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The Marshall Plan
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Questions in this quiz (15)
1What was the Marshall Plan?
- AThe other side to the Truman Doctrine
- BA charity organisation
- CA spy organisation set up by Truman
2Who devised it?
- AGeorge Marshall
- BHarry S. Truman
- CTheodore Roosevelt
3What did it do?
- ADonated money to Western European countries
- BDonated money to European countries
- CDonated money to countries that didn't belong to the USSR
- DDonated money to Eastern European countries
4How much did George Marshall request from Congress for Marshall Aid?
- A$17 billion
- B$1.7 billion
- C$170 million
- D$17 million
- E$1.7 million
5Initially, Congress disagreed with the Marshall Plan because of the amount of money required.
- ATrue
- BFalse
6Initially, Congress disagreed with the Marshall Plan as there were suspicions that countries would use the aid to trade with the USSR
- ATrue
- BFalse
7What made Congress change their minds about Marshall Aid?
- AWhen George Marshall reported the damage done in Europe
- BWhen Czechoslovakia was seized by the communists
- CWhen non-communists in Czechoslovakia were killed
- DWhen the Czechoslovakian leader Jan Masaryk, a supporter of the West, was murdered
- EWhen they realised Stalin was attempting to capture as many European countries as he could
- FWhen George Marshall was shot on a visit to Poland
8When was Marshall Aid given out?
- A1946
- B1947
- C1948
- D1949
- E1952
- F1951
9China's accepting of Marshall Aid angered Stalin
- ATrue
- BFalse
10Stalin was angry when Yugoslavia accepted Marshall Aid
- ATrue
- BFalse
11Why was he angry?
- AHis moustache wasn't as curly as the British moustaches
- BYugoslavia had been a communist country and he was suspicious that the West would try and be allies with them
- COn a map, Yugoslavia formed a bridge between East and West Europe; Stalin didn't want this
- DUSSR and Yugoslavia had an alliance; if this was broken he would be furious
- EYugoslavia had always been independent - so Stalin had always been suspicious - and this was the final straw
- FStalin was angry that nobody had accepted his 'Stalin Aid'
12What did Stalin do to Tito, leader of Yugoslavia, as a result?
- ATito was shot by Soviets in 1948
- BTito was expelled from Cominform in 1948
- CTito was invaded by Soviets in 1948
- DTito was expelled from Cominform in 1949
13What did Stalin view Marshall Aid as?
- AA scam
- BBribery
- CA loan, not a donation
14What were USA's interests for giving Marshall Aid?
- AThey believed communism thrived where there was poverty, so giving money would hold this back
- BThey wanted to increase trade with Europe to avoid another depression
- CThey wanted to be the hero and show up Stalin
- DIf they could gain the trust of Europe, they could control their markets so they had more power over there
15Marshall Aid increased suspicions between USA and USSR
- ATrue
- BFalse
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- A quiz testing knowledge of the Marshall Plan/ Marshall Aid
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- Created on 5 Jan 2014 · updated on 13 Jan 2017
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