What was the consequence of the development of the Cold War in the years after 1945?
Fear of communism in the USA increased which worsened relations between the USA and the USSR
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Where, when and why did the US president, Truman, and Soviet leader, Stalin, first clash?
At the peace conference at Potsdam in July 1945 over the treatment of Germany and Soviet ambitions in Eastern Europe.
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The USA genuinely feared...
Soviet expansion in Eastern Europe and then possibly Western Europe
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When did the Soviet Union prevent the development of a democracy in Czechoslovakia by ensuring the Czech Communist Party was able to take control of the government?
1948
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When was the Berlin Blockade?
1948-49
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The Berlin Blockade indicated that...
Stalin was prepared to risk war in the hope of removing the allies from Berlin
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In what year did the success of the Communist Party in China indicate the 'danger' of communism as a truly worldwide threat?
1949
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What does NATO stand for?
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
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Western countries formed NATO in what year?
1949
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In what year did communist-controlled North Korea invade South Korea?
1950
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What was the consequence of the development of the Cold War in the years after 1945?
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Fear of communism in the USA increased which worsened relations between the USA and the USSR
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When did the Soviet Union prevent the development of a democracy in Czechoslovakia by ensuring the Czech Communist Party was able to take control of the government?
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