Take this Quiz: A-Level History: Cold War Origins, 1944–53 | Zestly

Question 1

At the Yalta Conference in February 1945, which specific agreement regarding the future of Poland caused significant friction between the Western Allies and the Soviet Union?

Accepted Answer

The reorganization of the Lublin government to include 'democratic' leaders from abroad

Question 2

Which of the following actions were central to the Soviet 'salami tactics' used to consolidate control over Eastern European states between 1945 and 1948?

Accepted Answer

Systematically isolating and discrediting non-communist political leaders

Question 3

What was the primary strategic objective of the Marshall Plan (European Recovery Program) as articulated by the United States in 1947?

Accepted Answer

To stabilize European economies to prevent the spread of communist influence

Question 4

How did the Soviet Union and its satellite states respond to the implementation of the Marshall Plan?

Answer

By joining the plan to secure industrial machinery for the Eastern Bloc

Answer

By establishing the Cominform to coordinate communist party activities

Answer

By proposing a rival economic union that included the United States

Answer

By creating the Comecon to integrate the economies of the Eastern Bloc

Question 5

In the context of the Berlin Blockade (1948-1949), what was the primary catalyst for the Soviet decision to cut off land access to West Berlin?

Answer

The introduction of the Deutsche Mark in the Western zones of Germany

Answer

The formal signing of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) charter

Answer

The announcement of the Truman Doctrine in March 1947

Answer

The successful testing of the first Soviet atomic bomb