Which three nations formed ‘The Grand Alliance’ during WW2?
The USA, Britain and the Soviet Union
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When was the Grand Alliance form?
June 1941
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What was the purpose of the Grand Alliance?
To defeat Nazi Germany, and other Axis countries
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What were the ideologies of the USA, Britain and the USSR?
USA and Britain: Capitalism
USSR: Communism
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When were the three meetings between the three superpowers held?
Tehran: November 1943
Yalta: February 1945
Potsdam: July 1945
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What did Truman used during Potsdam to terrify Stalin?
Atomic Bomb test
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What effect(s) did the Atomic Bomb create to the relationship between the USA and the Soviet Union?
- Tension significantly increased as both countries knew a nuclear war could be destructive
- Made both sides unwilling to go to war
- Made Stalin more determine to keep the USSR save
- Eventually led to Stalin setting up satellite states in Eastern Europ
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Who sent the Long Telegram and when was it send?
It was sent by US ambassador in Russia, George Kennan on 22 February 1946
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Who sent the Novikov Telegram and when was it send?
It was sent by Nikolai Novikov in September 1946
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What marked the start of the Cold War?
Churchill’s ‘Iron Curtain’ speech in March 1946
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Which countries were Soviet satellite states?
Poland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria and Romania
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