Origins of cold war 1/3

Question 1

What was the relationship between USA and the USSR during the world war 2

Answer 1

The USA and USSR were allies during ww2

Question 2

What was the beliefs of the USA

Answer 2

USA was capitalist so had a democratic elected government. USA’s economy was not controlled by the government. Americans believed in personal rights and freedom of speech

Question 3

What was the belief of the USSR

Answer 3

USSR was communist and was a single party state. Its economy was controlled by the government. The state decided what rights the citizens had and freedom of speech and personal rights was restricted

Question 4

Why did USA dislike USSR’s beliefs

Answer 4

USA disliked USSR’s ideologies because communism restricted americans freedom and took their rights away 1q

Question 5

Why did USSR dislike USA’s beliefs

Answer 5

USSR disliked USA’s beliefs because they believe that capitalism leads to exploitation of workers and unfaiur distribution of wealth

Question 6

What happened at the Grand Alliance

Answer 6

The Grand alliance held a conference with joseph stalin, franklin roosevelt and winston churchill to focus on how germany will be dealt with after they were defeated in ww2

Question 7

What was Joseph Stalin the leader of soviet union’s aim during the Grand Alliance

Answer 7

Joseph Stalin wanted to gain influence over eastern european countries as he feared attacks from the west and thought these countries will help protect the USSR

Question 8

What was Franklin Roosevelt the US President’s aim during the Grand Alliance

Answer 8

FDR wanted to create the united nations UN as it will be a peacekeeping force which will allow US to step back from Europe

Question 9

What was Winston Churhill the British Prime Minister’s aim during the Grand Alliance

Answer 9

Winston Churhill aimed to preserve Britain’s global power.limit USSR’s influence in Europe. To ensure Germany would be politically and economically stable to avoid further unrest there

Question 10

What was the sphere of influence

Answer 10

The was an agreement in the Grand Alliance which was that Stalin would gain influence over eastern european countries as he feared attacks from west

Question 11

What happened in May 1945

Answer 11

Germany surrendered and FDR dies and Harry Truman was the new president fir USA and Clement attlee replaced Winston Churchill mid conference

Question 12

Why were the consequences of Franklin Roosevelt dying in 1945

Answer 12

Roosevelt is replaced by Truman who is more suspicious of USSR and is less willing compromise with them. He wants to limit USSR’s sphere of influence but Stalin fears attacks from the west and believes the sphere of influence will help the soviet union. This makes it harder for Britain and USSR to work together

Question 13

What did Stalin do in Poland that alarmed Britain and US

Answer 13

Stalin was installing a government in poland made up of pro communists members

Question 14

What was the consequences of stalin installing a pro communist in poland

Answer 14

USA and Britain see this as a violation against the yalta agreement. This damages the relationship of USA and Britain against USSR as is makes them trust stalin less than before

Question 15

How was japan involved in the world war 2

Answer 15

Japan sided with Germany and kept fighting although Germany surrendered

Question 16

How did USA use the atom bombs in 1945

Answer 16

In 1945, USA used a atom bomb in Japan destroying cities in Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Question 17

Who did USA keep the atom bomb a secret from and and what happened after

Answer 17

USA kept a secret from USSR because Stalins spies had passed on many details

Question 18

Why was USA powerful

Answer 18

This is because USA was the only country that had nuclear weapons which boosted their power and status and gave advantage over USSR which annoyed Stalin

Question 19

How did atom bomb cause an arms race between USSR and USA

Answer 19

Atom bombs increase competition between USA and USSR which led to USSR speeding up the development of its own bombs starting an arms race between them

Question 20

What did the red army do and how did it affect USSR

Answer 20

The red army occupied Eastern Europe countries after world war 2 which affected USSR as these countries was part of the sphere of influence

Question 21

What did Stalin do in countries such as Poland, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, and Czechlovaskia

Answer 21

Stalin planted pro soviet puppet governments in these countries and they removed these countries political opponents and held fixed elections to ensure they stay in control

Question 22

Define the Cold War

Answer 22

Increasing tension between USA and USSR was known as the Cold War but there was no war as they were both scared of each other for going into war especially now that USSR has its own nuclear weapon

Question 23

Define the iron curtain

Answer 23

This was a speech by Winston Churchill which demonstrates the breakdown of the Grand Alliance