Cold War Spec Point 1

Question 1

Background

Answer 1

Despite the USA and the USSR having a well-known history of dispute between the two countries, during WW2 the two superpowers both successfully fought together against the Nazis. However, since the Russian revolution of 1917, both the USA and the USSR had separated in their ideological views. Russia went down the ideological path of Marxism-Leninism whilst their American counterparts continued down the path of capitalism.

Question 2

Ideological Differences k1

Answer 2

The USA had a capitalist system where individuals can make money on their own and the Soviets had a Communist system where the state shares it’s money amongst it’s people.

Question 3

ID K2

Answer 3

1948 USA’s Marshall plan gave about 17 billion dollars to help European (including East Europe) countries recover from the Second World War.

Question 4

ID ANP

Answer 4

Russia and US fought together on the same side in ww2 so can put Ideological Differences to one side.

Question 5

ID Eval

Answer 5

Herbert Feis Soviets wanted to “extend their boundaries” and make the whole world communist.

Question 6

Tensions in the Wartime Alliance k1

Answer 6

1945-Roosevelt died and Truman became President who hated Stalin and Communism.

Question 7

Tensions k2

Answer 7

US Spys sent back telegrams to US Government of Soviets threatening to make world communist and Soviet spies sent back telegrams to Soviet Goverment saying US wanted to wipe out communism - 1946

Question 8

Tensions ANP

Answer 8

Roosevelt got on well with Stalin as they managed to make an agreement on several issues in Yalta.

Question 9

Tensions Eval

Answer 9

History News Network Stalin says Roosevelt believed Stalin “was a man you could do business with”

Question 10

Korea War k1

Answer 10

1950-Communist China helped North Korea invade South Korea’s Capital.

Question 11

Korea War ANP

Answer 11

Korea War happened 5 years after the Cold War began (after Berlin airlift and divide of Germany)

Question 12

Korea War k2

Answer 12

1951 the US helped the South Koreans push the North Korea to the 38th Parrell which was where the original border was.

Question 13

Korea Eval

Answer 13

The Korean War “established a precedent of the USA being involved” in Asia BBC Bitesize https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zq9hg82/revision/1

Question 14

Arms Race k

Answer 14

In 1945 the USA dropped two nuclear bombs on Japan to end their war with Japan.

Question 15

Arms Race ANP

Answer 15

Two Superpowers fearful of starting a Nuclear War which would turn the Cold War into a Hot War and wipe out most of Earth.

Question 16

Eval Arms Race and Germany

Answer 16

BBC Bitesize “The political and economic systems” of the two countries were “incompatible.”

Question 17

Disagreements over future of Germany k

Answer 17

The Soviets and US both wanted the whole of a Germany but they had to agree on the US getting the West and the Soviets getting the East.

Question 18

Germany ANP

Answer 18

US and Russia agreed on some issues such as to deNazify Germany