Post World War II Quiz

What is one thing the leaders of the United States and the Soviet Union agreed on following WWII?

• Communism was superior to capitalism

• Both countries believed that world trade should be promoted

• Democracy and free enterprise were superior to capitalism

• Both countries believed their system of government should be encouraged in other nations

The __________ Conference was held at the beginning of 1945 to make plans for how the postwar world would be managed.

• Leningrad

• Paris

• Potsdam

• Yalta

As a result of postwar negotiations, Germany was divided into to (a)   zones, each of which was controlled by a different Allied Power.

The economic system in which the means of production is owned by the government and private ownership doesn’t exist.

• Capitalism

• Socialism

• Imperialism

• Communism

What did Winston Churchill call the divide between the “east” & the “west”?

• The Steel Drape

• The Communist Manifesto

• The Iron Curtain

• Stalin’s Wall

What is NATO?

• A military alliance between Eastern European countries including the Soviet Union and its satellite nations

• A military alliance between Eastern Europe and African countries

• Military alliance between Western Europe, U.S., and Canada

• A military alliance between the Soviet Union and China

The purpose of the Marshall Plan was to…

• Punish Germany for WWII

• Keep Communist countries weak

• Prevent Germany from rearming

• Help Western Europe recover after WWII

Which of the following was a major goal of the Soviet Union during the early years of the Cold War?

• Create a defensive buffer zone in Eastern Europe

• To establish a competitive market economy like the US

• Expand civil liberties in the Baltic republics

• Attract foreign economic investment

During the Cold War, which country would the city of Berlin be inside of?

• East Germany

• Soviet Union

• West Germany

• France

What was the purpose of the Berlin Airlift?

• To bring necessary supplies to assist communist after WWII

• Moving allied soldiers to help fight Nazi’s in Poland

• It was designed to help the citizens of France resist communism

• To supply the citizens of West Berlin during the Soviet blockade continued