The Potsdam Conference

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iGCSE History (The Origins of the Cold War 1945 - 49) Quiz on The Potsdam Conference, created by Drew Bott on 20/10/2020.
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Question 1

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When was the Potsdam Conference?
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  • July/August 1944
  • July/August 1945
  • July/August 1946

Question 2

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Where is Potsdam?
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  • Poland, near Warsaw
  • Ukraine, the Crimea
  • Germany, outside Berlin

Question 3

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Who attended the Potsdam Conference?
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  • Roosevelt
  • Truman
  • Churchill (for a short time)
  • De Gaulle
  • Attlee

Question 4

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What was the 'context' of the Potsdam Conference?
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  • The USA had developed the atomic bomb
  • The War in Europe was over
  • The Soviet Red army 'occupied' most of Eastern Europe
  • The USA now had a 'hardline anti communist' as President
  • The Soviet's were setting up a communist government in Poland
  • The Soviets were respectfully adhering to the Declaration on Liberated Europe.

Question 5

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Which of the following phrases are associated with Truman?
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  • 'I'm tired of babying the Soviets'
  • 'No one puts the USA in the corner'
  • 'Win, draw, lose, we must win'
  • 'With the atomic bomb I'll sure have a hammer on those boys'

Question 6

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Which word 'best' describes Truman's attitude towards the Soviets?
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  • Flexible
  • Passive
  • Uncompromising (get tough)
  • Empathetic

Question 7

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Before WWII Truman had admired the Wilsonian principles of self determination for Europe
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  • True
  • False

Question 8

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Which word best describe the mood at Potsdam?
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  • Friendly
  • Aggressive
  • Acrimonious
  • Hostile

Question 9

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What was the 'main' focus of the Potsdam meeting?
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  • How to control atomic energy
  • What do do with Germany
  • What to do with Poland
  • How to end the war in Japan

Question 10

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Truman informed Stalin the US had a weapon of monstrously destructive force. Stalin was unmoved and said he hoped Truman used it to bring a speedy conclusion to the war against Japan.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 11

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Which of the following was crucial in Stalin's 'thinking' at Potsdam?
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  • He had to have a large army as the USA had a new weapon of mass destruction
  • He had to compromise with the West or risk another war
  • He had to ensure future Russian security from invasion - after all 20 million Russians had died in WWII

Question 12

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It was agreed at Potsdam that....
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  • The USSR could take reparations from their zone and they would receive 25% from the other Western zones
  • The USSR should have no reparations
  • The USSR would give up demands for reparations if they could have communist controlled governments in Eastern Europe
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