Who was to Blame for the Cold War? (Cambridge (CIE) IGCSE History): Exam Questions

Exam code: 0470 & 0977

31 mins6 questions
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4 marks

There was much tension in the early years of the Cold War.

What happened in the Greek Civil War?

2
4 marks

Relations between the wartime allies broke down after 1945.

What was the Novikov Telegram?

1
6 marks

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?

2
6 marks

Why was Stalin worried by the introduction by Western powers of a new currency in Germany in 1948?

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1 mark

Which was more of a threat to the Soviet Union: the Truman Doctrine or the Marshall Plan? Explain your answer.

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10 marks

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.