Author Question: In 1945, Joseph Stalin's vision of a postwar world in which great powers would control strategic ... (Read 53 times)

melly21297 · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

In early 1945 at the Yalta Conference,

A. Joseph Stalin refused to agree to Roosevelt and Churchill's plans for the United Nations.

B. it was agreed that the Soviet Union should regain land lost in the 1904 Russo-Japanese War.

C. Joseph Stalin withdrew a promise to enter the Pacific war.

D. Winston Churchill left early in a dispute with Stalin.

E. Franklin Roosevelt was too ill to attend.

Question 2

In designing the structure of the new United Nations, planners called for

A. a General Assembly in which select nations would have voting rights.

B. Germany and Japan to be added to the Security Council after 25 years.

C. the president of the UN to be selected from one of the five major powers.

D. each nation on the Security Council to have veto power over the others.

E. membership to be limited to one hundred nations.

Question 3

At the Tehran Conference in late 1943,

A. Winston Churchill agreed to enter the war in the Pacific as soon as Germany was defeated.

B. Franklin Roosevelt knew Joseph Stalin urgently needed American aid in fighting Germany.

C. Franklin Roosevelt urged Joseph Stalin to postpone his westward offensive.

D. it was agreed that Poland should be put under Soviet control after the war.

E. Franklin Roosevelt promised an Anglo-American second front within six months.

Question 4

When President Truman ordered the use of the atomic bomb he believed he was making a simple military decision.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

Question 5

In 1945, Joseph Stalin's vision of a postwar world in which great powers would control strategic areas of interest was largely shared by

A. Harry Truman.

B. Winston Churchill.

C. Charles de Gaulle.

D. Franklin Roosevelt.

E. Mao Zedong.