GCSE History: The Cold War

Question 1

What term describes the period of political and military tension between the USA and USSR from 1947 to 1991?

Accepted Answer

The Cold War

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World War III

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The Space Race

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The Iron Curtain

Question 2

What was the Truman Doctrine (1947)?

Accepted Answer

A US policy to provide military and economic aid to countries threatened by communism.

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A US plan to rebuild war-torn European economies.

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A Soviet policy to spread communism worldwide.

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An agreement to share nuclear technology between the USA and UK.

Question 3

Which event in 1949 shocked the West and intensified the Cold War?

Accepted Answer

The USSR successfully testing its first atomic bomb

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The Berlin Blockade

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The formation of NATO

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The Marshall Plan being announced

Question 4

What was the purpose of the Marshall Plan (1948)?

Accepted Answer

To rebuild European economies to prevent the spread of communism.

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To create a military alliance against the USSR.

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To divide Germany into four occupation zones.

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To establish the United Nations.

Question 5

What was the Berlin Blockade (1948–49)?

Accepted Answer

The Soviet Union cutting off all road and rail access to West Berlin.

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The USA blocking Soviet ships from entering Berlin.

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West Germany closing its border with East Germany.

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The construction of the Berlin Wall.

Question 6

NATO was formed in 1949 as a military alliance primarily to counter which threat?

Accepted Answer

Soviet communist expansion

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Japanese aggression

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Chinese expansion

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German rearmament