Cold War
Why was the Cold War called cold?
Because there was no direct fighting between the USA and the Soviet Union.
Where was the Berlin Wall located?
Between West Berlin and east Germany
What major events occurred between Yalta and Potsdam? How might these events impact the relationship between the Allies?
Major events that occurred were World war 2 (UN) and the deafest of Germany This cold impact the relationships because it could create tension between them
What is NATO ?
North Atlantic Treaty Organization, a military alliance between the US, Canada and 10 other countries that agreed to protect one another if they were attacked
Western Bloc
The US and it's capitalist allies
What caused the Berlin Blockade?
Was the allies traveling into the USSR sections of Berlín Cold War
The Cold War took place after which war ?
World war 2
What is a satélite state ?
A country that is formally independent in the world but under heavily political economic and military influence or control from another country
What was the Cold War?
A state of pilitical and military tension after World War II between powers in the Western Bloc and powers in the eastern bloc
Why did Truman implement the Truman Doctrine?
Because the US did not want communism to spread
Why do you think Stalin pledged to permit free elections in Poland ?
Because the form of government could be composed of communist
How did the British, French and US get past the Soviet Unions blockade ?
By airlifting food and fuel to Berlin
What were the effects of the building of the Berlin Wall?
It decreased emigration and cause a disaster on propaganda of the communist bloc
What was the result of the Hungarian Revolution?
It was negative since at the end Stalin fully took over Hungary and installed his form of government
Eastern Bloc Nations
Soviet Union and its communist allies
What actions did Stalin take that heightened the tension between the US and USSR? Why did these actions concern the US?
Stalin seized control of many Eastern European notations It concerned the US because they didn't want communism to spread
What did the iron curtain symbolize about international relations?
Symbolizes their division
Did the US and the USSR ever fully trust one another? Explain
The Us was concerned about the spread of communism and the USSR was angry that it was being trusted as part of the international community
How did the Warsaw Pact differ from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization?
The Warsaw Pact protected members of the Soviet Union NATO was an actual alliance Warsaw Pact was a form of control over the satellite states
What idea motivated the Truman Doctrine ?
The containment of limiting of communism to the areas already under USSRs control
What disagreements were there at Potsdam? Why?
The disagreements were about the details of the agreement reached at Yalta Boundaries of the four occupied zones of Germany The amount of reparations he USSR wanted to take from Germany
What was the purpose of the 1945 war conferences in Yalta and Potsdam? Given your prior knowledge of war conferences and agreements, what problems might arise?
The purpose of the conferences was to help decide what would happen to Europe Problems could be about territory and reparations
What does this American propaganda poster reveal about the relationship between the US and the USSR in 1942 ?
The relationship between the US and the USSR in 1942 was friendly since they are telling their people to see them as friends and trust them since their fighting for "freedom"
How did the peace conceived at Yalta differ from the peace conceived at Potsdam? Why?
They differ in the way that Yalta there was less disagreements but rather more understanding This is due to the fact that at Yalta they were all facing a common threat that was Nazi Germany and this forever them to work together and come to understandings
Why did the United States and the USSR fight together as allies in 1941?
They were fighting against the Nazi Germany
What was the purpose of the conference Yalta?
To discuss Europe's post war reorganization
What were the goals of the Hungarian Revolution?
To end communism Form a new government Withdrawal from the Warsaw Pact Reestablish free elections
Why was the Marshall Plan passed ?
To provide help to democratic governments by giving food and economic assistance to war ravaged European countries to help them rebuild after the war
Why did the Soviet Union build it ? (Berlin wall)
To stop the drain of labor and economic output associated with the daily migration of huge numbers of professionals and skilled workers between East and West Berlin
Which countries were the most powerful during the Cold War? How were those two countries different?
United States and Soviet Union Different in the way that the US was capitalist and the Soviet Union was communist
What was the Warsaw Pact?
an alliance between USSR and seven satellite states, the USSR would control these satellite states under this pact
What was the Iron Curtain?
an imaginary border that divided Europe during the Cold War into two camps