Why did A Cold War begin after 1945?

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iGCSE History (The Origins of the Cold War 1945 - 49) Quiz on Why did A Cold War begin after 1945?, created by Drew Bott on 03/01/2019.
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Question 1

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What was the name of the Allied Alliance of WWII?
Answer
  • The Triple Alliance
  • The Triple Entente
  • The Grand Alliance

Question 2

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Which is the correct order of the Wartime Conferences?
Answer
  • Tehran, Yalta, Potsdam.
  • Yalta, Potsdam, Tehran
  • Potsdam, Tehran, Yalta

Question 3

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Which of the following attended the Yalta Conference?
Answer
  • Lloyd George
  • President Truman
  • Winston Churchill
  • Franklin Delano Roosevelt
  • Clement Atlee
  • Joseph Stalin

Question 4

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The Grand Alliance has often been referred to as 'an alliance of convenience, not conviction.'
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 5

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Differing ideologies plays a part in making relations more difficult after WWII - why Is this?
Answer
  • The USA and the USSR had differing 'visions' for a Post War World - each based on their own political agenda.
  • The USA came to believe the Soviets wanted 'world revolution' and this threatened capitalism.
  • The USSR was convinced the West were set on destroying communism - they felt the pre war policy of appeasement was evidence of this.

Question 6

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Which of the following are capitalist / democratic principles?
Answer
  • Multi party elections.
  • Individual rights protected by law.
  • Freedom of speech and a free uncensored press.
  • The Right to own property.

Question 7

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Which of the following are communist principles?
Answer
  • Free speech
  • One Party State
  • Individualism over collectivism
  • Collectivism over individualism
  • A centrally planned economy

Question 8

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The Tehran Conference was a good humoured one largely as the Big Three still needed each other, so there was a will to work together.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 9

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When & where was the Yalta Conference?
Answer
  • August 1945, in the Crimea.
  • February 1945, in Paris.
  • August 1945, in Paris.
  • February 1945, in the Crimea.

Question 10

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Which of the following were agreed at Yalta?
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  • Germany to be divided into three zones of occupation.
  • Liberated countries to be granted free democratic elections.
  • Stalin and the USSR to have a 'sphere of influence' in Eastern Europe.
  • USSR to join the war against Japan?
  • The USA would provide the USSR with secrets from the Manhattan Project.
  • The United Nations would be established.
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