What was the main subject of the Yalta Conference during the Cold War?

• The establishment of the UN Atomic Energy Commission

• The division of Germany into occupation zones

• The creation of the Marshall Plan

• The announcement of the Truman Doctrine

What was the purpose of the Marshall Plan?

• To provide economic aid to Western Europe after World War II

• To divide Germany into occupation zones

• To establish a communist government in Eastern Europe

• To create a military alliance against the Soviet Union

What did the Iron Curtain symbolize during the Cold War?

• The physical barrier between Eastern and Western Europe

• The ideological division between the Soviet Union and the United States

• The economic plan to rebuild Europe

• The military strategy of the Soviet Union

What was the Truman Doctrine primarily concerned with?

• Providing economic aid to war-torn Europe

• Containing the spread of communism

• Establishing the United Nations

• Organizing the Potsdam Conference

What was the goal of the Molotov Plan?

• To provide economic aid to Eastern Europe from the Soviet Union

• To rebuild the economies of Western European countries

• To establish a capitalist system in Eastern Europe

• To create a military alliance with Western European countries

What was the main focus of the UN Atomic Energy Commission?

• To oversee the division of Germany after World War II

• To manage the use of atomic energy for peaceful purposes

• To coordinate the military strategies of the United Nations

• To implement the Truman Doctrine

What did the red star symbolize in the Soviet Union?

• The industrial workers

• The Communist Party

• The agricultural workers

• Soviet propaganda

What did the hammer and sickle represent on the Soviet flag?

• The Communist Party and Soviet propaganda

• Soviet industrial and agricultural workers, respectively

• The U.S. and Soviet alliance

• The defeat of the Nazis

When did U.S. and Soviet troops have a historic encounter in Germany?

• In the spring of 1945

• After the fall of Berlin

• Before the start of World War II

• During the signing of a peace treaty

What was the name of the river near the German city of Torgau where U.S. and Soviet patrols spotted each other?

• The Rhine River

• The Danube River

• The Elbe River

• The Volga River