a time of very great difficulty and danger

a demand that if rejected will bring about an end of peaceful talks and could lead to forceful action

an act or means of sealing off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving

a military alliance of Eastern European countries led by the Soviet Union during the Cold War; it was formed in 1955 in response to NATO

Cold War crises, 1958-70

History

Causes of tension between the USA and USSR by 1945

The impact of the atomic bomb on US-Soviet relations

Soviet influence over Eastern Europe by 1948

The Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan

The Berlin Crisis (1948)

The Cold War arms race

The Hungarian Uprising (1956)

The origins of the Cold War (1941-58)

Berlin, 1958-61: increased tensions

Berlin, 1961-63: the Berlin Wall

The Cuban Revolution and the Bay of Pigs Invasion

The Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)

The Prague Spring (1968)

The Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia (1968)

Détente and SALT I

The Helsinki Accords and SALT II

The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan

Reagan and the 'Second Cold War'

Gorbachev's 'new thinking'

The fall of the Berlin Wall

The collapse of the Soviet Union

The end of the Cold War, 1970-91

In this unit pupils undergo a period study which tells a story about a period that shaped the world we live in today: the Cold War. They look at the key events, developments, people and stories that defined the relationship between the USA and the USSR in this period.

Period study: Superpower relations and the Cold War, 1941–91

Depiction of war, threats of war, death or the aftermath of war.

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Depiction or discussion of violence or fighting, including threats of violence or the aftermath of violence.

Which word describes a demand that if rejected will bring about an end of peaceful talks and could lead to forceful action?

Which word describes an act or means of sealing off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving?

Complete the sentence: Between 1958 and 1970, a series of {{}} increased tensions between the USA and the USSR.

Put the following events in chronological order.

the USA and the USSR established a hotline

several treaties concerning nuclear weapons were signed

the Berlin Wall was pulled down by the Soviets

After the Cuban Missile Crisis, the USA and the USSR took action to prevent a similar crisis happening in the future. Which of the following are examples of these actions?

The crisis demonstrated the dangers of brinkmanship.

The Prague Spring reforms were reversed by the new leader, Husak.

It damaged the USSR’s relationship with other communist countries.

It increased tensions in the short-term as the US condemned the invasion.

Khrushchev’s reputation was damaged by the crisis. 

Which of the following were consequences of the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia?

Which word describes a country that is dominated by another country?

Which word describes a change introduced to improve something, often a system or law?

Brezhnev wrote an article in the Soviet newspaper Pravda justifying the invasion of Czechoslovakia. What did the ideas in the article became known as?

Match each leader with the correct description of them.

What name is given to the period in early 1968 when Dubček introduced reforms in Czechoslovakia?

What war was the US fighting at the same time as the invasion of Czechoslovakia?

Starter Quiz