Lesson Y305.4

Y305.4 The impact of war Quiz: OCR History, Unit 3

20 questions

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Lesson Y305.4, The impact of war: 20 multiple choice questions for the OCR History (H505), Unit 3: Unit group 3: Thematic study and historical interpretations, written with Revision Ninja.

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The 20 questions

  1. Who delivered the 'Long Telegram' in 1946 outlining US policy towards Soviet containment?

    • George Kennan
    • George Marshall
    • Harry Truman
    • Dean Acheson

  2. What economic merger of the British and American occupation zones in Germany occurred in 1947?

    • Westalgie
    • Bizonia
    • Ostzone
    • Trizonia

  3. Which document defined the US defensive strategy in East Asia in early 1950?

    • NSC-68
    • Truman Doctrine
    • Nixon Doctrine
    • Marshall Plan

  4. In which year did US President Richard Nixon make his historic visit to communist China?

    • 1972
    • 1975
    • 1979
    • 1968

  5. Who was elected as the first Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany in 1949?

    • Willy Brandt
    • Konrad Adenauer
    • Ludwig Erhard
    • Walter Ulbricht

  6. Which political scandal caused a major crisis in West Germany in 1962?

    • Flick affair
    • Barschel affair
    • Guillaume affair
    • Der Spiegel crisis

  7. What major structural barrier was constructed in Berlin during August 1961?

    • Siegfried Line
    • Berlin Wall
    • Iron Curtain
    • Maginot Line

  8. In which month and year did the East German anti-government uprising occur?

    • October 1956
    • May 1949
    • June 1953
    • August 1961

  9. What was the name of the British military counter-insurgency operation in Malaya from 1948 to 1960?

    • Mau Mau Uprising
    • Malayan Confrontation
    • Malayan Emergency
    • Operation Masterdom

  10. Which German Nazi welfare organisation managed worker leisure activities under the slogan 'Strength through Joy'?

    • Beauty of Labour
    • German Labour Front
    • Kraft durch Freude
    • Reich Labour Service

  11. What basic constitutional document was adopted by West Germany in May 1949?

    • Weimar Constitution
    • Frankfurt Charter
    • Federal Statute
    • Basic Law

  12. Who was the first President of the independent Philippines elected in 1946?

    • Manuel Roxas
    • Ramon Magsaysay
    • Diosdado Macapagal
    • Ferdinand Marcos

  13. Which nationalist leader led China during the Chinese Civil War before fleeing to Taiwan in 1949?

    • Jiang Jieshi
    • Sun Yat-sen
    • Mao Zedong
    • Zhou Enlai

  14. Who served as the leader of North Korea from its founding until his death in 1994?

    • Kim Il Sung
    • Syngman Rhee
    • Kim Jong Il
    • Park Chung Hee

  15. Who was the leader of South Korea during the outbreak of the Korean War in 1950?

    • Park Chung Hee
    • Syngman Rhee
    • Chun Doo-hwan
    • Kim Il Sung

  16. What term describes Joseph Goebbels' 1943 call for total mobilisation of the German economy?

    • Blitzkrieg
    • Gleichschaltung
    • Total War
    • Lebensraum

  17. In which year did the United States formally end official diplomatic recognition of Taiwan?

    • 1979
    • 1972
    • 1975
    • 1982

  18. What diplomatic policy speech in January 1950 defined the US defence perimeter in Asia?

    • Long Telegram
    • Fourteen Points
    • Press Club speech
    • Iron Curtain speech

  19. Which conference in July 1945 formalised the four-power occupation zones of Germany?

    • Yalta Conference
    • Potsdam Conference
    • Tehran Conference
    • Geneva Conference

  20. What primary economic policy was implemented in East German agriculture during the 1950s?

    • Privatisation
    • Syndicalism
    • Collectivisation
    • Deregulation

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