Cold War Mock Stuff

Question 1

Dates of each Conference (in order)

Answer 1

Tehran 1943, Yalta 1945,Potsdam 1945

Question 2

Tehran decisions

Answer 2

Stalin declared war on Japan. Poland to be given German land. No tension between US and USSR

Question 3

Yalta decisions (2) and disagreement

Answer 3

Germany to be split in 4 (France, UK, US and USSR). UN set up. Stalin wants to control Ukraine Belarus and Poland but UK stands for a free Poland. Still no major US -USSR tension

Question 4

Potsdam decisions

Answer 4

Germany split organised. Berlin to be split in 4. Re-establish German democracy. Nazi party banned. Allow Germany in UN. Stalin wants great reparations for 20million dead men but UK and US refuse. Tension starting to heat between US-USSR.

Question 5

Iron curtain speech

Answer 5

Winston Churchill , now not the PM, gave this speech in 1946
• Churchill mentions increasing control from
Moscow. This implies that Stalin wants to control Europe.
• The use of the term ‘iron curtain’ implies that Stalin wants to create division between communist and capitalist Europe
• The speech implies that Stalin is a threat to much of Europe, not just Britain.
• He wanted US support to help prevent communism spreading further

Question 6

Comecon

Answer 6

In 1949 and encouraged economic development of Eastern Europe (Stalin’s answer to the Marshall Plan)

Question 7

Cominform

Answer 7

Aimed to control Communist Parties and ensure loyalty of Eastern European governments also
Removed ‘disloyal’ government members. 1947.

Question 8

Truman Doctrine

Answer 8

Truman openly spoke of containing Communism. This ended the Grand Alliance and a big step away from isolationism.

Question 9

Marshall plan

Answer 9

US would give away 13bn to help Europe get back on its feet this would also strengthen the US economy down the line whilst making Communism look bad.