Who was to blame for the Cold War?

Question 1

Name 7 reasons Russia were to blame for the Cold War.

Answer 1

1. USA believed the world should be capitalist, Russia didn’t like this
2. Stalin refused independence to Eastern Europe
3. Did not trust Stalin as he used Eastern Europe to protect Russia
4. Stalin was a dictator who killed opposition
5. Iron curtain speech made people think that communists were evil
6. Russia used violence and threats to control Eastern Europe and wouldn’t stop until they controlled all of Europe
7. Stalin didn’t care for democracy and wanted to control Eastern Europe himself

Question 2

Name 3 reasons both USA and Russia were to blame for the Cold War.

Answer 2

1. They both stockpiled weapons after ww2
2. USSR feared being bombed by the USA
3. Their common enemy was dead so they alliance fell through

Question 3

Name 4 reasons USA were to blame for the Cold War.

Answer 3

1. The USA saw it could not afford to isolate itself from Europe and were committed to stopping dictators like Stalin
2. Stalin worked well with Roosevelt but Truman just wanted to destroy communism
3. USA didn’t let Russia take reparations from Germany after ww2
4. Russia believed the world should be communist, USA didn’t like this