AQA A-Level History Cold War - Developing tensions up to 1948

Question 1

What points did the ‘Long Telegram’ and the ‘X’ article present?

Accepted Answer

USA must threaten to use force and ensure unity of allies, that the USSR were demonising the West for political reasons, Soviet policy was aggressive and ideologically driven, He wanted USA to have policies on focused containment

Question 2

When was the ‘Long Telegram’?

Accepted Answer

Febuary 1946

Question 3

Who in the US embassy in Moscow sent the ‘Long Telegram’ to the US State Depeartment?

Accepted Answer

George Kennan

Question 4

Why do some historians regard this ‘Long Telegram’ with such importance?

Accepted Answer

It shaped US policy towards the USSR, Determined the USA’s role as a global power

Question 5

When did Churchill deliver the ‘Iron Curtain’ speech

Accepted Answer

March 1946

Question 6

By 1948 what countries were under the Soviet “sphere of influence”?

Accepted Answer

Poland Hungry Bulgaria Romania Albania and Czechoslovakia

Question 7

What was Stalin’s response to the ‘Iron Curtain’ speech?

Accepted Answer

USSR were seeking European allies to improve their security

Question 8

Why did Stalin want a buffer one In 1948?

Accepted Answer

To reinforce defensive capability against threats from west

Question 9

Why did it become common for people to vote for Communism in states across Eastern Europe?

Accepted Answer

It promised employment and social mobility, Communism offered a better prospect than capitalism

AQA A-Level History Cold War - Developing tensions up to 1948

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AQA A-Level History Cold War - Developing tensions up to 1948

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