2: Developing tensions up to 1948

Question 1

What was Kennan, the writer of the ‘Long Telegram’s, attitude towards communism?

Answer 1

It was an uncompromising in its threat to the free world

Question 2

When was Kennan’s ‘Long Telegram’?

Answer 2

22nd February 1946

Question 3

When was the ‘Iron Curtain’ speech?

Answer 3

6th March 1946

Question 4

What was Stalin’s response to the ‘Iron Curtain’ speech?

Answer 4

‘Churchill now stands as a firebrand of war’

Says that the Soviet Union are only trying to ensure their security

Question 5

Give 2 motives of Truman when announcing the Truman doctrine?

Answer 5

To stop the USSR from intervening in the Greek civil war
To protect democracy
To demonise the Soviet Union
To threaten the USSR with their power
To present itself as a protector against the enemy
As a step towards Marshall Aid and containment

Question 6

When was Cominform set up?

Answer 6

September 1947

Question 7

Why was Cominform set up?

Answer 7

To consolidate Soviet influence

Question 8

Who wrote the ‘Long Telegram’?

Answer 8

George Kennan