Cold War and Cuban Missile Crisis

Question 1

What is communism?

Answer 1

• Classless society with no individual making profit.
• Land and industry owned by state and profits for good of all.
• One political party.

Question 2

What happened the Soviet Union in 1917?

Answer 2

Became a communist state .

Question 3

Who took over Russia from the Tsars?

Answer 3

Bolsheviks - had to fight civil war to stay in power

Question 4

What happened in 1919 to tackle the Bolsheviks?

Answer 4

USA, Britain and France sent troops to help opponents of Bolsheviks .

Question 5

What did the USA set up after WW1?

Answer 5

A League of Nations. France and Britain main leaders after USA didn’t join.

Question 6

Why was the Soviet Union excluded from the League of Nations?

Answer 6

Other capitalist nations refused to recognise its communist government.

Question 7

What happened in Germany in 1933?

Answer 7

Hitler became leader

Question 8

What did Hitler hate?

Answer 8

Communism - made it clear he wanted to expand east into Soviet Union.

Question 9

How did Stalin try to protect his country from Hitler?

Answer 9

Form an alliance with Britain and France but countries didn’t want to form - seen as western support for Hitler.

Question 10

What happened in 1938 Germany?

Answer 10

Threatened to invade Czechoslovakia.

Question 11

What did Germany’s 1938 threat lead to?

Answer 11

Munich conference in September. Czechoslovakia on USSR border but Stalin not invited to conference.

Question 12

What was formed in 1939?

Answer 12

Germany and Soviet Union signed Nazi-Soviet Pact.

Question 13

What was the Nazi-Soviet Pact?

Answer 13

Split Poland in half and allowed both to gain land with no fighting.

Question 14

Why did the Nazi-Soviet Pact shock Britain?

Answer 14

Britain had guaranteed Poland’s independence - unwilling to fight Germany without USSR help.

Question 15

What did Britain do when Germany invaded Poland?

Answer 15

Declared war - Chamberlain had tried to avoid this in 1930s)

Question 16

When did hitter invade the Soviet Union?

Answer 16

June 1941

Question 17

What happened when Hitler invaded the Soviet Union?

Answer 17

Britain, USA, France and Soviet Union fought on same side.

Question 18

What did Stalin urge allies to do after Russia was invaded?

Answer 18

Launch a ‘2nd front’ in Europe to draw German troops out of USSR.

Question 19

When did the allies launch their 2nd front?

Answer 19

June 1944 - not ready beforehand.

Question 20

How did Stalin view the allies’ timing of the 2nd front?

Answer 20

Deliberate wait for Germany to weaken the Soviet Union

Question 21

What as happening in 1945?

Answer 21

War in Europe drawing to an end. Leaders of USA, Britain and Soviet Union met to decide how Europe would be organised.

Question 22

What did Stalin want after 1945?

Answer 22

To keep land earned through pact and expand communist rule.

Question 23

What is capitalism?

Answer 23

Wealthy people invest money in land/industry. Employ workers and keep all profits. Democratic system followed with numerous political parties.

Question 24

How did FDR and Churchill react to Stalin’s ideas in 1945?

Answer 24

Didn’t want it and restricted the Soviet Union from making any gains. Led to tensions between political leaders of time.

Question 25

How long had USSR been communist before the Cold War?

Answer 25

30 years

Question 26

What fear was created in the USA and when?

Answer 26

Red Scare - fear of Communism in 1920s

Question 27

When was the General Strike by UK workers and how did the government respond?

Answer 27

1926 - Reacted fiercely to strike and reason for this was because they suspected USSR agents were responsible for Strike.