8. Reasons for the Cold War Quiz

What is a Cold War?

• Conflict between two superpowers

• Situation of tense relations and fierce competition between nations.

• Conflict during winter

• Situation of easing of hostility between countries

What type of economy existed in the USSR?

What type of government exists in the USA?

Provide 2 reasons why was there mistrust between USA and USSR before WWII

• The USA wanted to spread democracy in the USSR

• The Communist USSR government called for a world revolution

• During the Russian Civil War, USA and its allies provided aid to the anti-Communist armies.

• During WWI, the USSR supported Germany

Why did USA and Britain agree to fight together with the USSR in WWII?

• They wanted the USSR to weaken Germany

• Germany was afraid of the USSR

• Germany had the support of Japan and Italy

• USSR was a useful partner against Germany due to its large amount of resources and manpower

What was Stalin’s suggestion to his allies to relieve the intense German pressure that the USSR was facing?

• Attack Japan

• Open a second front in France

• Attack German cities

• Use submarines

What did the USSR want during the Yalta Conference?

• Revive Germany’s economy to boost trade in Europe

• Get maximum reparations from Germany

• Poland to have elections

• Ensure Germany is not able start another attack

Identify the issues that were agreed upon at the end of the Yalta Conference.

• Nazi war criminals to be brought to trial

• United Nations to replace League of Nations

• Poland to be under USSR

• USSR to develop atomic weapons to be on par with the USA

• USSR to help USA against Japan

Identify 3 things that happened between the Yalta Conference and the Potsdam Conference

• Poland became a Communist country

• The USA successfully tested its first atomic bomb

• Britain made plans to invade the USSR

• The USA made plans to invade the USSR

Identify the issues that were agreed upon at the end of the Potsdam Conference.

• Germany to be demilitarised and all Nazi influence to be removed

• Germany was to be divided into three different zones

• Germany was to be divided into four different zones

• Poland to be a Communist country