Cold War Paper 1

Question 1

What are the reasons for the Cold War?

Answer 1

The Cold War was driven by ideological, political, and economic differences between the United States and the Soviet Union.

Question 2

What were the early developments in the Cold War from 1945-49?

Answer 2

Early developments included the division of Europe, the establishment of the Iron Curtain, and the formation of NATO and the Warsaw Pact.

Question 3

What characterized the Cold War in the 1950s?

Answer 3

The 1950s were marked by the arms race, the Korean War, and the rise of McCarthyism in the United States.

Question 4

What were the three crises during the Cold War?

Answer 4

The three crises were the Berlin Crisis, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and the Czechoslovak Crisis.

Question 5

What was the Thaw and moves towards Détente from 1963-72?

Answer 5

The Thaw was a period of eased tensions between the superpowers, marked by arms control agreements and diplomatic negotiations.