Cold War Quiz

Question 1

Cold War

Answer 1

45-50 years of intense conflict between USA and USSR. War considered “cold” because the two countries never fight each other. (begins after WW2)

Question 2

The Big Three

Answer 2

The Grand Alliance Roosevelt (USA) Churchill (Britain) Stalin (USSR)

Question 3

FDR

Answer 3

Franklin Delano Roosevelt US President 1933(served 4 terms) died April 1945. President during Yalta conference but not president during other conferences.

Question 4

Truman

Answer 4

FDRs Vice President, became President after FDRs death. Truman takes a hard approach to Stalin, he’s not willing to negotiate. (didn’t want a repeat of Munich)

Question 5

Munich Conference

Answer 5

1938 When Britain agreed to give Hitler Sudetenland in exchange for Hitler to not invade any other countries (Appeasment). Many believe this is the cause of WWII.

Question 6

Stalin Main Goal post WWII

Answer 6

Security to prevent Germany from invading Russia. They wanted to create a communist border by making countries in Eastern Europe communist.
- Western Countries thing Stalin is just trying to spread communism. (Stalin isn’t making countries go communist)

Question 7

US Main Goal post WWII

Answer 7

The economic recovery of Europe. They need Europe as a trading partner.
- Other goals were to avoid Munich and contain communism.

Question 8

Yalta Conference

Answer 8

Spring 1945 Peace conference that takes place right before end of WWII between Churchill, Stalin, and Roosevelt (discuss what the world will look like)
- agree on many subjects but cannot agree on Poland
- its not yet clear the Grand Alliance is going to break down

Question 9

Iron Curtain

Answer 9

Term used to describe the divide between communism and capitalism (Soviet East, US West)
- Winston Churchills term

Question 9

Potsdam Conference

Answer 9

Summer 1945 Meeting between Stalin Attle (Britain) and Truman. There were more disagreements compared to Yalta.

Question 9

Containment

Answer 9

Policy employed by US to keep communism from spreading beyond USSR and Eastern Europe (started while Truman was President)

Question 10

Long Telegram

Answer 10

George Kennan wrote Telegram while in Moscow stating there is no way the Soviets can be reasoned with and the US and USSR will not be able to work together.
- He says US should switch to policy of containment

Question 11

Marshall Plan

Answer 11

USA gave economic aid to European countries after WWII. The goal was to prevent them from falling into communism.

Question 12

Red Army

Answer 12

military troops from the Soviet Union

Question 13

Berlin Airlift

Answer 13

later 1940s USSR blockaded Berlin so USA responded by airlifting supplies for 11 months into Berlin.

Question 14

NATO

Answer 14

North Atlantic Treaty Organization, organization of democratic countries. (created to stand against communism)

Question 15

Warsaw Pact

Answer 15

organization of communist countries created to stand against NATO

Question 16

Berlin Wall

Answer 16

built in 1961 to prevent East Berlin people from crossing into West Berlin
(East Berlin = communist , West Berlin = capitalist)