Origin of the cold war

Question 1

Background; Relationship between the United Sates and Soviet Union ( USSR)

Answer 1

• USSR and the US fought as allies against Germany during the second world war and both celebrated the defeat of Germany in 1945

Question 2

Cold war can be defined as;

Answer 2

An indirect fight between the US and the Soviet Union

Question 3

why the cold war developed :

Answer 3

• as a result of fear and misunderstanding
• Stalin feared another invasion by the west Germany
  West feared Stalin would do everything in its power to stop the spread of communism so the US was determined to prevent this.

Question 4

the fight between the two superpowers led to:

Answer 4

• development of nuclear weapons at the end of world war 2

- threat of total destruction

Question 5

Reaction from the two superpowers

Answer 5

• it was too risky for them to confront one another directly

Question 6

who was under the East and West Germany

Answer 6

note:
East Germany- Soviet Union
West Germany: Britain , France, United States

Question 7

Tension between the two superpowers that led to the cold war

Answer 7

• Russian Revolution 1917

- communist ideology

Question 8

The big three

Answer 8

• Roosevelt of the US
• Churchill of Britain
• Stalin of the Soviet Union
• towards the end of the war Roosevelt died and Truman took over as the new president of the US