Cold War

Question 1

Causes of the soviet union cold war

Answer 1

Comfkict between the soviet union mistrust between stalin and the britain and us as he believed they delayed the dday landing on purpose so the soviets woul suffer more damage

Question 2

What is communism

Answer 2

Communist comtrolled and owned all property and industries and freedom

Question 3

What is capitalism and give example

Answer 3

Economy could own propert and be wealthy from it example Us

Question 4

Who did stalin imposed communist governments on

Answer 4

Poland czechslovakia hungary

Question 5

What are satellites sites

Answer 5

Countries under control by moscow

Question 6

What is contaiment

Answer 6

When president truman said the us would aid other countries to stop the spread of communism

Question 7

How would the allied powers deal wiyj germany

Answer 7

Germany will be divided into 4 zones

Question 8

What was tge cause of the beekin blockade

Answer 8

Soviets refused to allow the new currency to be used in their zone and they retaliated by cutting all roads railways and canal link to force allies out of city

Question 9

What is operation vittles

Answer 9

Huge operation they flew cargo planes into three airports in west berlin bringing food clothes medical supplies and fuel for over 2.5 million people

Question 10

Results of the berlin blockade

Answer 10

Division in germany became permanent
Republic of germany (west)
Germany democratic republic (east )
Us canada +10 other Western Europe states set up the North Atlantic treaty organisation (nato) military alliance
Arms race began

Question 11

Why did the berlin blockade end

Answer 11

The soviets were prepared to increase pressure on the west but were unwilling to provoke direct military confrontation

Question 12

What governments was north korea and soujth korea

Answer 12

North was communist
Soujth was us backed government

Question 13

Wagt happened on june 1950

Answer 13

North korea invaded the south
Had soviet weapons
Us military supported the south in the war

Question 14

How did the korean aar escalate

Answer 14

Un forces landed at inchon headed towards Chinese border china thought they woukd try invade them so china sent soldiers to help north korea

Question 15

Comseuof the korean war

Answer 15

Division in north korea became permanent
Us was succesful as fgey got the policy of containment
Cold war divided asia

Question 16

What was the cuban missile crisis

Answer 16

Fidel castro led a communist revolution to overthrow the us backed government of cuba

Question 17

How did the us respond to the cuban missile crisis

Answer 17

Cut off trade to cuba

Question 18

How did the vetbam war start

Answer 18

When the french soldiers were returning home after the defeat to japan the viet minh under control by ho chinh minh fought back and by 1954 forced teh french out

Question 19

What was the vietmam army called

Answer 19

Vietcong

Question 20

What were ghe vietnamese war tactic

Answer 20

Used guerilla warfare
Attacked in small groups
Hid in jungles

Question 21

Results of thr vietnam war

Answer 21

Policy od comtainment failed
Us suffered a defeat
Deep divisions