cold war

Question 1

1941

Answer 1

the usa and ussr ended up fighting on the same side of ww2 against the nazis

Question 2

1945

Answer 2

WW2 ended, but the USA and the USSR fell out over plans for the future of the world.

Question 3

1948/49

Answer 3

Between 1945 and 1948, tension between the Superpowers was building gradually.

Question 4

1958

Answer 4

By this year, the uncertainty over the future of Berlin reached crisis point.

Question 5

1961

Answer 5

Two major events in the Cold War happened in this year:

• The Bay of Pigs
• Building the Berlin Wall

Question 6

superpowers

Answer 6

A country is a Superpower when it has military, political, economical and cultural influence over other countries in the world.

Question 7

cold war

Answer 7

A Cold War is a war between two countries/sides when there is no direct fighting involved.

Question 8

arms race

Answer 8

This was the name given to the race for better weapons that developed between the USA and the USSR from 1949 onwards.

Question 9

satellite states

Answer 9

This is the name given to countries in Eastern Europe that had Communist governments after WW2.

Question 10

economic aid

Answer 10

The USA and the USSR began using money to influence the political system of European countries after 1948.

Question 11

1962

Answer 11

This was the year the Cold War came closest to being a real war: The Cuban Missile Crisis.

Question 12

1970s

Answer 12

During the decade, both Superpowers, for selfish reasons tried to calm down tensions in the Cold War.

Question 13

1980s

Answer 13

There was extreme tension between the Superpowers and the US President set out to try and win the Cold War.

Question 14

1991

Answer 14

There was extreme tension between the Superpowers and the US President set out to try and win the Cold War.

Question 15

the crisis over berlin

Answer 15

Berlin (and Germany) was divided into four zones at the end of WW2 by the Superpowers. Tension grew between the Superpowers over the long-term future of the city and the country.

Question 16

the crisis over cuba

Answer 16

In 1961, the USA failed in an attempt to replace the country’s new Communist leader. A consequence of this, was the Cuba became closer allies with the USSR.

Question 17

detente

Answer 17

Detente is a French word that literally means the “easing of tensions”. In the 1970s the USA and the USSR made a series of agreements that sought to ease tensions in their relationship.

Question 18

ronald reagan

Answer 18

He was a particularly important and aggressive American President, who was elected in 1980 to “stand up” to the USSR.

Question 19

mikhail gorbachev

Answer 19

The last leader of the USSR. He was very different and introduced small bits of capitalism to the USSR and made the government more open.