Potsdam to Cold War: The Global Power Struggle After World War II

Potsdam to Cold War: The Global Power Struggle After World War II

Assessment

Interactive Video

History, Social Studies, Geography

9th - 10th Grade

Hard

Created by

Patricia Brown

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In 1945, as WWII ends, leaders from the U.S., UK, and Soviet Union meet in Potsdam to decide Europe's future. This meeting marks the start of the Cold War, a period of intense ideological conflict between the Soviet Union and Western Allies. The Soviet Union expands its influence in Eastern Europe, leading to tensions with the West. In 1948, Stalin's blockade of West Berlin prompts a Western airlift. The formation of NATO in 1949 aims to deter Soviet aggression. However, the Soviet Union's successful atomic bomb test in 1949 and the outbreak of the Korean War in 1950 heighten global tensions. NATO appoints General Eisenhower as its first Supreme Commander to maintain peace during the Cold War.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the primary purpose of the Potsdam Conference in 1945?

To establish the United Nations

To plan the invasion of Normandy

To sign the peace treaty with Japan

To decide the fate of Europe post-World War II

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the main ideological conflict during the Cold War?

Capitalism vs. Communism

Liberalism vs. Conservatism

Democracy vs. Monarchy

Socialism vs. Fascism

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which countries did Stalin influence to establish communist governments after World War II?

Greece, Turkey, Cyprus, and Malta

Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and Finland

Poland, Hungary, Romania, and Bulgaria

France, Italy, Spain, and Portugal

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the Western Allies' response to the Berlin Blockade?

They evacuated all citizens from Berlin

They launched an airlift to supply West Berlin

They initiated a naval blockade of Soviet ports

They declared war on the Soviet Union

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the significance of the North Atlantic Treaty signed in 1949?

It initiated the Marshall Plan

It ended the Korean War

It established the European Union

It created a collective security arrangement against Soviet aggression

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did the Soviet Union's atomic bomb test in 1949 affect the United States?

It shattered America's sense of security

It resulted in the U.S. developing biological weapons

It reinforced America's nuclear monopoly

It led to the immediate end of the Cold War

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What event in 1950 further escalated Cold War tensions?

The Cuban Missile Crisis

The Suez Crisis

The Vietnam War

The Korean War

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