10.1: the aftermath of WW2 - Q -

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AGE 10. The Time of Television and Computers

10.1: The aftermath of World War 2

and the beginning of the Cold War

Practise Questions

                       Drag the names of the leaders and the flags of their countries to the correct person in the picture.

Churchill

Stalin

Roosevelt

1a. Write down two decisions made in Yalta

1b. Compare the decisions in Yalta to those of the Treaty of Versailles after WW1.

In both agreements Germany was occupied by allied forces

1. TRUE
2. FALSE

1c. Compare the decisions in Yalta to those of the Treaty of Versailles after WW1.

In both agreements Germany was to become democratic

1. TRUE
2. FALSE

1d. Compare the decisions in Yalta to those of the Treaty of Versailles after WW1.

In both agreements Germany needed to give up all its colonies

1. TRUE
2. FALSE

Which wars were fought on Russian territory?

1. World War I and World War II
2. The Korean War and Vietnam War
3. The Gulf War and Iraq War
4. The Spanish Civil War and the Mexican-American War

Why did the USA and Soviet Union become distrustful after World War II?

1. The USA and Soviet Union had different economic systems
2. The Soviet Union refused to join the UN
3. Stalin refused to allow free elections in Eastern Europe
4. The USA refused to share nuclear technology

How did Stalin view the satellite states?

1. As a buffer against European attacks
2. As a way to expand Soviet territory
3. As a way to gain economic power
4. As a way to spread communism

What did Stalin promise at the Yalta conference?

1. To give up Soviet satellite states
2. An alliance with the USA
3. Free elections in Eastern Europe
4. A declaration of war on Germany

What were satellite states?

1. Officially independent but under full control
2. Countries that are geographically close
3. Countries that have a military alliance
4. Countries that launch satellites into space

2a. Watch 2 minutes from the next video. 

Each figure (man) represents 1,000 casualties!

What conclusion can you draw from the fragment you just saw?

(ps, you can watch the full video at the end of this lesson)

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2b. How could Stalin have used this conclusion in negotiations with the western allies about the role of the Soviet union in a post war Europe?

3a. Why did Stalin not keep his promises made during the Yalta Conference? Use the key word ‘satellite states’ in your answer.

3b. Which of these answers best describes the Buffer Zone that Stalin wanted?

1. countries that will be communist in order to spread communism more easily across Europe
2. countries acting as a safety zone, catching the first blow during an enemy attack.
3. countries that can supply resources to the Soviet Union during an attack from the West.
4. countries that are willing to attack Germany in a future war

4a. Watch the video clip.
Who is the man giving the speech?

1. Stalin
2. Roosevelt
3. Truman
4. Churchill

4b. Watch the video clip.
Which eastern European capital is NOT mentioned?

1. Berlin
2. Prague
3. Moscow
4. Budapest

4c. In the speech what is made clear about the power of countries behind the Iron Curtain?

4. True or False?

The Iron Curtain is a figure of speech. It is not really a large curtain made of iron.

1. TRUE
2. FALSE

5. What do you think the word "iron" in Iron Curtain refers to?

6a. True or False?

The Truman Doctrine was meant to avoid more countries having a communist government

1. TRUE
2. FALSE

6b. True or False?

The Truman Doctrine stated that the USA would
wage war against every communist country.

1. TRUE
2. FALSE

6c. True or False?

According to Marshall, poverty could lead to communism.

1. TRUE
2. FALSE

6d. True or False?

Marshall refused to offer Marshall aid to Eastern bloc countries.

1. TRUE
2. FALSE

6. In the text you can read: "Marshall saw that poverty was a pathway to communism".
Explain this reasoning

A: Berlin in 1948

B: Germany in 1948

Map A

Map B

7. Study map A and B.
Explain the situation in both maps in your own words

8a. True or False?

Capitalist West Berlin was surrounded by a communist state.

1. TRUE
2. FALSE

8b. True or False?

People who lived in West Berlin could travel freely to the western occupation zones

1. TRUE
2. FALSE

8c. True or False?

People who lived in the Soviet Zone of Berlin could not travel to any of the western zones

1. TRUE
2. FALSE

9a. Watch the video about the American Airlift
How often did American airplanes land in West Berlin?

1. once every 30 seconds
2. once every 30 minutes
3. once every 30 hours
4. once every 30 days

9b. Why do you think Stalin tried to take
control over West Berlin?

9c. How did the USA respond to the Berlin Blockade?

10. Read "Two German States"
A sentence from the text:
"Side by side these two nations offered a perfect way to compare the two major economic systems in the world. "
Explain this sentence in your own words.

11a. Why was the Berlin Wall built?

1. To prevent people from West-Berlin entering East Berlin
2. To protect East Berlin against possible invasion.
3. To prevent people from East Berlin entering West Berlin.
4. To protect the communist economy of East Germany.

11b. True or False?

The Berlin Wall and the Iron Curtain are two different words for the same barrier

1. TRUE
2. FALSE

source A

The brother of the deceased is standing with his family on a ladder in West Berlin and, in this way, takes part in the funeral. The widow, who lives in East Berlin, has chosen a plot near the control strip. Dated 31st May 1963.

'On what became known as "Barbed Wire Sunday", some awoke to find themselves suddenly trapped in the Soviet sectors, seperated overnight from family, friends and loved ones who happened to live on the other side of the Wall.'

source B

 Article in the Sydney Morning Herald. Date unknown.

12. Read source B and study source A.
Describe the impact of the Wall on the Berlin people.

13a. Though the wall was heavily guarded,
many people tried to flee to West Berlin.
Use the Internet to find out how many
people died crossing the wall.

1. between 10 and 50
2. between 50 and 100
3. between 100 and 300
4. more than 300

13b. US President John F. Kennedy travelled to
West Berlin to show his support to the
inhabitants. Which famous phrase did
Kennedy say at the Wall?

congratulations

congratulations

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