an agreement between countries to work together

respect and admiration which a country enjoys from others

the strength of different countries compared to one another

to make someone less likely to do something

Initial stages of the Cuban Missile Crisis

History

Early causes of tension between the USA and the USSR

The impact of the atomic bomb

Soviet influence over Eastern Europe

The Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan

The Berlin Crisis, 1948-9

The origins of the Cold War, 1941-58

The growth of communism in China

The ‘loss’ of China and the Cold War

Outbreak of the Korean War

Consequences of the Korean War

The collapse of French Indochina

US involvement in the Vietnam War

Khrushchev and peaceful coexistence

The nuclear arms race

The Space Race

NATO and the Warsaw Pact

Hungary and Soviet power in Eastern Europe

The U2 Crisis

Construction of the Berlin Wall

The Cuban Revolution and its consequences

The Bay of Pigs Invasion

The 13 Days of the Cuban Missile Crisis

Consequences of the Cuban Missile Crisis

The Prague Spring

International responses to the Prague Spring

The Brezhnev Doctrine

Tensions between the superpowers by the late-1960s

The reasons for Détente

Détente and SALT 1

In this unit pupils undergo a wider depth 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 international relations in this Cold War period.

Wider Depth Study - Conflict and tension between East and West, 1945–1972

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.

What three-word phrase refers to the strength of different countries compared to one another?

They were found by US soldiers invading the island. 

They were photographed by US spy planes. 

They were revealed by the Cuban government.

How did the US detect missile sites in Cuba?

Where did the USA install Jupiter missiles in 1961?

What did Khrushchev compare Soviet missiles in Cuba to?

Soviet nucear missile sites detected in Cuba

Starting with the earliest, sort the following events into chronological order.

Write the missing word. People who are forced to live in another country are known as {{}}.

Which country backed the Bay of Pigs Invasion?

Which US organisation trained Cuban exiles for the Bay of Pigs Invasion?

Who appeared weak after the Bay of Pigs Invasion?

Match each individual to the country they led in the early 1960s.

Foreign-owned land in Cuba was nationalised.

Initial stages of the Cuban Missile Crisis

Lesson outcome

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