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Question 1
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When was the Potsdam Conference?
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July/August 1944
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July/August 1945
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July/August 1946
Question 2
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Where is Potsdam?
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Poland, near Warsaw
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Ukraine, the Crimea
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Germany, outside Berlin
Question 3
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Who attended the Potsdam Conference?
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Roosevelt
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Truman
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Churchill (for a short time)
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De Gaulle
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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
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The War in Europe was over
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The Soviet Red army 'occupied' most of Eastern Europe
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The USA now had a 'hardline anti communist' as President
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The Soviet's were setting up a communist government in Poland
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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'
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'No one puts the USA in the corner'
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'Win, draw, lose, we must win'
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'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
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Passive
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Uncompromising (get tough)
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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
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Aggressive
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Acrimonious
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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
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What do do with Germany
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What to do with Poland
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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.
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- 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
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He had to compromise with the West or risk another war
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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
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The USSR should have no reparations
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The USSR would give up demands for reparations if they could have communist controlled governments in Eastern Europe
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