1) What is ‘capitalism’?
An economic system in which investment
and ownership is made and maintained
chiefly by private individuals or
corporations
2) What is ‘Communism’?
a system of social organization in which all
economic and social activity is controlled
by a totalitarian state dominated by a
single political party.
3) What is the “Cold War”?
A state of political tension and military
rivalry between nations that stops short
of full-scale war between those nations.
4) Who were the “Big Three”?
BRITAIN
USA
USSR
5) What were the aims of the USA? (2)
Chain of bases in Pacific & Atlantic Oceans
Free trade Links to Western Europe & Asia
6) What were the aims of the USSR? (3)
Security after WWII
Eastern Territories
Friendly neighbours in Eastern Europe
7) What were the aims of Britain? (3)
Survival as an independent Great Power
Friendly terms with both USA & USSR
Protect Europe from Soviet influence
8) How did the Big Three decide to divide up
Europe during the Inter-Allied negotiations of
1943-44?
Into “Spheres of Interest”
9) Why was it so vital to Stalin that there should
be a friendly government in Poland?
To maintain their territorial gains from
WWII
10) How did the Warsaw Uprising demonstrate
this?
Stalin failed to assist the Polish Home Army
in their revolt against the Nazis, and
prevented the US from helping either.
11) What countries were under the Soviet
“sphere of influence”? (4)
Poland, Romania, Bulgaria & Yugoslavia.