1.2 The Development Of The Cold War

Question 1

What was truman most worried about?

Answer 1

Domino theory , spread of communism

Question 2

When was the truman doctrine?

Answer 2

March 1947

Question 3

What was the truman doctrine?

Answer 3

Usa pledged to support any nation threatened by a communist takeover. This support could be diplomatic, military or financial. It was a containment policy of communism , as they were concerned about greece and turkey falling to the soviets.

Question 4

What was the marshall plan?

Answer 4

Promised $13 billion(trillion today) to aid european countries fighting communism . Countries will trade freely with the us and the aid forces the countries to reject communism. It also helped economies recover after ww2.

Question 5

What did stalin call the marshall plan?

Answer 5

Dollar imperialism , it meant the us were buying support rather than their ideas earning it.

Question 6

What was the ussr reaction to truman doctrine?

Answer 6

Cominform and comecon

Question 7

When was the marshall plan released?

Answer 7

June 1947

Question 8

When was cominform ?

Answer 8

1947

Question 9

What was cominform ?

Answer 9

Set up to bring together all european communist parties and place them under ussrs control:

• used to make eastern bloc countries to reject marshall aid
• allowed for stalin to gain control of their governments

Question 10

When was comecon?

Answer 10

1949

Question 11

What was comecon?

Answer 11

Countered the marshall plan by nationalising industries, collectivising agriculture and offering economic aid. An economic trading bloc was created , meaning all eastern bloc countries economies depended on the ussr. Wanted to stop capitalist influence

Question 12

What did stalin want comecon and cominform helped?

Answer 12

Encourage econommic development in eastern europe and discourage trade with the west

Question 13

What was triizonia?

Answer 13

The three section of germany that joined up . They were occupied by france , britain and the usa

Question 14

How could the allies get to berlin?

Answer 14

By way of road , rail and canal

Question 15

What caused the berlin blockade?

Answer 15

Stalin wanted gemernay to remain weak , unthreatening and as a buffer between it and the west . He rapidly lost patience with the way the west were acting in berlin and decided to push them out

Question 16

What is a buffer zone

Answer 16

An area giving someone protection against a threat, e.g. the USSR wanted a buffer zone around them after being invaded by Germany in both World Wars.

Question 17

What were the west doing to annoy stalin?

Answer 17

• using money from marshall aid , helping germany rebuild their economy . Learnt from treaty of versailles not to make germany weak, so introduced a stable currency and more jobs
• supplied goods to german shops for workers to buy , nice way of showing capitalist prosperity
• formed trizonia and stalin thought they were ganging up on him

Question 18

How did stalin create a blockade?

Answer 18

• stopped railway access
• he stopped roads
• stopped anyone leaving or entering west berlin

Question 19

What did the berlin blockade mean for west berlin?

Answer 19

• berlin could only be accessed by air
• food shortages , only had enough for 36 days
• lack of basic goods like fuel and medicine

Question 20

How did the west react to he berlin blockade?

Answer 20

Berlin airlift

Question 21

What was the berlin airlift?

Answer 21

Way of avoiding direct retaliation which would lead to war. 275000 flights transported 1.5 million tons pf supplies and a plane landed every 3 minutes.it cost america $350 million

Question 22

When was the berlin crisis?

Answer 22

June 1948-may 1949

Question 23

Why could stalin not shoot donw the planes?

Answer 23

Us told him they had an atomic bonb ready if he did

Question 24

What did the berlin blockade lead too?

Answer 24

Divided germany , west germany (federal republic of germany) and east germany(german democratic republic)

Question 25

What was nato?

Answer 25

western military alliance created in 1949. Created as it showed how unprepared the west were to eastern agression. All members would respond if a nation in it was attacked

Question 26

What was the warsaw pact?

Answer 26

Opposition to nato , military alliance bwteen eastern bloc countries. Main aims were to improve defensive capabilities of eastern europe and its relations. Created in 1955

Question 27

When did the ussr drop its first atomic bomb?

Answer 27

1949 , usa no longer had a monopoly on atomic bombs

Question 28

What was the significance of the berlin crisis?

Answer 28

1. Cold war got worse
2. Iron curtain became permanent
3. Military alliances created
4. Arms race began
5. Propaganda success for the us