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  1. Q1. Which 1945 wartime conference attended by the 'Big Three' resulted in the agreement to divide Germany into four occupational zones?
  2. Q2. What was the primary objective of the Truman Doctrine, announced in 1947?
  3. Q3. Who coined the phrase 'Iron Curtain' during a 1946 speech in Fulton, Missouri, to describe the division of Europe?
  4. Q4. The Marshall Plan was officially known as the:
  5. Q5. Which American diplomat sent the 'Long Telegram' from Moscow in 1946, outlining the policy of containment?
  6. Q6. The Soviet response to the Marshall Plan, intended to coordinate the economies of Eastern European socialist states, was known as:
  7. Q7. What was the immediate cause of the 1948 Berlin Blockade?
  8. Q8. How did the Western Allies respond to the Soviet blockade of West Berlin in 1948–1949?
  9. Q9. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was established in 1949 as a:
  10. Q10. What 1955 military alliance was formed by the Soviet Union and its satellite states in response to West Germany joining NATO?
  11. Q11. Which of the following was a key outcome of the Potsdam Conference in July 1945?
  12. Q12. The 'Percentage Agreement' was an informal deal regarding the post-war division of influence in the Balkans between which two leaders?
  13. Q13. Which body was created in 1947 to coordinate US foreign policy and advise the President on domestic and foreign matters related to national security?
  14. Q14. What 1950 document argued for a massive increase in US defense spending to counter the Soviet threat?
  15. Q15. The term 'Satellite State' refers to a country that is:
  16. Q16. Which event in Czechoslovakia in 1948 served as a 'wake-up call' to the West regarding Soviet expansionist intentions?
  17. Q17. What was the significance of the 1949 Chinese Communist Revolution for the Cold War?
  18. Q18. In the context of the early Cold War, what did the 'Baruch Plan' propose?
  19. Q19. The 1947 'Cominform' was established by the Soviet Union to:
  20. Q20. Which major event in 1949 ended the American monopoly on nuclear weapons?