Cold War Origins

Question 1

Where was the first place that the policy of containment would be tested?

Accepted Answer

Greece, Turkey

Question 2

Who created the policy of containment?

Accepted Answer

George Kennan

Question 3

After WWII, what was a major concern for the United States and Britain regarding the USSR?

Accepted Answer

that the USSR will install communist governments in Europe, the possibility of the USSR controlling eastern Europe

Question 4

What was the Marshall Plan?

Accepted Answer

a European recovery plan paid for by the U.S., an aid program to rebuild war-torn Europe, a way of diminishing Soviet influence in Europe

Question 5

Describe the goal of containment:

Accepted Answer

stop the spread of communism, create conditions favorable to develop democracies, keep Soviet influence from spreading

Question 6

How did the Soviets learn about the Manhattan Project?

Accepted Answer

spies!

Question 7

How is the Marshall Plan an example of containment?

Accepted Answer

either the US helps to rebuild Europe of the USSR does, either the US helps to rebuild Europe of the USSR does, either the US helps to rebuild Europe of the USSR does, either the US helps to rebuild Europe of the USSR does

Question 8

If the US & USSR weren't exactly friends, why did the US include them in the Lend-Lease program

Accepted Answer

all we cared about was defeating Hitler

Question 9

How was Berlin divided after WWII?

Accepted Answer

into East and West, into sectors, in four sections

Question 10

What difference in military strategy strained relations between the US and USSR?

Accepted Answer

the US wanted to secure north Africa first, USSR urged the US to invade western Europe immediately

Question 11

How did Stalin manage to install communist governments throughout Eastern Europe?

Accepted Answer

eliminated newspapers, outlawed political parties, rigged elections, killed political opponents

Question 12

What did the USSR do in 1939 that severely strained relations with the U.S.?

Accepted Answer

signed the Non-Aggression Pact with Germany

Question 13

How far back do the roots of the Cold War go?

Accepted Answer

1920s

Question 14

What was the Cold War

Accepted Answer

high-tension rivalry between the U.S. and U.S.S.R.

Question 15

How did the West respond to the blockage of West Berlin?

Accepted Answer

conducted an airlift

Question 16

Why did the Soviets block access to West Berlin?

Accepted Answer

it was an effort to eliminate a democracy amid communism, a show of communist strength, wanted West Berlin to turn to communism for help

Question 17

When did the Soviets block access to West Berlin?

Accepted Answer

June 1948

Question 18

Define Truman Doctrine:

Accepted Answer

The U.S. will assist Greece and Turkey, U.S. will assist any country trying to resist communism

Question 19

Why did Stalin feel justified in maintaining control over Eastern European countries?

Accepted Answer

an Eastern European buffer zone would prevent future attacks, Russia got snubbed after WWI, because the Soviets paid such a high price in WWII

Question 20

Why did the Soviet Union suddenly rebuild its military?

Accepted Answer

in response to Churchill's Iron Curtain speech, as a way to exert its influence in rebuilding Europe

Question 21

What did Churchill mean when he spoke of an Iron Curtain?

Accepted Answer

division in Europe btwn communist & non-communist countries, that the USSR is dominating Eastern Europe

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