By the end of 1947 the only country left out of the Soviet influence in eastern Europe was _______

(a)

East Germany

(b)

Czechoslovakia

(c)

Greece

(d)

Turkey

Assertion: Stalin criticised Churchill as a warmonger.
Reason: Churchill had earlier called for a western alliance against communism.

(a)

Both A and R are correct; R explains A

(b)

Both A and R are correct; R does not explain A

(c)

A is correct and R is wrong

(d)

A is wrong and R is correct

The term “Cold War” was coined by _______

(a)

Bernard Baruch

(b)

George Orwell

(c)

George Kennan

(d)

Churchill

Assertion: The soviet foreign minister dubbed the Marshall Plan as "dollar imperialism".
Reason: In the Soviet view, Marshall Plan was little more than a ploy to spread American influence.

(a)

Both A and R are correct; R explains A

(b)

Both A and R are correct; R does not explain A

(c)

A is correct and R is wrong

(d)

A is wrong and R is correct

Marshall aid was for the purpose of _________

(a)

Economic reconstruction of Europe

(b)

Protection of capitalistic enterprises.

(c)

Establishment of American hegemony in Europe

(d)

forming a military alliance against Soviet Russia

Truman doctrine advocated ______

(a)

financial aid to stop the spread of communism

(b)

supply of weapons to the insurgents in colonies

(c)

interference in internal affairs of east European countries

(d)

permanent army to UN under US Commander

Arrange the following in chronological order
1) Warsaw Pact
2) CENTO
3) SEATO
4) NATO

(a)

4, 2, 3, 1

(b)

1, 3, 2, 4

(c)

4, 3, 2, 1

(d)

1, 2, 3, 4

The aim of the Baghdad Pact was to _________

(a)

protect England’s leadership in the Middle East

(b)

exploit the oil resources in the region

(c)

prevent communist influence

(d)

destabilise the government in Iraq

US intervention in Lebanon was opposed by _________

(a)

Turkey

(b)

Iraq

(c)

India

(d)

Pakistan

The term “Third World” was coined by ________

(a)

Alfred Sauvy

(b)

Marshall

(c)

Molotov

(d)

Harry Truman