cold war crises

Question 1

causes for berlin blockade

Answer 1

the ussr did not wish to see germany and wanted to secure reparations. france also feared germany and the us saw that a strong economy in germany is the key to peace and stability in europe

Question 2

trigger for the berlin blockade

Answer 2

france, britain and the us met up to draw a conclusion for a new west german state. stalin saw the introduction as a new state and currency as a threat and set up the blockade of berlin to force the west alliance out fo berlin

Question 3

results of the berlin blockade

Answer 3

the berlin blockade was the first time since 1945 that war had become a possibility. the ending of the blockade caused berlin to remain a divided city. resulted in formation of NATO

Question 4

nato

Answer 4

north atlantic treaty organization. a collective defense treaty established by the soviet union by britain france the us and other western countries

Question 5

warsaw pact

Answer 5

the soviet responded to nato as this was for the eastern block of europe. these treaties were ideologically opposed throughout the cold war and ended when the soviet collapsed (1991)

Question 6

what was the cuban missile crisis

Answer 6

soviet premier nikita khrushchev decided to deploy nuclear weapons in cuba in october 1962

Question 7

reasons for cuban missile crisis

Answer 7

khrushchev put missiles in cuba because he wanted to protect cuba from the dangers he thought america would do to cuba. he wanted to redress the balance as well because america had missiles in turkey

Question 8

economic differences between east and west germany in 1961

Answer 8

west germany was larger than east germany and west germanys standard of living rapidly increased while economic reforms in east germany had a loss of political freedom which caused many east germans to flood to west germans

Question 9

political differences between west and east germany in 1961

Answer 9

west germany had a democracy. in east germany it was rigidly authoritarian following stalinism. there were no further efforts to reunite the country as both sides were so politically different

Question 10

why did a crisis develop in berlin in 1961

Answer 10

berlin remained divided under joint american british french soviet occupation. this political freedom encouraged east germans to escape and run to the west. but the east government could not afford to lose that many people from their population