Lesson Y223.1
Y223.1 The origins of the Cold War to 1945 Quiz: OCR History, Unit 2
20 questions
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Lesson Y223.1, The origins of the Cold War to 1945: 20 multiple choice questions for the OCR History (H505), Unit 2: Unit group 2: Non-British period study, written with Revision Ninja.
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The 20 questions
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Which three major powers comprised the Grand Alliance formed in 1941?
- USA, France, UK
- USA, China, UK
- USSR, France, UK
- USA, USSR, UK
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In which month and year was the Tehran Conference held by the Grand Alliance?
- November 1943
- February 1945
- May 1943
- July 1945
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Where did the Grand Alliance leaders meet in February 1945 to plan post-war Europe?
- Tehran
- Potsdam
- Yalta
- Geneva
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Who replaced Franklin D. Roosevelt as President of the United States in April 1945?
- Harry S. Truman
- Herbert Hoover
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
- Lyndon B. Johnson
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Who replaced Winston Churchill as British Prime Minister during the Potsdam Conference in 1945?
- Clement Attlee
- Anthony Eden
- Harold Macmillan
- Neville Chamberlain
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Into how many occupation zones was Germany agreed to be divided at Yalta?
- Three
- Five
- Two
- Four
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Which major international body's creation was formally agreed upon during the Yalta Conference?
- Warsaw Pact
- League of Nations
- NATO
- United Nations
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In which German city did Allied leaders meet for a conference in July 1945?
- Berlin
- Munich
- Nuremberg
- Potsdam
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Which economic system based on private ownership and free markets dominated Western Grand Alliance members?
- Communism
- Capitalism
- Feudalism
- Socialism
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Which ideology advocating state ownership and classless society guided the Soviet Union in 1941?
- Social democracy
- Fascism
- Marxism-Leninism
- Liberalism
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Which specific military issue caused significant Soviet resentment toward Western allies between 1941 and 1944?
- Atomic bombings
- Second Front delay
- Lend-Lease aid
- Italian invasion
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What secret agreement did Churchill and Stalin make in 1944 regarding Balkan spheres of influence?
- Atlantic Charter
- Non-Aggression Pact
- Percentages Agreement
- Warsaw Pact
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What major technological development was successfully tested by the US during the Potsdam Conference?
- Hydrogen bomb
- Radar technology
- Jet propulsion
- Atomic bomb
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What agreement did the Allies make regarding reparations from Germany at the Potsdam Conference?
- Total exemption
- Flat cash sum
- Zonal collection
- Equal sharing
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Which country was liberated primarily by indigenous communist partisans rather than the Red Army?
- Romania
- Hungary
- Yugoslavia
- Poland
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Which Polish eastern border line was tentatively accepted by Western allies at the Yalta Conference?
- Maginot Line
- Mannerheim Line
- Oder-Neisse Line
- Curzon Line
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Which 1941 document outlined joint US and British goals for the post-war world order?
- Yalta Declaration
- Truman Doctrine
- Atlantic Charter
- Marshall Plan
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Which Soviet city's brutal siege from 1941 to 1944 heightened Soviet wartime casualties and distrust?
- Leningrad
- Moscow
- Stalingrad
- Kursk
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Why did Poland's post-war borders cause intense dispute between Stalin and the Western powers?
- Overseas empire expansion
- Baltic trade control
- Soviet security buffer
- Mediterranean sea access
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Which pro-Soviet government body did Stalin establish in Poland in 1944 to rival the London government-in-exile?
- Lublin Committee
- Cominform
- London Government
- Warsaw Council
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