the relaxation of tensions between states which were previously hostile towards one another

formal agreements between two or more parties

the basic freedoms and protections that all people are entitled to, simply because they are human

when a decision, treaty, or agreement is formally approved and confirmed making it official

The Helsinki Accords and SALT II

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)

Cold War crises, 1958-70

Détente and SALT I

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

Which word describes formal agreements between two or more parties?

Which word describes the basic freedoms and protections that all people are entitled to, simply because they are human?

Who replaced Nixon as US president by the time the agreements at Helsinki had been reached?

Match the 'basket' to the issue discussed.

the docking of an American spacecraft with a Soviet spacecraft

the docking of an American submarine with a Soviet submarine

the docking of an American ship with a Soviet ship

Which 'basket' continued to be a point of tension between the US and USSR post the signing of the agreements in Helsinki?

Which word describes the relaxation of tensions between states which were previously hostile towards one another?

Which word describes issues that exist within a country, rather than those related to its relationship with other countries?

How much was the US spending on its military and space programme in 1968?

so they would stop fighting against US forces in Vietnam

so they would send troops to fight alongside the US in Vietnam

so they would put pressure on the North Vietnamese during peace negotiations

Why did Nixon want to improve US relations with China and the USSR?

Which two leaders were involved in the period of relaxed tensions between the USSR and the USA in the 1970s?

President Nixon promised to achieve “peace with honour”.

USA attempted to improve its relations with communist states.

Nixon visited China and improved relations with its leaders.

The USSR worried about becoming internationally isolated.

Both superpowers became open to pursuing Détente.

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

The Helsinki Accords and SALT II

Lesson outcome

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