Superpower relations

Question 1

What three countries were part of the grand alliance?

Answer 1

Britain, USA and the soviet Union

Question 2

When was the tehran conference?

Answer 2

November-December 1943

Question 3

When was the Yalta conference?

Answer 3

February 1945

Question 4

When was the potsdam conference?

Answer 4

July-August 1945

Question 5

What happen in the tehran conference? (4)

Answer 5

-USA and britain agreed to open a second front
- Soviet Union would declare war on Japan once Germany was defeated
- Poland boundaries would be moved westward.
- United nations would be set up.

Question 6

What happened at the Yalta conference? (5)

Answer 6

-Germany would be divided and reduced in size
- Europe would be rebuilt along the lines of the Atlantic ocean, those countries would have democratic elections
- The United Nations would be set up
- It was reaffirmed that the soviet union would declare war on Japan once Germany was defeated

Question 7

What happen at the Potsdam conference? (4)

Answer 7

• A council of foreign ministers was set up to organize the rebuilding of Europe
• The Nazi Party was banned and war criminals were to be prosecuted
• Germany was to be reduced, and shared between Britain, France, the USA and the Soviet Union
• Berlin was also to be divided

Question 8

What did Roosevelt is death lead to?

Answer 8

Truman became president and he was much more distrustful of the soviet union.

Question 9

What happen in August 1945?

Answer 9

USA dropped atomic bombs on Japan

Question 10

When did Stalin die?

Answer 10

April 1945

Question 11

Overall, what were the main causes of the end of the grand alliance? (4)

Answer 11

• The USA dropped atomic bombs on Japan. This gave them a huge military advantage
• Roosevelt was prepared to work with stalin but he died in April 1945, Truman trusted stalin much less
• Stalin disliked the way Truman had tried to push him around during Potsdam
• This increased tensions.

Question 12

Why did the Soviet Union and the USA not like each other?

Answer 12

They had different ideological differences.

Question 13

What are the three main features of capitalism?

Answer 13

• Everyone can make there own money
• Individuals are better at deciding what to make/sell than the state
• Trade between countries makes everyone weaker

Question 14

What are the main three features of Communism?

Answer 14

• Capitalism only makes some people rich by exploiting everyone else
• Individuals are not as strong as everyone working together for the same aim
• The state should take control of the economy and run it to benefit everyone

Question 15

When was the long telegram sent?

Answer 15

1946

Question 16

What did the Long telegram state?

Answer 16

-The soviet union saw capitalism as a threat to communism that had to be destroyed.
-The soviet union was building its military power
- Peace between a communist soviet union and a capitalist usa was not possible

Question 17

When was the Novikov telegram sent?

Answer 17

1946

Question 18

WHat did the Novikov telegram state?

Answer 18

-The usa wanted world domination and was building up its military strength
- The soviet union was the only country left after the war that could stand up to the usa
- The usa was preparing its people for war with the soviet union.

Question 19

What was salami tactics?

Answer 19

Fixing elections and then shutting down opposition parties.

Question 20

How did Bulgaria become communist country?

Answer 20

A communist government was elected in 1945, and all elected non-communists were executed.

Question 21

What is a satellite state?

Answer 21

A country that was in the soviet unions sphere of influence

Question 22

How did romania become a communist country?

Answer 22

A communist led coalition took place. However by 1947 the communists had taken over and Romania became a one part state.