Early Cold War

Question 1

When was the Korean War?

Answer 1

1950-1953

Question 2

When was the Hungarian rising?

Answer 2

1956

Question 3

What was the iron curtain?

Answer 3

Stalin wanted a buffer zone to ensure Russia wouldn’t be invaded. To gain these countries Stalin rigged elections and used terror and violence

Question 4

What was the Cold War?

Answer 4

A conflict of ideas and tension die to competition and strength from the two superpower.

Question 5

Atom Bomb

Answer 5

Dropped in 1945
USA created the Worlds first atom bomb and dropped it on Hiroshima
Japan surrendered from WW2 and there was increased tension between the USA and USSR

Question 6

What was NATO?

Answer 6

North Atlantic Treaty Organisation

Western powers formed NATO after Berlin Blockade against communist threat

Question 7

What was the Truman Doctrine?

Answer 7

Created because the USA was worried about the spread of communism

USA would support any nation threatened by a communist take over
They gave $400 million of aid to Turkey and Greece

Question 8

When did the Cold War begin?

Answer 8

After World War Two, 1945