin, Roosevelt and Churchill
  • Stalin, Truman and Churchill
  • Stalin, Truman and Attlee
  • Stalin, Roosevelt and Attlee

18. What percentage of west Berliners accepted Stalin's bribe to join the East?

  • 4%
  • 2%
  • 60%
  • 20%

19. In what year did the three zones of Germany join together?

  • 1948
  • 1950
  • 1946
  • 1938

20. By what date were all routes into west Berlin closed in the Berlin blockade?

  • 23 July 1949
  • 25 June 1948
  • 23 June 1948
  • 24 July 1947