an attempt to prevent goods, people or supplies from entering or leaving a certain area

the transportation of people or goods by air, often used when other forms of transport are not available

a difficult or dangerous situation, often with the potential for serious consequences, requiring immediate action or resolution

a system where countries cooperate to protect one other from threats, agreeing to respond together if any member is attacked or faces aggression

The Berlin Crisis (1948)

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 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)

Cold War crises, 1958-70

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

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Which keyword describes a system where countries cooperate to protect one other from threats, agreeing to respond together if any member is attacked or faces aggression?

Which keyword describes a difficult or dangerous situation, often with the potential for serious consequences, requiring immediate action or resolution?

He saw it as an attack on Soviet interests.

It created a harder division between Bizonia and the Soviet-occupied zone.

It created a harder division between Trizonia and the Soviet-occupied zone.

He saw it as an attack on him personally.

Why was Stalin so angry about the introduction of the Deutschmark in June 1948?

successfully negotiated so the blockade was taken down

successfully supplied Berlin from the air

successfully supplied Berlin from the sea

How did the Western allies respond to Stalin's blockade of Berlin?

The USA and Britain combined their zones to create Bizonia.

Continued disagreements led to the USSR leaving the ACC.

France joined the USA and Britain to create Trizonia.

Western allies responded with Berlin Airlift.

Put the events in the correct chronological order.

Complete the sentence: Truman was concerned that high levels of {{}} would allow communism to spread more easily in post-war Europe.

Which keyword describes using American influence and military resources to prevent the spread of communism into non-communist countries?

Rebuilding projects had been completed almost instantly.

The economy was prospering and jobs were plentiful.

Millions of people were hungry, unemployed and suffering.

Homes, businesses and infrastructure had been badly damaged.

Which of the following statements best describe conditions in post-war Europe?

What was the unofficial name of the European Recovery Plan (ERP)?

Changed it from isolationist to containment.

Changed it from containment to isolationist.

How did the Truman Doctrine change America's approach to foreign policy?

They saw it as an American attempt to use their wealth to go to war.

They saw it as an American attempt to make a political empire.

They saw it as an American attempt to make an economic empire.

They saw it as an American attempt to use their wealth to control countries.

Why did people in the USSR describe the Marshall Plan as ‘dollar imperialism’?

The Berlin Crisis (1948)

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