The origins of the cold war 1941-1948

Question 1

when did the origins of the cold war start

Answer 1

1941-1948

Question 2

state the events of these following dates:

• 1941
• 1943
• May 1945
• Jul - Aug 1945

Answer 2

1941 - Grand alliance was formed (big three)
1943 - The Tehran Conference
May 1945 - Victory in Europe
July - Aug 1945 - The Potsdam Conference

Question 3

State the events of these following dates:

• Aug 1945
• 1945 - 1947
• 1946
• Feb 1946

Answer 3

aug 1945 - USA used atomic bomb against Japan
1945 - 1947 - The USSR created satellite states out of countries in Eastern Europe.
1946 - Winston Churchill delivered his Iron curtain speech
Feb 1946 - George Kennan’s Long Telegram

Question 4

• Sept 1946
• June 1947
• Oct 1947
• Feb 1948

Answer 4

Sept 1946 - Novikov’s Telegram
June 1947 - Marshall Aid (The Marshall Plan) was announced.
Oct 1947 - Cominform was set up in the East
Feb 1948 - Communist takeover of Czechoslovakia

Question 5

Date & explanation:

The Grand Alliance was formed

Answer 5

1941 - Britain, USA & USSR teamed up to defeat Nazi Germany and after that Japan in WW2.

Question 6

Date & explanation:

The Tehran Conference

Answer 6

1943 - Early agreements about what influences USA and the USSR should have re-building the world after WW2.

Question 7

Date & explanation:

Victory in Europe Day

Answer 7

May 1945 - Nazi Germany was defeated and plans begin for a “Grand Alliance” attack on Japan.

Question 8

Date & explanation:

The Potsdam Conference

Answer 8

Jul - Aug 1945 - Tension began to rise between the USA and the USSR.
- The president of the United States does not share his decision to use the atomic bomb against Japan with the USSR.

Question 9

Date & explanation:

The USA used the atomic bomb against Japan

Answer 9

Aug 1945 - Japan surrendered and WW2 ended.
- The bomb triggered a weapons (arms) race between the USA and the USSR as the USSR felt threatened by the power the USA now had

Question 10

Date & explanation:

The USSR created satellite states out of countries from Eastern Europe.

Answer 10

1945 - 1947: when the USSR freed countries under Nazi control, they were reluctant to give up their ‘presence’ in these countries. President Truman saw this as proof that the USSR wanted to spread communism.