Starter quiz
- Write the missing word. ______ is information, especially of a biased nature, used to promote a political cause or point of view.
- 'Propaganda' ✓
- Which of the following countries was communist?
- France
- UK
- USA
- USSR ✓
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- Other than the Soviet Union, whcich other country was considered a superpower during the Cold War?
- France
- Germany
- UK
- USA ✓
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- Which country was divided and occupied at the end of WW2?
- Britain
- France
- Germany ✓
- Italy
- Spain
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- Which city was blockaded by the USSR from 1948-49?
- Berlin ✓
- Budapest
- Prague
- Vienna
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- Staring with the earliest, sort the following into chronological order.
- 1⇔Potsdam Conference
- 2⇔Berlin Blockade
- 3⇔East and West Germany formed
- 4⇔West Germany joined NATO
- 5⇔U-2 Crisis
Exit quiz
- Write the missing keyword. A person has acted ______ if they make a decision by themselves without trying to gain other people's approval first.
- 'unilaterally' ✓
- Write the missing word. ______ Germany suffered from a refugee problem and 'brain drain' during the 1950s.
- 'East' ✓
- Which country took the decision to construct the Berlin Wall?
- East Germany
- West Germany
- USA
- USSR ✓
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- Write the missing word. In October 1961, there was an armed standoff between US and Soviet tanks in Berlin at Checkpoint ______.
- 'Charlie' ✓
- Which statement is most accurate?
- The USA supported the construction of the Berlin Wall.
- The USA fought to block the construction of the Berlin Wall.
- The USA criticised but accepted the construction of the Berlin Wall. ✓
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- Starting with the earliest, sort the following events into chronological order.
- 1⇔East and West German states founded
- 2⇔3 million East Germans fled to the West
- 3⇔Khrushchev issued his Berlin Ultimatum
- 4⇔Summit meetings failed to deliver a diplomatic agreement over Berlin's future
- 5⇔USSR built the Berlin Wall
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Key learning points
- East Germany suffered from a 'brain drain'.
- Khrushchev produced the Berlin Ultimatum in 1958.
- The USSR constructed the Berlin Wall in 1961.
- The USA did not attempt to block the construction of the Berlin Wall.
- The USA used the Berlin Wall as a symbol in its propaganda.
Common misconception
The USA fought to prevent the construction of the Berlin Wall.
The USA believed that the construction of the wall meant they would no longer be threatened in West Berlin and used it as a valuable propaganda symbol.
Keywords
Refugee - someone who has been forced to leave their home country because of war, persecution, natural disaster, or violence, and seeks safety in another country
Propaganda - information, especially of a biased nature, used to promote a political cause or point of view
Espionage - acts related to spying
Ultimatum - a demand that if rejected will bring about an end of peaceful talks and could lead to forceful action
Unilaterally - a way of acting or making important decisions alone and without waiting for others to agree
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