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Unit 2: The changing world order (1945 to 2010)
Quick questions on Origins of the Cold War 1945-1949: VCE Modern History Unit 2
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What is salami tactics in Eastern Europe?Show answer
Between 1945 and 1948, communists used "salami tactics" (Matyas Rakosi's phrase) to slice opposition parties out of coalition governments. The pattern: communists took the interior ministry (controlling the police), discredited rival leaders, then engineered single-list elections.
What is the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (4 April 1949)?Show answer
The Brussels Treaty (17 March 1948), signed by Britain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg, was a five-power defence pact. Negotiations to expand it into a transatlantic alliance produced the North Atlantic Treaty, signed in Washington on 4 April 1949 by 12 states (the Brussels Five plus the US, Canada, Italy, Portugal, Denmark, Norway and Iceland).
What is q1?Show answer
"The United States was more responsible than the USSR for the origins of the Cold War." To what extent do you agree? [10 marks]
What is q2?Show answer
Explain the significance of the Marshall Plan (1947). [4 marks]
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Analyse how 1949 institutionalised the division of Europe. [6 marks]
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