The Berlin Blockade

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iGCSE History (The Origins of the Cold War 1945 - 49) Quiz on The Berlin Blockade, created by Drew Bott on 18/02/2019.
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Question 1

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Who controlled Germany and Berlin between 1945 and 1948?
Answer
  • A provisional German government
  • The Allied Control Council - formed at Potsdam
  • The United Nations

Question 2

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How many zones was Germany divided into after world war two ?
Answer
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4

Question 3

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How many soldiers did the red army have in Eastern Europe?
Answer
  • None - they had withdrawn all their troops from Eastern Europe
  • 2 million
  • 5 million

Question 4

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What were Stalin’s ‘ambitions’ for Eastern Europe?
Answer
  • For free and unfettered democratic elections to take place
  • For eastern Europe to become a buffer zone for the Soviet union
  • He didn’t mind, whatever the allied control commission decided

Question 5

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What did Britain and the USA do in January 1947 which annoyed the Soviets?
Answer
  • Carried out an airlift to Berlin
  • Threatened Stalin to get out of East Berlin
  • They merged their two zones to form Bizonia

Question 6

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What did the allies do in March 1948 to annoy the Soviets? (Again!)
Answer
  • The US and British met to discuss the formation of a separate West German state
  • The US and British met to discuss the formation of a separate East German state
  • The US and British threatened the use of the atomic bomb unless the Soviets withdrew from East Germany

Question 7

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What was the final straw, that made Stalin decide to block Western access to Berlin?
Answer
  • The West carried out threatening military manoeuvres in West Germany.
  • The West introduced a new currency into their occupation zones including West Berlin.
  • The West tried to kick the Soviets off the Allied Control Council

Question 8

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When did the Soviet Union begin their blockade of West Berlin?
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  • May 1948
  • June 1948
  • July 1948

Question 9

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How did President Truman respond to the blockade?
Answer
  • Sent tanks to open up the blockaded roads etc.
  • He established an airlift to bring the supplies in.
  • He did nothing.

Question 10

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How frequently were Allied aircraft landing at the height of the operation?
Answer
  • Every 15 minutes
  • Every 30 to 60 seconds
  • Every hour

Question 11

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On average how much was ‘airlifted’ in to West Berlin on a daily basis?
Answer
  • 100 tons
  • 2,000 tons
  • 13,000 tons

Question 12

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When did Stalin lift the blockade?
Answer
  • May 1949
  • May 1948
  • May 1947

Question 13

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How many Allied servicemen died during the Berlin airlift?
Answer
  • 49
  • 79
  • 99

Question 14

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Which of the following are reasons why Stalin may have lifted the blockade?
Answer
  • Truman has threatened him with the atomic bomb.
  • It is possible Stalin saw the blockade was not working, so lifted it to avoid an unnecessary escalation.
  • Continuing the blockade reflected badly on communism.

Question 15

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How long did the Berlin airlift last?
Answer
  • 218 days
  • 318 days
  • 118 days

Question 16

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What Western organisation was created after the Berlin crisis?
Answer
  • NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation)
  • The Warsaw Pact
  • The United Nations
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