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Thursday 2 February 2017

Superpower . Cold War & Korea · QUESTIONS (Illustrated History USA, pg 117-120)

                

  1. In what year was the USA the Superpower in the world ? Why do you think it was? (not mentioned in the text)
  2. Who was the 2nd superpower? What part of Europe did they control?
  3. How was the frontier between the west & the communist block called?
  4. How was the relationship between the USA & Russia?
  5. How would you define the Cold War?
  6. How did the Marshall plan start?
  7. How did it work? Was it effective?
  8. Where was the boundary between the two Koreas?
  9. Into how many zones was Germany at the beginning and in the end?
  10. How did the Russians react when the Americans created a new currency  for Germany? Why?
  11. What happened after  that?
  12. How did the Americans and British do after that?
  13. What was the consequence of the end of the Berlin blockade?
  14. Why did America’s plan to create a united Korea fail? Explain.
  15. When did the Korean war end? Name the two reasons for it.
  16. Who decided to create NATO? Why?
  17. What does NATO mean?
  18. When and where was it signed?       

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