The Origins of the Cold War, 1941 - 58

Question 1

Who were “The Grand Alliance”?

Answer 1

Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin

Question 2

What and when was the ‘Tehran Conference’?

Answer 2

1943
Sphere of influence in Eastern Europe = Communism is respected
‘Sphere of influence’ in Western Europe = Capitalism is dominant

Question 3

What and when was ‘Yalta’?

Answer 3

1945
Germany to be divided into 4 sections
Yalta = YESSSS!!!

Question 4

What was the development of the atom bomb’s impact on US-Soviet relations?

Answer 4

The use of a nuclear weapon boosted the status of the USA, Stalin saw the development of the atom-bomb as an attempt to intimidate the USSR and was angry that the USA had managed to surpass Soviet technology.
There was a deterioration of tensions!

Question 5

What was the Long and Novikov telegram’s impact on US-Soviet relations?

Answer 5

Neither country seemed to know what the other was thinking, the reports panicked the Russian and American governments and accelerated the Cold War - the findings seemed to confirm their worst fears.

Question 6

What were the ‘Two Telegrams’ and when were they both sent?

Answer 6

1) The long telegram
2) Novikov’s telegram
They were both sent in 1946

Question 7

What was the long telegram of 1946?

Answer 7

1) It was sent from Kennan (US-Moscow ambassador) to Truman
2) The USA should seek to contain Communism
3) Stalin gave a speech calling for the destruction of Capitalism

Question 8

What was Novikov’s telegram of 1946?

Answer 8

1) Sent by the Soviet ambassador for America
2) America desired to dominate the world
3) The USA public were prepared for war with the USSR

Question 9

What and when was the ‘Iron curtain speech’

Answer 9

1945

Divided the Communist east from the capitalist West

Question 10

When and what was the ‘Truman Doctrine’?

Answer 10

1947

“Europe will use foreign aid to stop the spread of Communism at all costs!”

Question 11

When and what was the ‘Marshall Plan/Marshall aid’?

Answer 11

1947
USA giving lots of money to European countries to help contain the spread of Communism and provide a market for American goods
“Dollar Imperialism!”

Question 12

When and what was ‘Cominform’?

Answer 12

Stalin’s answer to the Truman Doctrine
A way to control the satellite states
Cominform = Information

Question 13

When and what was the ‘Berlin Blockade and airlift’?

Answer 13

Where America and Britain flew supplies into West Germany

Stalin was angry – ordered all road and rail routes between West and East Berlin to be closed

Question 14

When and what was ‘Comecon’?

Answer 14

1949
The council’s response to Marshall Aid
Comecon = Economy

Question 15

What date did the USSR gain use of the Atom bomb?

Answer 15

1949

Question 16

What was ‘NATO’ formed and what is it?

Answer 16

1949
Stands for “North Atlantic Treaty organization”
Often mocked as meaning “No Action, Talk Only’!

Question 17

When did Stalin die?

Answer 17

1953

Question 18

When Stalin died, _____ denounced ‘______’

Answer 18

Khrushchev denounced ‘Stalinism’

Question 19

Who was the leader after Stalin died?

Answer 19

(Nikita) Khrushchev

Question 20

When was ‘The Hungarian Uprising’?

Answer 20

1956

Question 21

Describe the changes in who ruled Hungary during the uprising

Answer 21

Rakosi, Nagy, Raosi, PROTEST!!!

Question 22

State 2 consequences of ‘The Hungarian Uprising’

Answer 22

1) Khrushchev had dominance over the USSR and satellite states such as Romania and Poland
2) USA’s relations with certain countries worsened drastically

Question 23

The Hungarian uprising
Nobody liked ‘______’
Everyone likes ‘_____”

Answer 23

Nobody liked ‘Rakosi’

Everyone likes ‘Nagy’

Question 24

Describe what Hungary was like before the uprising

[4 points]

Answer 24

Rigged elections
Low standard of living
Citizens watched goods being transported into Russia
No freedom of speech

Question 25

What and when was Potsdam?

Answer 25

1945
Much more open disagreements
Truman dropped the atom-bomb on Japan - this annoyed Stalin greatly
Potsdam = All went to pot!