Iron Curtain

Question 1 of 20

1

What form of protection did Stalin want at the beginning of the Cold War?

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A buffer zone of other countries
Treaties between USSR and USA
Power over more countries

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Question 2 of 20

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Why did he want this protection?

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For more control
Against any future invasion of Soviet Russia
So his power over countries wasn't threatened

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Question 3 of 20

1

How did this happen?

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Soviet troops freed countries from Nazi control but stayed in control as pro-USSR communist governments were set up
They invaded soon after the Second World War
Stalin already had power in these countries but gradually moved in more troops until they were in control

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Question 4 of 20

1

How did this break an agreement at Yalta?

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They had signed a treaty with other countries so there was no chance of invasion
They had agreed that countries freed from German control would have free elections to decide their new government
They had agreed to respect each other's boundaries
The setting up of the UN meant there was to be no indirect form of attack between countries

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Question 5 of 20

1

Whose speech mentioned an 'Iron Curtain'?

Select one or more of the following:

Truman's
Churchill's
Attlee's
Roosevelt's
Khrushchev's

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Question 6 of 20

1

Who did not seem concerned at first with this 'Iron Curtain'?

Select one or more of the following:

Truman
Churchill
Stalin
Roosevelt
Attlee

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Question 7 of 20

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What did Churchill want to resist the expansion of the USSR in the East?

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Eastern European countries to join forces to rebel against the Iron Curtain
Treaties and pacts with Eastern European countries to avoid Soviet control
Western powers to have an alliance between them
A form of aid to reach out to these countries and persuade them to boycott communism

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Question 8 of 20

1

The name Iron Curtain means the imaginary line between Communism in the East and Capitalism in the West

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True
False

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Question 9 of 20

1

Which of these countries were part of the Iron Curtain?

Select one or more of the following:

Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Austria
Albania
Poland
Greece
Romania

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Question 10 of 20

1

Which of these Iron Curtain countries were communist but independent from the USSR?

Select one of the following:

East Germany
Yugoslavia
Bulgaria
Switzerland
Romania

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Question 11 of 20

1

The Iron Curtain made the situation more suspicious/ frosty between USSR and the West

Select one of the following:

True
False

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Question 12 of 20

1

The civil war against communists in which country helped Truman to realise there were issues with the East (e.g Iron Curtain)?

Select one or more of the following:

Greece
Turkey
Poland
Germany
Czechoslovakia

Explanation

Question 13 of 20

1

What did he realise, what formal document did he record his epiphany in, and in what year?

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Truman Doctrine
Marshall Plan
1947
1946
1951
1945
1948
That the only way to combat USSR's takeover was to use American resources
That they had to fight the communists in the Iron Curtain countries
That he was bored not caring and wanted to be a hero

Explanation

Question 14 of 20

1

Which is a summary of this document?

Select one or more of the following:

"It is our duty to help countries fighting attempted conquest."
"If we don't do our duty, the peace of the world may be threatened."
"Minority groups who are fighting communism deserve our help."
"Those who fight outside pressures and attempted conquest should be given aid e.g resources, money."
"Our aid will help them to persevere and fight."
"Our aid will persuade them to turn away from outside pressures."
"Our aid will persuade them to turn away from communism."

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Question 15 of 20

1

The policy of containment was founded through Marshall Aid

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True
False

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Question 16 of 20

1

The policy of containment was founded through the Truman Doctrine

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True
False

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Question 17 of 20

1

Many capitalists felt the Truman Doctrine was a declaration of war against communism.

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True
False

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Question 18 of 20

1

Many communists felt the Truman Doctrine was an indirect declaration of war on Stalin.

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True
False

Explanation

Question 19 of 20

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	Created by KittyG-S almost 11 years ago

A quiz about the Iron Curtain and its background and effects, and the Truman Doctrine.

Iron Curtain

Iron Curtain

Question 1 of 20

What form of protection did Stalin want at the beginning of the Cold War?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 2 of 20

Why did he want this protection?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 3 of 20

How did this happen?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 4 of 20

How did this break an agreement at Yalta?

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Explanation

Question 5 of 20

Whose speech mentioned an 'Iron Curtain'?

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Explanation

Question 6 of 20

Who did not seem concerned at first with this 'Iron Curtain'?

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Explanation

Question 7 of 20

What did Churchill want to resist the expansion of the USSR in the East?

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 8 of 20

The name Iron Curtain means the imaginary line between Communism in the East and Capitalism in the West

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 9 of 20

Which of these countries were part of the Iron Curtain?

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Explanation

Question 10 of 20

Which of these Iron Curtain countries were communist but independent from the USSR?

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Explanation

Question 11 of 20

The Iron Curtain made the situation more suspicious/ frosty between USSR and the West

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Explanation

Question 12 of 20

The civil war against communists in which country helped Truman to realise there were issues with the East (e.g Iron Curtain)?

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 13 of 20

What did he realise, what formal document did he record his epiphany in, and in what year?

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Explanation

Question 14 of 20

Which is a summary of this document?

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Explanation

Question 15 of 20

The policy of containment was founded through Marshall Aid

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Question 16 of 20

The policy of containment was founded through the Truman Doctrine

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Question 17 of 20

Many capitalists felt the Truman Doctrine was a declaration of war against communism.

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Question 18 of 20

Many communists felt the Truman Doctrine was an indirect declaration of war on Stalin.

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Question 19 of 20

Many communists felt the Truman Doctrine was an indirect declaration of war on communism.

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Question 20 of 20