Lesson 2

2 The development of the Cold War Quiz: Pearson Edexcel History, Unit 12

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The 20 questions

  1. Which doctrine of 1947 is named in the spec as shaping US–Soviet relations?

    • The Carter Doctrine
    • The Brezhnev Doctrine
    • The Truman Doctrine
    • The Monroe Doctrine

  2. Which 1947 plan supported European recovery in the spec?

    • The Morgenthau Plan
    • The Marshall Plan
    • The Dawes Plan
    • The Schlieffen Plan

  3. In which year was NATO formed, according to the spec?

    • 1949
    • 1947
    • 1968
    • 1955

  4. In which year was Comecon formed, according to the spec?

    • 1956
    • 1949
    • 1947
    • 1955

  5. Which economic organisation was formed by the Soviet bloc in 1949?

    • Warsaw Pact
    • EEC
    • Cominform
    • Comecon

  6. What name is given to the 1948-1949 Berlin crisis transport method?

    • The pipeline
    • The convoy
    • The railway
    • The airlift

  7. Which democratic West German state was established in 1949?

    • GDR
    • Prussia
    • Weimar
    • FRG

  8. How was Berlin divided after the war, as the spec describes?

    • Into UN districts
    • Into counties
    • Into zones
    • Into provinces

  9. What major geopolitical division resulted from the 1948 Berlin Crisis?

    • Collapse of Italy
    • Division of Germany
    • Partition of France
    • Division of Poland

  10. Which Soviet-led organisation was set up in 1947 according to the spec?

    • Comecon
    • NATO
    • Cominform
    • The Warsaw Pact

  11. Why is a single-cause explanation of the Cold War rejected?

    • Multiple developments
    • Lack of records
    • Economic unity
    • Secret diplomacy

  12. Which US policy of containment was introduced in 1947?

    • Eisenhower Doctrine
    • Nixon Doctrine
    • Monroe Doctrine
    • Truman Doctrine

  13. A country joins a Western military alliance in 1949. Which spec organisation does this match?

    • NATO
    • The Warsaw Pact
    • Cominform
    • Comecon

  14. In which years did the Berlin blockade and airlift take place?

    • 1961 to 1962
    • 1950 to 1951
    • 1948 to 1949
    • 1945 to 1946

  15. What is the end year for Key Topic 1 on the origins of the Cold War?

    • 1961
    • 1958
    • 1953
    • 1968

  16. Which statement correctly pairs an organisation with its date?

    • Comecon, 1949
    • Warsaw Pact, 1947
    • Cominform, 1949
    • NATO, 1947

  17. Which alliance was formed by Western nations in response to Cold War tensions?

    • NATO
    • League
    • Entente
    • Axis

  18. With which alliance was the Federal Republic of Germany aligned?

    • Soviet bloc
    • Warsaw Pact
    • Non-aligned
    • Western alliance

  19. What divided East and West Europe in the late 1940s?

    • Doctrines and alliances
    • Military occupation only
    • Peace treaties alone
    • Direct democratic votes

  20. Which two blocs of states emerged during the late 1940s?

    • Democratic and Monarchist
    • Neutral and Fascist
    • Axis and Allies
    • Western and Soviet

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