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Question 1
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What was the Marshall Plan?
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The other side to the Truman Doctrine
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A charity organisation
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A spy organisation set up by Truman
Question 2
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Who devised it?
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George Marshall
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Harry S. Truman
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Theodore Roosevelt
Question 3
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What did it do?
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Donated money to Western European countries
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Donated money to European countries
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Donated money to countries that didn't belong to the USSR
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Donated money to Eastern European countries
Question 4
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How much did George Marshall request from Congress for Marshall Aid?
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$17 billion
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$1.7 billion
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$170 million
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$17 million
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$1.7 million
Question 5
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Initially, Congress disagreed with the Marshall Plan because of the amount of money required.
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- True
- False
Question 6
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Initially, Congress disagreed with the Marshall Plan as there were suspicions that countries would use the aid to trade with the USSR
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- True
- False
Question 7
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What made Congress change their minds about Marshall Aid?
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When George Marshall reported the damage done in Europe
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When Czechoslovakia was seized by the communists
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When non-communists in Czechoslovakia were killed
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When the Czechoslovakian leader Jan Masaryk, a supporter of the West, was murdered
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When they realised Stalin was attempting to capture as many European countries as he could
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When George Marshall was shot on a visit to Poland
Question 8
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When was Marshall Aid given out?
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1946
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1947
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1948
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1949
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1952
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1951
Question 9
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China's accepting of Marshall Aid angered Stalin
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- True
- False
Question 10
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Stalin was angry when Yugoslavia accepted Marshall Aid
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- True
- False
Question 11
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Why was he angry?
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His moustache wasn't as curly as the British moustaches
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Yugoslavia had been a communist country and he was suspicious that the West would try and be allies with them
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On a map, Yugoslavia formed a bridge between East and West Europe; Stalin didn't want this
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USSR and Yugoslavia had an alliance; if this was broken he would be furious
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Yugoslavia had always been independent - so Stalin had always been suspicious - and this was the final straw
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Stalin was angry that nobody had accepted his 'Stalin Aid'
Question 12
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What did Stalin do to Tito, leader of Yugoslavia, as a result?
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Tito was shot by Soviets in 1948
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Tito was expelled from Cominform in 1948
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Tito was invaded by Soviets in 1948
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Tito was expelled from Cominform in 1949
Question 13
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What did Stalin view Marshall Aid as?
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A scam
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Bribery
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A loan, not a donation
Question 14
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What were USA's interests for giving Marshall Aid?
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They believed communism thrived where there was poverty, so giving money would hold this back
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They wanted to increase trade with Europe to avoid another depression
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They wanted to be the hero and show up Stalin
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If they could gain the trust of Europe, they could control their markets so they had more power over there
Question 15
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Marshall Aid increased suspicions between USA and USSR
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- True
- False
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