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There was much tension in the early years of the Cold War.
What happened in the Greek Civil War?
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Who was to Blame for the Cold War? (Cambridge (CIE) IGCSE History): Exam Questions
Exam code: 0470 & 0977
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Relations between the wartime allies broke down after 1945.
What was the Novikov Telegram?
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The Grand Alliance met at Yalta in February 1945.
Describe what was agreed at the Yalta Conference.
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4 marks
The USSR blockaded West Berlin in June 1948.
What was the Berlin Airlift?
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The United States spent heavily in Europe after the Second World War.
Why did the United States believe that economic aid would stop the spread of communism?
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Why was Stalin worried by the introduction by Western powers of a new currency in Germany in 1948?
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Which was more of a threat to the Soviet Union: the Truman Doctrine or the Marshall Plan? Explain your answer.
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The Red Army occupied much of Eastern Europe in 1945.
Why did Stalin want control of Eastern Europe?
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6 marks
The USA dropped atomic bombs on Japan in August 1945.
Why did the atomic bomb damage relations between the USA and the USSR?
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The Grand Alliance did not survive long after the defeat of the Axis powers.
Which did more to break up the Grand Alliance: the dropping of the atomic bomb or the telegrams of 1946? Explain your answer.
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10 marks
Historians have long disagreed about the origins of the Cold War.
'The USSR was to blame for the Cold War.' How far do you agree with this statement? Explain your answer.
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The USSR blockaded West Berlin between June 1948 and May 1949.
How important was the Berlin Blockade in the development of the Cold War? Explain your answer.
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