Cold war mega quiz!

Round 1. Background

  1. What is communism?
  2. What is capitalism?
  3. Who benefits form this system?
  4. What s democracy?
  5. What word beginning with I are comm, cap, examples of? ideology
  6. What systems did USA and USSR represent?
  7. Why was USA scared of USSR?
  8. What colour is comm associated with?
  9. What symbol is used by comm?
  10. Who was the leader of Russian rev?

Round 2. WW2

  1. Who was allied against Hitler in WW2?
  2. Complete the phrase: my enemy’s enemy….
  3. Explain why the Soviets were resentful towards the other allies during ww2
  4. Who gave time, money and blood?
  5. What is the name of the conference the allies met at before the war was officially over?
  6. What was Stalin granted at this conference?
  7. Who were the big three who attended?
  8. What did they agree would happen to Germany?
  9. Why was it easy for Stalin to occupy eastern European countries?
  10. Which country did Stalin set up a puppet communist government in?
  11. What was the name of the 2nd conference at the end of ww2?
  12. Who were the new big 3?
  13. What ‘bombshell’ did Truman drop on Stalin?
  14. Give 2 examples of what the allies disagreed over – Germany (to cripple or not) reparations, soviet policy in eastern Europe
  15. What metaphorical division of Europe did Churchill speak about?
  16. Which country’s PM did Stalin have the ear of? CZ
  17. Name a communist country not under Stalin’s sphere of influence –Yugoslavia

Round 3. Growing tensions

  1. What is the name of the policy use by Americans to stop comm spreading?
  2. Which European country did USA intervene with their civil war? Greece
  3. What was Truman’s stance on comm called? Truman doctrine
  4. What 2 categories did he divide the world into? Free, not free
  5. What was the financial aid from the Americans called?
  6. Why did they give money to Europe?
  7. How did Stalin respond to this?
  8. How much money did Truman offer? $17 billion
  9. What city did Stalin impose a blockade on?
  10. How long did it last? 10 months
  11. What years? 48-49
  12. How often did allied planes land? every 3 mins
  13. Give 2 things that were sent over – newspaper, fuel, medicine, food
  14. What did USA set up to secure co-op? NATO
  15. What did the soviets establish in response? Warsaw pact

Round 4. Cuba

  1. What was the name of the old Cuban leader?
  2. What was he relate to USA like?
  3. Who was he overthrown by?
  4. What did the new Cuban leader do to annoy the Americans?
  5. What year did America invade Cuba? 1961
  6. Where did the US troops land?
  7. Why was it a failure?
  8. What country did the US have missile in close to Russia?
  9. What was name of new soviet leader who put missiles in Cuba?
  10. Give 2 possible options JFK had when missiles were discovered
  11. What did he choose to do?
  12. What was the difference between the 2 letters sent by k?
  13. What radical thing did bobby k suggest to do about the letters?
  14. What did the soviet destroy of the Americans that nearly resulted in all out war?
  15. What secret deal the 2 leaders make?
  16. How did soviet leader announce he accepted us terms?
  17. Give onepositive outcome for USA
  18. Give onenegative outcome for USA
  19. Give one positive outcome for USSR
  20. Give one negative outcome for USSR