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The Truman Doctrine

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iGCSE History (The Origins of the Cold War 1945 - 49) Quiz on The Truman Doctrine, created by Drew Bott on 19/02/2019.
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Question 1

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Which of the following was called ‘the second half of the walnut’?
Answer
  • George Kennan’s long telegram.
  • Marshall’s European Recovery Plan.
  • Truman’s strong anti-communist stance.
  • The British withdrawal from the Greek Civil War.

Question 2

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Which of the following Western political ‘rhetoric’ helped to ‘heat up’ the Cold War?
Answer
  • The Truman doctrine
  • Churchill’s ‘sinews of peace’ speech
  • The Novikov telegram
  • Kennan’s Long Telegram

Question 3

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Which of the following were ‘assumptions’ made by George Kennan in his Long Telegram?
Answer
  • The USSR was heavily armed
  • The USSR feared the outside world
  • The USSR was determined to spread communism
  • Peaceful coexistence was possible with the USSR

Question 4

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What assumptions were made in the Novikov Telegram?
Answer
  • That Peaceful coexistence was possible with the USA
  • The USA had emerged as an economic superpower from WWII and wanted to secure its position globally
  • The USSR had to act to defend itself

Question 5

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The two telegrams indicated clearly that peaceful coexistence between the USSR & the USA was a possibility.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 6

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What was the context of the Truman Doctrine?
Answer
  • Stalin had blockaded Berlin
  • The British had pulled out of the Greek Civil War
  • Stalin was implementing so-called ‘salami tactics’ in Eastern Europe
  • The Soviets had successfully tested an Atom Bomb

Question 7

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How much did Truman ask Congress for to assist Greece and Turkey?
Answer
  • $13 Billion
  • $400 million
  • $400 billion
  • $13 million

Question 8

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Stalin and the USSR had been directly involved in supporting the Greek Comminists in the civil war.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 9

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When did Truman announce his Doctrine?
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Answer
  • 12 March 1945
  • 12 March 1946
  • 12March 1947

Question 10

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What did the Truman Doctrine promise to ‘provide’ ?
Answer
  • Economic assistance
  • Political assistance
  • Atomic weapons
  • Military assistance

Question 11

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What was the new US foreign policy strategy under Truman called?
Answer
  • Rollback
  • Passive
  • Containment
  • Appeasement

Question 12

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What is significant about the Doctrine?
Answer
  • It would form the basis of US Foreign Policy for the next 40 years
  • It signaled to the USSR that the USA wanted to co-exist
  • It made the USA very rich

Question 13

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Who was able to request US assistance under the terms of the Truman Doctrine?
Answer
  • Any country involved in civil war
  • Eastern European communist countries
  • Any democratic country claiming to be resisting internal or external forces

Question 14

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Which of the following was the first real ‘test’ of the US containment policy?
Answer
  • The Berlin Blockade
  • The Korean War
  • The Vietnam War

Question 15

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The Truman Doctrine and 'what', were described as 'two halves of the same walnut'?
Answer
  • Comecon
  • Marshall Aid
  • The UN
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