Cold War

Question 1

Cold War

Answer 1

No fighting takes place but there is hostility between countries i.e. spying, propaganda and arms race

Question 2

Capitalism

Answer 2

Economy is controlled by private owners for profit

Question 3

Communism

Answer 3

Economy benefits all as each person contributes and receives according to their ability and needs

Question 4

The grand alliance

Answer 4

Military alliance consisting of three major allies: Soviet Union, USA and the UK

Question 5

Sphere of influence

Answer 5

A region over which a powerful nation exerts unofficial but political military and economic domination. Eastern Europe or the Soviet union sphere of influence

Question 6

Harry Truman

Answer 6

President of USA, 1945 to 53

Question 7

Red army

Answer 7

Army and air force of Russian Soviet federative Socialist Republic. The name refers to colour red which symbolise the bloodshed in the struggle against oppression. Army of USSR.

Question 8

The long telegram

Answer 8

George Kennan sent an 8000 word telegram the Department of State detailing his view on Soviet union and the USA policy toward Communist State

Question 9

Novikov telegram

Answer 9

Soviet response to long telegram. Nikolai Novikov warned that USA had emerged from World War II economically strong and bent on world domination. As a result, USSR needed to secure its buffer zone in Eastern Europe

Question 10

Truman Doctrine

Answer 10

helped to prevent the spread of communism into weaker European countries and therefore upheld the policy of containment. Increased tension between the USA and Soviets was also a consequence of the Truman Doctrine as it proved that the world was divided

Question 11

Marshall Plan

Answer 11

Marshall recommended spending a lot of money - over $12 billion to be exact. This Marshall Aid money would be spent to help the economies of Western Europe recover after World War Two and make them less likely to fall prey to communism.

Question 12

Cominform

Answer 12

Communist Information Bureau
aim to tighten Soviet control in Eastern Europe
build collective heavy industry in those countries
create a trade network between Communist countries.
published own newspaper to spread Communist ideals
held conferences in the Eastern Bloc.
effectiveness was limited, as demonstrated when Yugoslavia left group June 1948.

Question 13

Comecon

Answer 13

January 1949
the Council of Mutual Economic Assistance
to administer its own Molotov Plan of financial aid to keep the Eastern Bloc countries on side.