CNN Cold War Series Questions

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1. How did Hitler’s invasion of the USSR in 1941 result in the Cold War? Hitler's invasion of the USSR in 1941, known as Operation Barbarossa, initially led to the Soviet Union joining the Allies against Nazi Germany. The Soviet Union and the Western Allies, including the United States, formed a temporary alliance to defeat the common enemy. However, as the war progressed, differences in ideologies and geopolitical interests emerged. The distrust between the Soviet Union and the Western powers increased, setting the stage for the post-war rivalry that eventually became the Cold War. 2. What were the “Big Three” countries that mapped out the future of Europe for the period following World War II? The "Big Three" refers to the leaders of the major Allied powers during World War II: - Franklin D. Roosevelt (USA) : Until his death in 1945. - Winston Churchill (UK) : Until the defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945. - Joseph Stalin (USSR) :Until the end of the war in Europe in 1945. 3. Describe the nature of negotiations between Stalin and Roosevelt precipitating the postwar settlement. Stalin and Roosevelt held a series of diplomatic discussions during the war. One significant meeting was the Yalta Conference in February 1945, where they, along with Churchill, discussed the post-war order. The leaders agreed on issues such as the division of Germany, the establishment of the United Nations, and the organization of free elections in Eastern European countries. However, these agreements would later become sources of tension between the Soviet

Union and the Western Allies. 4 .What was British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain’s strategy in response to Nazi Germany’s aggression in 1938? Neville Chamberlain's strategy, often criticized, was known as appeasement. In the face of Nazi Germany's aggression, particularly the annexation of Czechoslovakia's Sudetenland in 1938, Chamberlain pursued a policy of making concessions to Hitler in the hope of avoiding war. The Munich Agreement, signed in September 1938, allowed Germany to annex the Sudetenland. However, this approach ultimately failed to prevent World War II, as Hitler continued his aggressive expansionist policies. 5 .The nature of the relationship between the U.S. and the USSR changed several times in the early half of the 20th century before they became Cold War enemies. What accounted for these changes? The relationship between the U.S. and the USSR went through different phases due to shifting geopolitical circumstances and ideological differences. Initially, there was cooperation during the Russian Revolution of 1917, followed by diplomatic ties under Roosevelt. However, differences arose over Soviet actions in Eastern Europe, and despite cooperation during World War II, the post-war settlement discussions revealed conflicting interests. The ideological and geopolitical divide between capitalism and communism, along with differing visions for the post-war world, ultimately contributed to the onset of the Cold War.

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