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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat two countries became superpowers after the war?US and CanadaUS and Soviet UnionUS and ItalyUS and Germany
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat Russian leader was at Yalta and PotsdamLeninPutinStalinNicholas II
- 3. Multiple Choice
Who was United States president at the end of the war?
Roosevelt
Eisenhower
Truman
Kennedy
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat organization in New York was created after the war?girls scouts of americaUnited Nationsplanned parenthoodpotsdam conference
- 5. Multiple Choice
This first conference held in February of 1945 showed agreement and compromise with the "Big-Three"
Yalta Conference
Munich Conference
Potsdam Conference
WWII Conference
- 6. Multiple Choice
This conference held in the summer of 1945 showed growing tension between the U.S. and U.S.S.R.
Yalta Conference
Munich Conference
Potsdam Conference
WWII Conference
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which of the following countries was NOT part of the "Big-Three"
United States
Soviet Union
France
Great Britain
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which country wanted to promote free elections in nations under Soviet control in Eastern Europe?
United States
Soviet Union (USSR)
France
Great Britain
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these is linked to Communism?Business and property privately ownedAll Industry is run by the state
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these is linked to Communism?It is a democracyIt is a dictatorship
- 11. Multiple ChoiceAt which conference was it agreed that Stalin would enter war with JapanPotsdamYalta
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWho was the president of the USA at the Yalta conference?RooseveltTrumanBush
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat had changed since Yalta for the start of the Potsdam conferenceAppeasement had endedPoland had been capturedUSA had tested atomic bombCommunism had failed
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhat did the three countries disagree over at Potsdam?The reparations Germany should payThe size of BerlinThe strength of AustriaHow many troops Germany should have
- 15. Multiple ChoiceHarry Truman replaces F.D.R.PotsdamYalta
- 16. Multiple ChoiceThe ideological difference between the United States and the Soviet Union resulted in which conflict?The Cold WarWWIIThe Great WarThe Seven Years War
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhich idea most accurately describes a communist country?People elect leaders to represent them in the governmentThe government is small and has little influence over the peoplePeople are wealthy and have the freedom to do whatever they wantThe government controls the economy and gives the people very little freedom
- 18. Multiple Choice
This meeting in 1944 included the leaders of USA, USSR and the UK and made plans for the aftermath of WWII.
The HUAC
The International Monetary Fund
The Yalta Conferecne
The National Security Council
- 19. Multiple Choice
What Russian leader was at Yalta and Potsdam?
Lenin
Putin
Stalin
Nicholas II
- 20. Multiple Choice
What had changed since Yalta for the start of the Potsdam conference?
Appeasement had ended
Poland had been captured
USA had tested atomic bomb
Communism had failed
- 21. Multiple ChoiceCapitalism:An economic system based on the private ownership of property, business and industry. In a capitalist state the government has little role to play in the economy.A political and economic theory that adheres to the notion of a classless society based on public ownership of most property, business and industry.A political philosophy that government should be chosen by the people through free elections with the participation of an unlimited number of political parties.An economic and political ideology that advocates state (government) ownership and control of the means of production. According to socialism, the needs of the community must come before the needs of the individual.
- 22. Multiple ChoiceDemocracy:An economic system based on the private ownership of property, business and industry. In a capitalist state the government has little role to play in the economy.A political and economic theory that adheres to the notion of a classless society based on public ownership of most property, business and industry.A political philoshophy that government should be chosen by the people through free elections with the participation of an unlimited number of political parties.An economic and political ideology that advocates state (government) ownership and control of the means of production. According to socialism, the needs of the community must come before the needs of the individual.
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following was a key decisions made at the Yalta Conference in Feb. 1945?to begin a two front war with the D-Day invasionthe division of Germany into four zones of occupation (French, British, American, Soviet)the decision to drop the atomic bomb on Japanpicking a new name for Germany
- 24. Multiple ChoiceWhat term did Churchill create to describe USSR's control of Eastern Europe?Iron ladyIron curtainIron horseIron Cindy
- 25. Multiple Choice
Which two former allies became rivals after WWII?
U.S.S.R and U.S
U.S.S.R and Germany
U.S. and France
France and Great Britain
- 26. Multiple Choice
The Soviet Union operates under which form of government?
Dictatorship
Democracy
Communism
Capitalism
- 27. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these is linked to Capitalism?The rights of individuals is less important than the good of society as a wholeBeing free of government control is more important than everyone being equal
- 28. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these countries was NOT a superpower after WW2?USSRUKUSA
- 29. Multiple ChoiceWhat policy did the USA follow in the 1920's and 1930's?ContainmentIsolationismKevinismSoloism
- 30. Multiple ChoiceAt which conference was it agreed that Germany would be split into 4 zones?YaltaMunichPotsdam
- 31. Multiple ChoiceThe Truman doctrineWould bomb countries threatened with communismGive money or supplies to countries threatened with communismWas concerned only with making America great again
- 32. Multiple ChoiceThe USSR createdThe league of NationsNATOWarsaw Pact
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