a product or service that is sold and transported to another country

someone who strongly believes in and supports their own country, placing its interests above those of other nations

stands for Central Intelligence Agency; part of the US government that is responsible for espionage and secret operations

someone who has been forced to leave their home and live somewhere else, often for political reasons

The Cuban Revolution and the Bay of Pigs Invasion

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 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

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce, poverty, deprivation.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

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 keyword describes a product or service that is sold and transported to another country?

Which keyword describes someone who has been forced to leave their home and live somewhere else, often for political reasons?

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

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

American companies owned large gold mines.

American companies owned large sugar plantations.

American businesses invested in Cuba’s tourist industry.

Cuba’s electricity and telephone networks were controlled by US companies.

American businesses invested in Cuba’s agriculture industry.

Why did the USA have strong economic interests in Cuba by the 1950s?

refused to recognise Castro’s government because of his links to communism

reduced the amount of sugar the USA would buy from Cuba

placed nuclear missiles pointing at Cuba in US cities

Which of Esienhower's actions pushed Castro closer to the USSR in 1960?

Which keyword describes a meeting between leaders to discuss significant issues or make important decisions?

Write the missing word. {{ }} Germany suffered from a refugee problem during the 1950s.

Which country took the decision to construct the Berlin Wall?

How many people were murdered as they attempted to flee to West Germany between 1961 and 1989? 

The USA supported the construction of the Berlin Wall.

The USA fought to block the construction of the Berlin Wall.

The USA criticised but accepted the construction of the Berlin Wall.

Millions of East Germans fled to the West

Summit meetings failed to deliver a diplomatic agreement over Berlin's future

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

The Cuban Revolution and the Bay of Pigs Invasion

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