cold war

• what was the cold war?


  the state of tension without actual fighting between the US and the Soviet Union
• When was the cold war?

  1945-1991
• Who was involved in the cold war?


  US + allies

  Soviet Union + satellite states and allies
• What were the long term causes of the cold war?


  -USSR signed Nazi-soviet pact which angered France and Britain

  -1920s- America suffered first red scare and was hostile to USSR

  -1917-bolshevieks seized power of USSR and made it communist and wanted to spread it

  -USSR angry about not being recognised as country by USA till 1933
• How was the cold war fought?

  propaganda

  spying

  secret operations

  space race

  arms race

  proxy war
• How was the tension in the cold war created?


  -Ideological differences between USA and USSR
• Why were the USA and the USSR superpowers?


  -massive military might

  -economic might

  -ability to control and dominate other countries
• Why did UK ally with US at the beginning of cold war?


  -UK scared of communism spreading

  -Nations economy severely damaged by WW2 so couldn't act alone
• How did the USA cause the Cold War?


  -Truman anti-Communist which worsened tension

  -USA didn't tell soviets about work on atomic bomb

  -Marshall plan, Truman doctrine, NATO seen as aggressive moves by USA

  -Stalin saw USA refusal to leave west Berlin as threat
• How did the USSR cause cold war?


  -Stalin went against promises he made at Yalta by occupying Poland

  -Red armies occupation of Eastern Europe seen as threat to rest of Europe

  -Berlin Blockade extremely aggressive act
• Who caused the Cold War?

  Both countries were equally responsible.