Year 6
Why did the USA and the USSR enter a cold war?
Year 6
Why did the USA and the USSR enter a cold war?
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- In this lesson, we will learn about the power vacuum that was left in central Europe following the defeat of Germany in the Second World War. We will learn how two competing ideologies, capitalism and communism, competed for influence across Europe and the rest of the world.
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5 Questions
Q1.
The Germans defeated Russia in Stalingrad.
True
Q2.
When did Adolf Hitler become chancellor of Germany?
1924
1929
1939
Q3.
The USA entered the Second World War after which event?
The Battle of Britain.
The defeat of France.
The invasion of Poland.
Q4.
In which year did World War 2 end?
1939
1944
1947
Q5.
Fighting during the Second World War only took place in Europe.
True
6 Questions
Q1.
About how much money did the USA give to European countries through the Marshall Plan?
$17 million
$7 billion
$7 million
Q2.
Who took over as President of the United States of America after Franklin D Roosevelt died?
Dwight D Eisenhower
Winston Churchill
Woodrow Wilson
Q3.
Which countries took control of Germany after its defeat in 1945? (Select four).
Austria
Poland
Switzerland
Q4.
What was the name of the organisation that replaced the League of Nations?
NATO
The Allies
The Soviet Union
Q5.
What did Winston Churchill call the boundary between NATO countries in Western Europe and the USSR?
The Curtain of Peace
The Invisible Curtain
The Iron Line
Q6.
In 1948 Stalin blocked all supplies to Western Berlin from the USA and western powers.
False