1What time period was the cold war? (1941)
1941-1958
2Which Country was capitalist? (1941)
The USA and Great Britain
3Which country was communist? (1941)
The USSR- Soviet Union
4What did Communists beleive? (1941)
All property belonged to the state to ensure that every member of society got a fair share
5What did capitalists beleive? (1941)
everyone should be free to own property, own buisnesses and make money.
6Who led each one of the 'Big Three' in 1941? (1941)
USA- Roosevelt
England- Churchill
USSR- Stalin
7What was the social structure in the USA and Britain? (1941)
Some people had more power and statuds due to their background, wealth, income and education
8What was the social structure of the USSR? (1941)
Was a classless society where everyone was equal
9What were the rights of people that lived in England or the USA? (1941)
Individual freedoms were valued, however they were limited by majority opinion
10What were the rights in the USSR? (1941)
Rights of all workers were more important than individual freedoms.
11what was the economy like in britain and the USA?
private ownership, competetive workplace
12What was the economy like in the USSR?
All property was owned by the state
13When did roosevelt die?
1945
14who died in 1945
roosevelt
15What were politics like in the USA and Britain?
free elections with the choice of parties
16What were politics like in USSR?
Single- party rule
17What impact did world war two have on the cold war?
Brought about a new significant shift in politics, the old powers like Britain and France were now less important than they had been. Two new superpowers, the USA and USSR had now emerged. Created a situation that would make future relations very difficult.
18Who was in the grand alliance?
USA, USSR, Britain
19Why was the Grand Alliance formed?
to defeat Germany and Japan in the second world war
20How many times did the leaders of the grand alliance meet in the second world war?
3
21Did the Grand alliance positively influence relations?
No, it did the opposite. USA and Britain remained suspicious of communism and Stalin realised that the West would not want to take any actions that made the Soviet Union stronger in the long run.
22Where did the grand alliance first meet and when?
TEHRAN, NOVEMBER 1943
23What were the agreements made at the Tehran conference?
1) USA and Britain would open a 'second front' by launching an attack on Germany in Western Europe. Would ease pressure on the eastern front where Soviets were suffering heavy losses. The Germans would have to withdraw troops from the soviets to fight the west.
2)Stalin would declare war against Japan and supply Soviet troops to help the USA with their was against Japan- but only once the war in Europe was over.
3)No agreement made but it was decided that the aim of the war was to bring to unconditional surrender of Germany.
4) Laid grounds for the future United Nations
24Did the Tehran conference have a good or bad influence on relations?
Both.
Roosevelt took Stalins side about having the second front on the west side. This created tensions between the USA and Britain.
However this improved tensions between Roosevelt and Stalin, USA and USSR.