a type of nuclear weapon; a powerful and destructive bomb that gets it power from the energy released when atoms are split

a highly destructive explosive device that gets its power from nuclear reactions

secret activities, such as spying, carried out by one government or group to gather confidential information from another, typically for strategic advantage

a short written message sent via a telegraph line

special buildings where diplomats work to represent their country's interests in other countries around the world

The impact of the atomic bomb on US-Soviet relations

History

Causes of tension between the USA and USSR by 1945

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 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 keyword describes secret activities, such as spying, carried out by one government or group to gather confidential information from another, typically for strategic advantage?

Which keyword describes special buildings where diplomats work to represent their country's interests in other countries around the world?

Complete the sentence: The USA set up the secret {{}} Project to develop the world's first atomic bomb by July 1945.

Telegrams are normally very short, but Kennan’s was long and read like a book.

Telegrams are normally very long, but Kennan’s was short and read like a letter.

Telegrams are normally very short, but Kennan’s was long and read like a letter.

Why was George Kennan's February 1946 telegram known as the 'Long Telegram'? 

Complete the sentence: The Soviet response to the American atomic bomb was to develop their own atomic bomb, which they achieved by {{}}.

The USA wanted to use their immense military power to dominate the world.

The USSR wanted to use their immense military power to dominate the world.

The American people were no longer interested in working with the USSR.

The Soviet people were no longer interested in working with the USA.

What did Nikola Novikov claim in his telegram in September 1946?

a collection of states known as the Soviet Union

a system of government where all property is owned by the state

an economic system where businesses and resources are owned privately

Match the keyword to the correct definition.

They played such a dominant role in world politics.

They were the only political leaders involved in WW2.

Why are Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin often known as ‘the Big Three’?

The USA and Britain would attack Germany by invading Nazi-occupied France.

Countries that had been liberated from Germany would be allowed free elections.

The USSR could keep land it had taken from Poland in 1939.

The United Nations would be established to help ensure future peace.

Germany would pay reparations in the form of equipment and materials.

 Which of the following were agreed at the Tehran Conference (November-December 1943)?

Which of the following were agreed at the Yalta Conference (February 1945)?

Germany would be divided into four zones.

Which of the following were agreed at the Potsdam Conference (July 1945)?

Complete the sentences: {{}} wanted free elections in Eastern European countries occupied by Soviet troops; Stalin refused. {{}} was furious and resolved to pursue a tough policy towards the USSR.

The impact of the atomic bomb on US-Soviet relations

Lesson outcome

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