Soviet Expansion in Eastern Europe (Salami Tactics)

Which concept best describes Stalin’s goal of surrounding the USSR with friendly states after World War II?

• Buffer zone of allied states

• Warsaw Pact military bloc

• Marshall Plan economic aid

• Open-door diplomatic policy

What did Communists mean by describing their takeover method as ‘slicing salami’?

• One-time crackdown on dissidents

• Gradual removal of all opposition

• Rapid coups led by the Red Army

• Negotiated coalitions with moderates

Which statement best explains the significance of Churchill’s 1946 Fulton speech for early Cold War tensions?

• It declared an Iron Curtain dividing Europe

• It proposed reunifying Germany under Moscow

• It endorsed Soviet influence in Eastern Europe

• It launched the NATO collective defense pact

Which country in Eastern Europe became a Communist-controlled state called the German Democratic Republic after being the Soviet occupation zone?

• West Germany under Allied occupation

• Austria under four-power control

• East Germany under Soviet administration

• Yugoslavia under partisan leadership

In postwar Poland, what tactic helped the Communists secure control by 1947?

• Relying solely on partisan guerrilla warfare

• Winning fully free multiparty elections

• Receiving large American economic aid

• Arresting opposition leaders invited to Moscow

Which phrase best describes the United States policy announced by President Truman in March 1947?

• Appeasement to placate Soviet demands

• Rollback to destroy Soviet power

• Isolationism to avoid European affairs

• Containment to stop Soviet expansion

According to the visual, which group of countries was enclosed behind the Iron Curtain during the late 1940s?

• Poland, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria

• France, Italy, Netherlands, Belgium

• Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland

• Spain, Portugal, Greece, Turkey

Czechoslovakia fell under Communist control in 1948 after which sequence of actions?

• Royal decree, referendum approval, monarchy restored

• Soviet invasion, direct annexation, puppet installed

• Free elections, peaceful transfer, land reforms

• Coalition formed, security forces seized, arrests, takeover

Which statement best describes the Truman Doctrine announced in 1947?

• A plan to divide Germany into occupation zones

• A promise to withdraw from European affairs

• A pledge to destroy the Soviet Union militarily

• A policy to contain further spread of communism

What was the primary aim of the Marshall Plan, also called the European Recovery Programme?

• To nationalize industries across Western Europe

• To replace local currencies with the US dollar

• To rebuild European economies with US aid

• To fund anti-Soviet military alliances