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Name: Sydnee Ward
Date: February 4
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9.01 Cold War Questions
Direc&ons: Use the materials from the lesson to help you answer the ques&ons below.
The Cold War Erupts
1. Summarize in general terms what the Cold War was all about. When was it, which key players were
2. There are both long and short term causes of the Cold War. Complete the various causes of the Cold
War in the appropriate boxes below.
3. Why did Stalin feel compelled to create puppet states in Eastern Europe? He was determined to
create a buffer zone to prevent any future invasion of the Russian heartland.
• Americans feared a communist takeover
at home (Red Scare)