Quiz - The Cold War 1945-49

Which of the following is NOT the feature of the Cold War?

• Economic and military cooperation

• Rivalries between the communist and capitalist blocs

• Domination of the League of Nations in the world politics

• Arms race, esp. on nuclear weapons

• Spying operations

Which of the following about the Iron Curtain Speech is INCORRECT?

• It's delivered by Winston Churchill.

• It reflected the division of Europe into two halves.

• It criticised the foreign policy of USSR in the Eastern Europe.

• It put the blame on US in upsetting the order of Europe.

Which of the following statements about the Truman Doctrine is INCORRECT?

• The background was the Greek Civil War.

• The purpose was to check the spread of Communism from USSR.

• US sent US$400 million and military experts to Greece and Turkey.

• Greece fell into communist rule in 1949.

What's the official name of the Marshal Plan 1947?

• European Recovery Program

• European Recovery Plan

• Economic Recovery Program

• Economic Recovery Plan

How much economic assistance in the Marshal Plan was offered to rebuild Western European economies?

• US$12.2 billion

• US$13.3 billion

• US$14.4 billion

• US$15.5 billion

How long was the Marshal Plan carried out?

• 1948-52

• 1947-49

• 1945-49

• 1949-55

How did USSR react to the Marshal Plan?

• Warsaw Pact

• Berlin Blockade

• Molotov Plan and COMECON

• None

Which of the following European country did not join the COMECON?

• Poland

• Hungary

• Czechoslovakia

• Bulgaria

• Austria

Which of the following country was a communist state but left the Soviet bloc of USSR in 1948?

• Yugoslavia

• Finland

• Greece

• Poland

Which of the following statements about the Berlin Blockade 1948-49 is INCORRECT?

• The immediate cause was Britain and France ignoring USSR to carry out the currency reform in West Germany.

• On 23 June 1948, USSR cut all routes linking Berlin and the western zones of Germany,

• Britain and France decided to airlift massive supplies into West Berlin.

• The German Democratic Republic was set up in West Germany and the Federal Republic of Germany was set up in East Germany.