The Cold War. CH29O

Question 1

What were the general causes of the cold war

Answer 1

-Political differences: communism and capitalism
-Conflict and mistrust during WW2
-The iron curtain
-Containment

Question 2

What is a communist country

Answer 2

State controls all property, industry and services and freedoms (of elections, the media, and individual) are limited.

Question 3

Capitalist economy

Answer 3

Individuals are free to acquire wealth, own private property and profit from businesses with little to no intereference from the govt.

Question 4

Democracy

Answer 4

Various political parties, people can vote in elections and the free press and free speech are protecedte.

Question 5

Explain cause: Political differences

Answer 5

Cold War was a conflict between two different ideologies
-Soviet union- communist
-US - capitalist, democracy

Question 6

Explain cause: Conflict and mistrust during WW2

Answer 6

Tensions between soviets and Americans during WW2.
-Stalin believed Britain had delayed d-day landings deliberately so that soviets would suffer more damage.
-US refused to share secrets of the atomic bomb with the soviet when they used it to defeat japan in August 1945.

Question 7

Explain cause: The iron curtain

Answer 7

-After WW2 Stalin created a buffer zone to protect from future invasions.
-Imposed satellite states in Eastern Europe.
-West believed soviets were aggressively expanding their control of Europe. -( fear that they would take Europe.)

Question 8

Satellite states

Answer 8

Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria
They were under the control of Moscow.

Question 9

What was containment

Answer 9

President Truman could not remove communism from countries where it was already established,
This would mean war against Soviets.
He believed he could limit the spread

Question 10

What was US response to Soviet actions

Answer 10

President Truman announced new policy - Truman doctrine

Question 11

Truman doctrine

Answer 11

The US would aid other countries on condition they established acapitalit government.
-eg. military aid to country fighting communist forces in its own state.

Question 12

Marshall plan

Answer 12

US govt would provide Marshall aid (financial aid) to help rebuild Europe after WW2.
-They believed economically prosperous countries would better resist communism.

Question 13

Explain cause: containment

Answer 13

-Truman doctrine
-Marshall plan
-to stop spread of communism