True/False
Indicate whether the
statement is true or false.
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Stalin kept his promise to hold elections in occupied Eastern Europe.
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2.
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The iron curtain divided the United States into the East and the West.
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3.
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United States attempts to "contain" Soviet expansion is known as the
policy of containment.
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4.
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The cold war was named after its biggest battle in Iceland.
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5.
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NATO was established in April 1949.
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Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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6.
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Who was not present at Yalta?
a. | Joseph Stalin | c. | Franklin D. Roosevelt | b. | Harry S.
Truman | d. | Winston
Churchill |
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7.
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One of Harry S. Truman's first decisions as president was to go ahead with
the meeting to form the
a. | Yalta agreement. | c. | United Nations. | b. | Marshall Plan. | d. | League of
Nations. |
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8.
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Which of these was a program of economic aid for Europe?
a. | United Nations | c. | Truman Doctrine | b. | Roosevelt Plan | d. | Marshall Plan |
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9.
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What two countries were in a cold war?
a. | Soviet Union and Great Britain | c. | United States and Soviet
Union | b. | Great Britain and Germany | d. | United States and Germany |
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What region did both Jews and Arabs claim?
a. | Israel | c. | Berlin | b. | Palestine | d. | Pakistan |
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Matching
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Match each item with the correct statement below. a. | “Big Three” | d. | Yalta | b. | Warsaw
Pact | e. | proposed
containment | c. | led to Berlin airlift |
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11.
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Soviet port on the Black Sea
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12.
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Allied leaders
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13.
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George F. Kennan
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14.
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Berlin blockade
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15.
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opposed NATO
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Short Answer
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16.
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What was the policy of containment?
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17.
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What was the purpose of the Yalta Conference?
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18.
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What happened as a result of the Berlin Blockade?
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19.
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What was the hope for the United Nations?
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20.
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Was the creation of the state of Israel a smooth transition?
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