The Cold War - Notes

Who were the Big Three at Yalta?

• Stalin, Truman and Churchill

• Stalin, Truman and Attlee

• Stalin, Roosevelt and Churchill

What date did the Big Three meet at Yalta?

• 4 February 1945

• 8 May 1945

• 16 July 1945

The United Nations was created primarily to

• replace national governments with one world government

• resolve domestic disputes within member nations

• improve international cooperation among nations of the world

• support the spread of world communism

The Iron Curtain divided what continent? 

• Asia
• North America 
• Europe 
• Africa 

Which of the following was a key decisions made at the Yalta Conference in Feb. 1945?

• to begin a two front war with the D-Day invasion
• the division of Germany into four  zones of occupation (French, British, American, Soviet)
• the decision to drop the atomic bomb on Japan
• picking a new name for Germany

Which countries airlifted supplies to Berlin during the Berlin Blockade?

• Britain and the United States

• United States and the Soviet Union

• France and the United States

• Korea and the United States

The ___________ helped to rebuild countries of Western Europe after WWII.

• The Marshall Plan

• The TJ Maxx Plan

• The GI Bill

• Yalta Conference

Which statement is correct when regarding the Iron Curtain? (Choose TWO)

• Term used by Winston Churchill to describe Post War WWII

• Term used to separate East Europe, which was Communist; and West Europe, which was Capitalist

• Term used to separate East Europe, which was Capitalist; and West Europe, which Communist

• Term to describe an actual wall built by Stalin...he made Germany pay for it

NATO stands for

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization

• North Atlanta Treaty Organization

• National Atlantic Thirty Organization

• North Atlantic Treaty Organizations

What was created by the Soviet Union in response to NATO?

• Warsaw Pact

• Berlin Wall

• Central Powers

• The Kremlin