The Cold War

Question 1

Who was president of the US in 1945?

Answer 1

Franklin D Roosevelt

Question 2

Who succeeded Roosevelt in 1945?

Answer 2

Harry Trueman

Question 3

who was the leader of Russia in 1945?

Answer 3

Joseph Stalin

Question 4

What is a Cold War?

Answer 4

A Cold War is when the two sides military’s never enter into face to face conflict. War is never officially declared either

Question 5

List of causes of the Cold War?

Answer 5

1. Stalin refused to join the United Nations
2. Stalin was angry at Britain and America for delaying D-Day
3. At the Tehran conference Stalin and Churchill clashed over how much control Stalin should have over the conflict in Eastern Europe

Question 6

What do Communists believe?

Answer 6

They believe that everyone should be equal and everything produced should be split equally from food produced to money

Question 7

The US is a ‘Capitalist Democracy’ what does this mean?

Answer 7

This means individual freedom

Question 8

What are two historical complaints Stalin had against the US Britain?

Answer 8

1. Not opening up a second front against the Nazi’s

2. Delaying D-Day

Question 9

What were some things that were agreed at the Yalta Conference?

Answer 9

1. They agreed that Germany would be decriminalised
2. That Germany would have to pay reparations
3. The Nazi Party would be banned and War Criminals tried in front of an international criminal court

Question 10

Who was the Prime Minister in Britain in 1945?

Answer 10

Winston Churchill and Clement Atlee