Cold War: Iron Curtian And East-West Rivalry

Question 1

By the end of WW2, who controlled most of Eastern Europe?

Answer 1

USSR

Question 2

What land did the red army occupy?

Answer 2

Land they had taken from the Nazis (Poland, Hungary and Yugoslavia

Question 3

What belief was popular in Eastern Europe?

Answer 3

Communism

Question 4

What did soviets do to make it difficult for non-communists to gain power?

Answer 4

Rigged elections and arrested and executed opponents

Question 5

What happened on the 22nd of February 1946?

Answer 5

George Kennan sent a report back to the USA

Question 6

What did the report sent to the USA state?

Answer 6

Kennan believed that the soviets wanted to spread the USSR’s influence as wide as possible
The USSR saw the USA as its enemy
Any attempt at co-operation between the USA and the USSR would fail

Question 7

What was the Long Telegram?

Answer 7

8000 words
Confirmed president Truman’s own fear and had a large influence on his future approach towards the USSR

Question 8

What did Churchill do on the 6th of march 1946?

Answer 8

He made a speech about the situation in Europe in the USA

Question 9

What did Churchill state in his speech?

Answer 9

USSR was attempting to spread its influence across the rest of Europe and increased its power

An invisible line had split Europe into 2 (the iron curtainj