History Core Content Review: Option B

Spot the odd one out

• Winston Churchill

• Francis Delano Roosevelt

• Joseph Stalin

• Adolf Hitler

What is the League of Nations?

• An international organisation that helps to promote trade

• An international organisation that aims to promote peace among the countries

• An international organisation that will fight other countries

• An international organisation that will bring hope and stability in the world

Adolf Hitler's autobiography

• Manifest Destiny

• The Communist Manifesto

• Blitzkrieg

• Mein Kampf

What does USSR stand for?

• United States of Soviet Russia

• Universal Soviet Socialist Russia

• United Soviet Socialist Republic

• Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

What does it mean to be engaged in a cold war?

• War was fought in the cold regions, particularly the north of Russia.

• Both nations do not communicate with each other.

• The threat of war is present and there is deep mistrust but no fighting actually happens.

• There is fighting once in a while but they take frequent breaks especially during the winter season.

What is the Truman Doctrine?

• This states that the USA would help any country resisting the pressure of Communism.

• This states that the USA would help any country who is recovering from being colonized by western powers.

• This states that the USA would isolate themselves from any conflict that other countries are facing.

• This states that Mr. Truman would preach every Sunday to the American people.

Spot the odd one out.

• Korean War

• Vietnam War

• Cuban Missile Crisis

• Arab-Israeli War

What is an arms race?

• A race to develop bigger, more deadly and flexible weapons.

• A race to transport weapons to partner countries.

• A race to develop faster and more efficient ways to travel to space.

• A race to have as many countries either accept or reject Communism.

True or False. Elections are held in a communist country.

• True

• False

Why did the USA decide to help in the Vietnam War?

• They believed that if Vietnam adopted communism, other Southeast Asian countries would too.

• They had a long history of helping the Vietnamese in their wars against other countries.

• Vietnam is rich in oil.

• The USA had a debt to Vietnam that needed to be paid.