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Revision MCQ [Origins of CW]
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1The Churchill-Stalin Percentages Agreement was signed in
- AOctober 1941
- BOctober 1944
- COctober 1945
- DOctober 1947
2The Churchill-Stalin Percentages Agreement gave the Soviet Union predominant influence in:
- APoland
- BRomania
- CCzechoslovakia
- DBulgaria
- EGreece
- FHungary
3What were Roosevelt's priorities for a post-war settlement?
- ATo get the USSR to follow their instructions
- BRemove probably causes of future wars
- CTo isolate the USSR from the global economic system
- DA revived global economic system to prevent a new global depression
- ESelling a postwar settlement to the American public
4Stalin's priorities for a post-war settlement were:
- AHimself
- BHIs pets
- CHis regime
- DHis friends
- EHis country
- FHis cult of personality
- GThe ideology
5At the Yalta conference, Roosevelt and Churchill repeatedly urged Stalin to ______, but Stalin's vague promises were eventually not kept.
- AAllow Hitler to go free
- BAllow Germany to be unified under US control
- CAllow free elections in Eastern Europe
- DAllow Eastern Europe to accept Marshall aid
6At the Yalta conference, Stalin was in conflict with Roosevelt over
- AThe issue of redrawing the territorial boundaries by absorbing East Poland
- BWhether the communists in Greece were winning the Greek Civil War
- CThe inclusion of London Poles in the Lublin Committee and the conduct of "free elections" in Poland
- DThe problem of access to the Ruhr valley
7During the Yalta Conference, Churchill and Roosevelt voiced objections to territorial revisions and Stalin was angry because:
- AGermany was important to the USSR since they wanted coal from it
- BPoland was vital to Russian security and there was no objection at the Teheran Conference in 1943 when it was brought up
- CGermany was essential to USSR post-war reconstruction plans
- DPoland was significant to Stalin's plans in providing free elections
- AGermany was important to the USSR since they wanted coal from it
8At the Potsdam Conference, the conflicts between Stalin, Truman and Attlee were:
- AAbout how Stalin's seat was further away from Truman and Attlee
- BSoviet Occupation policy which the West saw to be exploitative
- CFree elections in Poland that were prevented by the communists
- DThe problem of access to the Ruhr valley
- ETermination of Lend-Lease
9When the US terminated Lend-Lease, what did the Soviets do?
- ABegged the US to help them with their post-war economic debts
- BWithdrew from the World Bank
- CWithdrew from the International Monetary Fund
- DWithdrew from the United Nations
- EThreatened to make them bankrupt
- FThreatened to invade Eastern Europe
10Why did Stalin sign the "Declaration of Liberated Europe" which pledged free elections and democratic institutions to countries freed from Nazi occupation?
- AHe saw it as a statement of deceit and thought that he could trick the others into letting him Sovietise Eastern Europe
- BHe saw it as a statement of intent rather than a legally binding document
- CHe wanted to have the change to laugh at Roosevelt when he broke the agreement
- DHe saw it to be a matter of courage and felt that he could not be threatened by Roosevelt
11In Bulgaria, what did the communists do?
- AThey returned in 1944 through a coup d'état behind the Red Army to Bulgaria to form a popular front government known as the Fatherland Front
- BIn Aug 1977, the leader of the Agrarian Peasant Party was tried and shot for working with "Anglo-American imperialism"
- CThe communists left the country after they lost power
- DRigged elections in Feb 1947 allowed the communists under Wladyslaw Gomulka to gain power
12In Czechoslovakia, what did the communists do?
- AIn Aug 1947, the leader of the Agrarian Peasant Party was tried and shot for working with "Anglo-American imperialism"
- BIn the coalition government, the communists controlled key ministries and shared power with the Social Democrats and National Socialists
- CThe communists were welcomed with open arms and they were invited to control the country
- DThe communists had blackmailed the President with the threat of Soviet invasion
13In Hungary, what did the communists do?
- AMatyas Rakosi cemented influence in the coalition government by cunningly exploiting the differences between the communists and the non-communists
- BCommunists had blackmailed the President with the theat of Soviet invasion
- CAfter liberating Hungary form Nazi forces, USSR formed the anti-German coalition government made up of anti- communists as well as communists
- DThe communists were ready to give up power to the non-communists
14In Poland, what did the communists do?
- ACommunists had blackmailed the President with the threat of Soviet invation
- BRigged elections in Feb 1947 allowed the communists under Wladyslaw Gomulka to gain power
- CThe leader of the Polish Peasant Party was forced to flee the country
- DThe non-communist Peasant Party formed a coalition government with the communist Polish Workers' Party
15In Romania, what did the communists do?
- AMatyas Rakosi cemented influence in the coalition government by cunningly exploiting the differences between the communists and the non-communists
- BNon-communists were harassed and intimidated
- CNov 1946 elections gave the communists an overwhelming victory
- DThe Romanian people welcomed the communists as heroes and liberators
16What was Kennan's Long Telegram about?
- ARussia was a friendly and peaceful state and can co-exist peacefully with the US
- BA "long-term, patient but firm and vigilant containment of Russian expansive tendencies" is necessary because the Soviets would seize every given opportunity to expand their influence/interests
- CRussia is an inherently aggressive state due to its historical insecurities
- DStalin is a paranoid person but can be manipulated to suit US interests
- ESoviet power tended to be impervious to the logic of reason, but it was highly sensitive to the logic of force
17How did the change of leaders from Roosevelt to Truman change US foreign policy?
- ARoosevelt was a personal friend of Stalin and was more likely to get Stalin to agree to his policies
- BTruman was instinctively anti-Soviet; more inclined to distrust the Soviets
- CSince Truman had the tendency to view the complex world in simplistic terms of 'black and white'
- DTruman was much more pleasant than Roosevelt when it came to negotiating with the Soviets and Stalin appreciated his efforts to compromise
18In the Truman Doctrine, it states:
- ATruman asked the Congress to provide authority for assistance to Eastern Europe in the amount of $400
- B"I believe that it myst be the policy if the US to support free peoples who are resisting subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures"
- CThat Truman asked the Congress to provide authority for assistance to Greece and Turkey in the amount of $400 million
- DThe communists should be eliminated at all costs no matter what
19What does Cominform do?
- ACominform plays the role of informing the Soviet satellite states of what Stalin tells them to do
- BCominform coordinated policies and tactics of communist parties in both the satellite states and in Western Europe
- CCominform is the plan to grant economic aid to the whole of Europe
- DCominform is the bureau of information in the USSR that focuses on improving relations with the US
20What does Cominform do?
- ACominform plays the role of informing the Soviet satellite states of what Stalin tells them to do
- BCominform coordinated policies and tactics of communist parties in both the satellite states and in Western Europe
- CCominform is the plan to grant economic aid to the whole of Europe
- DCominform is the bureau of information in the USSR that focuses on improving relations with the US
21The Marshall Plan was:
- AExtended to the Eastern European states as well, but Stalin was quick to reject the proposal and vetoed the inclusion of any Eastern European states
- BCreated by the USSR to place Eastern European states under Soviet control
- CDesigned to improve US war-making capacity and increased its nuclear arsenal by leaps and ounds
- DDividing Europe into tow distinct economic blocs, exemplifying the Cold War as a competition of ideas, values, and belief systems
22After the Marshall Plan was implemented, Stalin retaliated with:
- AComplete Sovietization of Eastern Europe at a time when it was clear that some of the satellite states were tempted to join the Marshall Plan
- BAnnouncement of the Molotov Plan
- CA nuclear strike and it almost led to a nuclear war
- DIntroduction of Cominform
- EIntroduction of Comecon
23What steps did the West take to build a new West German state?
- AA constitution was drawn up by Western occupation powers for this entity
- BProposals to introduce a new currency into the three western zones as a precursor to the setting up of the new state were in place in June 1948
- CThe Western powers decided to put nuclear weapons in West Germany to ensure that they can withstand any attack from East Germany
- DThe Deutschmark introduced on 19 June 1948
24What were the objectives of the Berlin Blockade?
- AThe objective was clearly to force the West to call off their plans for the creation of West Germany as a state
- BTo block USSR from West Berlin so that they will be safe from Soviet influence
- CTo drive the western powers out of Berlin at the very least!
- DTo let Truman know that Stalin has power over West Berlin
25What was US response to the Berlin Blockade?
- AAmerica sent their tanks to bulldoze the wall down and reunified Germany
- BAmerica demonstrated its air capabilities in supplying West Berlin through a total of approx 200,000 flights, carrying vital supplies of food and coal to 2.2 million people
- CThe US sent food to West Berlin by throwing food over the blockade
- DThe US dug tunnels under the Berlin blockade to transport food and supplies
26The Americans themselves had previously showed no interest in garrisoning troops in Western Europe so why did they eventually join NATO?
- AThe US joined NATO because it was good for their image
- BAn agreement to create NATO was necessary now because the US needed Anglo-French consent for the creation of the West German state
- CNATO provided other benefits such as valuable bases for launching air attacks on the Soviet Union
- DThe US wanted to start a nuclear war against the USSR and needed allies
- EThe responsibility for the defence of Europe was now shared, instead of burdening the US solely
27What does the Hegelian dialectic comprise?
- AThe thesis is the conclusion of your essay
- BThe emergence of a thesis with a specific stand/argument on a particular issue of debate
- CThe antithesis supports and bolsters your thesis
- DThe antithesis responds to the thesis by negating it
- ETensions between the thesis and antithesis are resoled through the synthesis which tends to bring together their individual strengths and commonalities
- FThe synthesis is where you choose one stand over another
28What are the arguments of the Traditionalist school of thought?
- AUSSR paranoid and insecure; exaggerated threats to justify internal repression and cautious expansion
- BIntent on spreading Soviet influence beyond Eastern Europe
- CNo one was to blame, it was a result of miscommunication
- DMarxist-Leninist ideology called for spread of communism on a world scale; ideology as basis for Soviet expansion
- ESoviet policy fundamentally hostile; would only cooperate with West when necessary
29What are the limitations of the Revisionist school of thought?
- AExaggeration of the economic concerns of American policy makers
- BUS not in desperate need of foreign markets and they enjoyed an abundance of indigenous national resources
- CMinimising of American culpability ignores the fact that the Cold War originated because of a conflict between two different states' competing visions for peace and security in a postwar world
- DUS behaviour may have increased the level of mistrust but those who see it as a purely American failure do not appreciate the underlying antagonism between the two nations - underlying fundamental differences, diverging interests, etc
- EPays too little attention to the legitimate security needs of the USSR
- FTheory ignores the fact that Soviet behaviour gave rise to shifts in US policy
30The post-revisionist school of thought argues:
- AThe Cold War was an interactive affair
- BIdeological conflict was the fundamental cause of the Cold War
- CNo one was to blame; it was a result of miscommunication, misjudgement and missed opportunities
- DIt was US economic imperialism that led to the origins of the Cold War
- EIt was Soviet expansionism that triggered the start of the Cold War
31What are the limitations of the Post 1991 debate?
- AExaggeration of the economic concerns of American policy makers
- BNew Cold War History not quite as new as its representatives claimed
- CNot new to see ideology as an important motive force in Soviet foreign policy - this was the very essence of the traditionalist interpretation
- DPays too little attention to the legitimate security needs of the USSR
- EIn the New Cold War History, much more is known about Soviet actions, but once again the new studies are presented in relative isolation, this time without any strong effort to relate soviet actions to the Western actions which were analysed in such detail in the first round
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