History - Cold War

Question 1

Cold: which ideologies dislike each other in the coldwar

Answer 1

• Capitalists (NATO)
• Communists (USSR)

Question 2

Cold: what does USSR stand for and what can it also be referred to as

Answer 2

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
The soviet union

Question 3

Cold: what does NATO stand for

Answer 3

North Atlantic Treaty Organisation

Question 4

Cold: what are 3 points about the politics of the USSR

Answer 4

• a one party policy
• electrion are rigged
• people cannot change the government

Question 5

Cold: what are 3 points about American politics

Answer 5

• several parties
• voters can change the gov
• capitalist

Question 6

Cold: what are 2 points about the communist economy

Answer 6

• no private industry
• all buissiness owned by the government for the benifit of all

Question 7

Cold: what are 2 points about the American capitalist economy

Answer 7

• most industry privately owned
• companies can make profit

Question 8

Cold: what are 3 points about the USSR communist beliefs

Answer 8

• everyone is equal
• Communism should be a world revolution
• media is censored

Question 9

Cold: what are 3 points about the US capitalist beliefs

Answer 9

• some will be wealthier than others
• other countries should be capitalist to boost trade
• media is more free

Question 10

Cold: what was opperation Barberosa

Answer 10

Hitlers betryal of Stalin when he invaded the soviet union, causing the USSR to join the allies.

Question 11

Cold: what are 5 ways that the soviets and Americans competed with eachother

Answer 11

• spying
• propaganda
• arms race
• space race
• loans and aid

Question 12

Cold: What are the 3 conferences called

Answer 12

• tehran (1943)
• yalta (1945)
• potsdam (1945)

Question 13

Cold: what happened in terms of leaders between yalta and potsdam

Answer 13

Roosevelt died and was replaced by Truman who hated Stalin and Churchill was voted out and replaced by attlee

Question 14

Cold: why was the Tehran conference held where it was

Answer 14

Because it was the capital of Iran that was close to the soviet union, they were being diplomatic

Question 15

Cold: what were the disagreements in the Tehran conference

Answer 15

None :)

Question 16

Cold: what were the main 3 agreements at the Tehran conference

Answer 16

• Britain and USA agreed to invade France to allay the pressure on the USSR
• after the defeat of Germany USSR would invade japan
• after war UN would be set up

Question 17

Cold: what 2 agreements were made at Yalta

Answer 17

• Germany divided into 4 zones (english, french, USA and USSR)
• eastern Europe for USSR

Question 18

Cold: what was the disagreement at Yalta

Answer 18

• Stalin wanted a “friendly” gov in Poland and Roosevelt did not

Question 19

Cold: what were the 2 agreements made at Potsdam

Answer 19

• democracy in Germany after the war
• german reparations to allies (mostly to soviets, not in money, in equipment and such)

Question 20

Cold: what were the 2 disagreements at Potsdam

Answer 20

• stalin wanted germny punished but truman wanted it as a barrier to soviet expansion
• get tough policy against soviets

Question 21

Cold: what did Truman tell Stalin in a lunch break and how did it make Stalin feel

Answer 21

Truman told Stalin about the atomic bomb, this made Stalin feel betrayed as he was not told until now.

Question 22

Cold: what is the alliance between UK, USSR and US after Hitlers betrayal (operation barberosa) 1941

Answer 22

The grand alliance

Question 23

Cold: what did US and USSR diplomats send to their respective governments that increased tensions in 1946.

Answer 23

Telegrams were sent, one called the long telegram sent by George Kennan and the other was sa telegram to Stalin sent by Novikov