Lesson Y223.2
Y223.2 The development of the Cold War 1946–1955 Quiz: OCR History, Unit 2
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Lesson Y223.2, The development of the Cold War 1946–1955: 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 speech in 1946 popularised the phrase describing Europe's division into two geopolitical blocs?
- Marshall Plan
- Secret Speech
- Truman Doctrine
- Iron Curtain speech
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What policy of containing communism was announced by the US president in March 1947?
- Eisenhower Doctrine
- Marshall Plan
- Truman Doctrine
- Monroe Doctrine
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Which US aid package launched in 1947 aimed to rebuild war-torn European economies?
- Marshall Plan
- Morgenthau Plan
- Young Plan
- Dawes Plan
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Which Soviet organisation was established in October 1947 to coordinate European communist parties?
- Cominform
- KGB
- Comintern
- Comecon
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Which Soviet economic organisation was created in 1949 as a response to the Marshall Plan?
- Warsaw Pact
- Cominform
- Gosplan
- Comecon
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What major crisis began in June 1948 when Stalin blocked Western access to West Berlin?
- Greek Civil War
- Berlin Ultimatum
- Berlin Wall crisis
- Berlin Blockade
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How did Western Allies maintain supplies to West Berlin during the 1948 to 1949 blockade?
- Armoured convoys
- Underground tunnels
- Naval blockade
- Berlin Airlift
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Which Western military alliance was founded in April 1949 to provide collective security?
- SEATO
- NATO
- CENTO
- Warsaw Pact
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Which new state was officially proclaimed in Western Germany in May 1949?
- Weimar Republic
- West Germany
- Fourth Republic
- East Germany
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Which state was established in the Soviet zone of Germany in October 1949?
- East Germany
- Prussia
- Austria
- West Germany
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In which year did the Soviet Union successfully test its first atomic bomb?
- 1952
- 1949
- 1945
- 1955
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Which Asian country became communist in October 1949 under the leadership of Mao Zedong?
- Vietnam
- Korea
- Japan
- China
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Which communist country was expelled from Cominform in 1948 due to Tito's independent policy?
- Poland
- Hungary
- Yugoslavia
- Albania
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Which East European uprising in June 1953 was brutally suppressed by Soviet forces?
- Prague Spring
- Polish October
- East German uprising
- Hungarian Revolution
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What military alliance was created by the Soviet Union in 1955 in response to West Germany joining NATO?
- Warsaw Pact
- Cominform
- Triple Entente
- Comecon
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Which agreement in May 1955 restored independence to Austria as a neutral state?
- Geneva Accords
- Paris Treaties
- Potsdam Agreement
- Austrian State Treaty
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Which foreign policy approach was championed by Khrushchev after Stalin died in 1953?
- Rollback
- Peaceful coexistence
- Containment
- Massive retaliation
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Which 1955 summit marked the first post-war meeting of the superpower leaders?
- Yalta Conference
- Potsdam Conference
- Paris Summit
- Geneva Summit
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What US strategic policy introduced under President Eisenhower relied on the threat of nuclear force?
- Detente
- Ostpolitik
- Massive retaliation
- Flexible response
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Which Western European economic integration organisation was proposed by the Schuman Plan in 1950?
- ECSC
- EFTA
- EEC
- OECD
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