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Frage 1
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Which of the following was called ‘the second half of the walnut’?
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George Kennan’s long telegram.
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Marshall’s European Recovery Plan.
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Truman’s strong anti-communist stance.
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The British withdrawal from the Greek Civil War.
Frage 2
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Which of the following Western political ‘rhetoric’ helped to ‘heat up’ the Cold War?
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The Truman doctrine
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Churchill’s ‘sinews of peace’ speech
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The Novikov telegram
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Kennan’s Long Telegram
Frage 3
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Which of the following were ‘assumptions’ made by George Kennan in his Long Telegram?
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The USSR was heavily armed
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The USSR feared the outside world
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The USSR was determined to spread communism
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Peaceful coexistence was possible with the USSR
Frage 4
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What assumptions were made in the Novikov Telegram?
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That Peaceful coexistence was possible with the USA
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The USA had emerged as an economic superpower from WWII and wanted to secure its position globally
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The USSR had to act to defend itself
Frage 5
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The two telegrams indicated clearly that peaceful coexistence between the USSR & the USA was a possibility.
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- True
- False
Frage 6
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What was the context of the Truman Doctrine?
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Stalin had blockaded Berlin
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The British had pulled out of the Greek Civil War
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Stalin was implementing so-called ‘salami tactics’ in Eastern Europe
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The Soviets had successfully tested an Atom Bomb
Frage 7
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How much did Truman ask Congress for to assist Greece and Turkey?
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$13 Billion
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$400 million
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$400 billion
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$13 million
Frage 8
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Stalin and the USSR had been directly involved in supporting the Greek Comminists in the civil war.
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- True
- False
Frage 9
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When did Truman announce his Doctrine?
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12 March 1945
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12 March 1946
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12March 1947
Frage 10
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What did the Truman Doctrine promise to ‘provide’ ?
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Economic assistance
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Political assistance
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Atomic weapons
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Military assistance
Frage 11
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What was the new US foreign policy strategy under Truman called?
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Rollback
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Passive
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Containment
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Appeasement
Frage 12
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What is significant about the Doctrine?
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It would form the basis of US Foreign Policy for the next 40 years
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It signaled to the USSR that the USA wanted to co-exist
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It made the USA very rich
Frage 13
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Who was able to request US assistance under the terms of the Truman Doctrine?
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Any country involved in civil war
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Eastern European communist countries
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Any democratic country claiming to be resisting internal or external forces
Frage 14
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Which of the following was the first real ‘test’ of the US containment policy?
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The Berlin Blockade
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The Korean War
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The Vietnam War
Frage 15
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The Truman Doctrine and 'what', were described as 'two halves of the same walnut'?
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Comecon
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Marshall Aid
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The UN
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