the 2 superpowers

Answer 1

The ussr and the usa emerged from the second world war as the 2 biggest powers in the world. but they were very suspicious of one another.

Question 2

the USA kept their atom bomb a secret

Answer 2

in august 1945, the US dropped 2 atom bombs on japan-destroying the cities of hiroshima and nagasaki

.these nucelur weapons boosted rhe status of the USA. for 4 years it was the worlds only nucelur power. stalin saw the dveloptment of the atom bomb as an attempt to intimidate the USSR, and was angry at the USA.

.the atom bomb increased the rivalry between the USA and the USSR. The ussr sped up the developtment of its own atomic bomb, starting an arms race between the two countries.

Question 3

The USSR became influential in eastern europe

Answer 3

. At the end of the second world war , the red army occupied eastern europe.

.between 1945 and 1948 stalin installed pro0soviet puppet governments in poland,hungary,romania,bulgaria and czechslovakia.

Question 4

there was an iron curtain between east and west

Answer 4

. increasing tensions between the USA and the USSR became known as the cold war. there was no direct fighting, both sides were afraid of another war, especially after the USSR had its own nucelur weapons