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Question 1
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Who was George Marshall?
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US President after WWII
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US Secretary of State after WWII
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US Secretary of Defence
Question 2
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Which of the following were reasons Marshall wanted to assist Europe after WWII?
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He was a generous sort of guy
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He was afraid communism would thrive if Europe was not given help
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The winter of 1946 had been the harshest on record - conditions were bad
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The US Congress wanted to help Europe
Question 3
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Which of the following were 'true' of the Marshall Plan?
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It provided between $13 & $17 billion
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It was used to help rebuild European economies
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Its main purpose was to help rebuild Western European military capabilities
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It was designed to improve trade and commerce between the USA and Europe
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It was used to reconstruct damaged infrastructure such as railways and road.
Question 4
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What was the Marshall Plan also known as?
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The European Revival Plan
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The European Recovery Programme
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The Anti Communist Plan
Question 5
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Marshall Aid was originally extended to ALL of Europe, including the countries of Eastern Europe.
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- True
- False
Question 6
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An underlying 'political' aim of Marshall aid was to prevent the spread of communism to Western Europe
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- True
- False
Question 7
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Which of the following are 'true' of Marshall Aid?
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It was linked to the Truman Doctrine
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Congress only agreed to it after a coup in Czechoslovakia
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Stalin called it 'Dollar Imperialism'
Question 8
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How did Stalin and the USSR react to Marshall Aid?
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Created Cominform
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Created Comecon
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Created the Warsaw Pact
Question 9
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Which of the following 'describe' Cominform?
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It was a military alliance
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It was the Communist Information Bureau
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It allowed Moscow to keep close control over the communist parties of eastern Europe
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The US were concerned about Western European communist parties being influenced
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It was an international organisation
Question 10
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What was Comecon?
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A communications network for communist parties of Eastern Europe controlled by Moscow.
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The Soviet response to Marshall Aid in which Eastern European economies provided mutual assistance to each other
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A Soviet military alliance of Eastern European countries
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