Origins of the Cold War

Question 1

Russian Revolution

Answer 1

started 1905-1917, series of uprisings that led to the end of the Tsar and the rise of communism as an influential political belief

Question 2

Iron Curtain

Answer 2

the metaphorical border between Eastern and Western Europe that solidified its rivalry and shaped the dynamics of the Cold War as communism vs. capitalism

Question 3

Potsdam Conference

Answer 3

1945, conference determined to end WWII and figure out the shape of Europe moving forward, and resulted in the division of Germany between East and West, and increased tensions between all powers involved due to lack of trust

Question 4

Marshall Plan

Answer 4

1948, the US’s plan to rebuild Western Europe economically by giving out loans to any country who wanted them in order to deter communism from spreading in Europe and increased rivalries between US and USSR

Question 5

Truman Doctrine

Answer 5

1947, doctrine that started the US policy of containment, that wanted to stop the spread of communism, and got the US involved in world affairs after long period of isolation and divided Europe even more

Question 6

Berlin Airlift

Answer 6

1948, airlift that unified and showed determination of Western allies to stop Soviet aggression in response to the USSR’s blockade of Berlin

Question 7

Creation of NATO

Answer 7

1949, the formation of a collective defense alliance among the Western democracies, essentially solidifying the tension and division between the East and the West