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History Unit 1
Question | Answer |
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State one feature of a 'cold' war. | No physical fighting; Indirect fighting between two enemies; An arms race; Trade embargoes; Pacts and Agreements; Blockades |
The Cold War was a war of Ideologies, what were they? | Communism and Capitalism |
Define 'Communism'. | Ideology supported in the East which stated that: everyone should be equal with no classes; the government owned businesses and controlled the press; controlled economy; money shared equally; one party government |
Define 'Capitalism'. | Ideology supported in the West which states that: privately owned firms; two party government; free economy; great difference in wealth but majority are well off |
Which countries made up the 'uneasy' wartime alliance? | Great Britain, America, USSR |
Who was their 'common enemy'? | Hitler and Nazi Germany |
Name three wartime conferences in the correct chronological order. | Tehran (1943), Yalta (1945) and Potsdam (1945) |
What did they agree upon in the Tehran Conference? | 'Sphere of Influence' where parts of Europe were communist and the other parts were Capitalist to prevent any conflict between the two ideologies. |
What did they disagree upon in the Tehran Conference? | They made no plans for the future of Germany - Stalin wanted to punish Germany through reparations but Churchill and Roosevelt disagreed as they wanted a peaceful and prosperous Europe with Germany included. |
What did they agree upon in the Yalta Conference? |