Truman PowerPoint Quiz

How Germany was divided after the Yalta Conference.

• Divided into four occupation zones by the Allies

• Divided into two parts: East and West Germany

• Remained unified under a single government

• Annexed entirely by the Soviet Union

Fill in the blank: The United Nations was founded in _____

• The United Nations was founded in 1945.

• The United Nations was founded in 1918.

• The United Nations was founded in 1930.

• The United Nations was founded in 1960.

U.S.-Soviet relations up to 1945 were characterized by:

• An alliance during World War I exclusively

• A combination of cautious cooperation and emerging ideological rivalry, especially during World War II

• Unbroken friendship without any ideological conflict

• Constant hostility with no periods of cooperation

Select the countries that were part of the Allies in World War II.

• United States, United Kingdom, Soviet Union

• Germany, Italy, Japan

• United States, Germany, Italy

• Soviet Union, Japan, Germany

Identify the role of the United Nations in postwar cooperation.

• It was an organization created to support military operations in the postwar period.

• It brought together nations to promote peace and cooperation.

• It was primarily focused on postwar economic reconstruction.

• It had no significant influence on postwar cooperation.

Countries that became satellite states in Eastern Europe after World War II include

• Poland, East Germany, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, and Albania

• France, Italy, and Spain

• Sweden, Switzerland, and Austria

• United Kingdom, United States, and Canada

The occupation zones in Germany after World War II were divided into American, British, French, and Soviet zones.

• American, British, French, and Soviet zones.

• Allied, Axis, Neutral, Occupied zones.

• East German, West German, North German, South German zones.

• Capital, Industrial, Rural, Urban zones.

The Iron Curtain was

• A political, military, and ideological barrier dividing Eastern and Western Europe

• A type of massive iron gate used in European castles

• A mythical structure found in European folklore

• A decorative metal curtain used in Soviet architecture

How did the Cold War define America's foreign policy? Select the correct concise statement.

• It defined America's foreign policy through its commitment to anticommunism.

• It defined America's foreign policy as a pursuit of isolationism.

• It defined America's foreign policy by encouraging global economic cooperation.

• It defined America's foreign policy by promoting pacifism.

What did Stalin argue could never coexist?

• A) Capitalism and Democracy

• B) Capitalism and Communism

• C) Socialism and Communism

• D) Democracy and Socialism