5.6.1 - Who was to blame for the start of the Cold War - The Soviet Union

Question 1

Chapter 5.6.1 - Was the Soviet Union to blame for the start of the cold war

Answer 1

was the soviet union to blame for the start of the cold war

Question 2

What was the Soviet Union by nature?

Answer 2

Expansionist

Question 3

What did Stalin annex in 1940?

Answer 3

The Baltic States

Question 4

What was set up in 1919 to promote the idea of a worldwide communist revolution?

Answer 4

The Communist International/COMINTERN

Question 5

What had Stalin not implemented?

Answer 5

Agreements made at Yalta with regards to Poland

Question 6

What were countries liberated by the Red Army forced to adopt?

Answer 6

Communist regimes - elections were rigged to ensure communist victories

Question 7

What two events showed the West that Stalin was not to be trusted?

Answer 7

• Katyn massacres
• Arrest of the London Poles in 1945

Question 8

How many Soviet citizens died in prison camps between 1936 and 1950?

Answer 8

Upwards of 12 million

Question 9

What was Roosevelt’s mistake in dealing with Stalin?

Answer 9

He treated Stalin as another politician with which he could make deals