the power of different countries and groups of states compared to one another

relating to relations between China and the USSR

a written agreement between two or more countries

an agreement between countries or political parties to work together to achieve something

The ‘loss’ of China and the Cold War

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

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

Initial stages of the Cuban Missile Crisis

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

Write the missing word. A {{}} is a written agreement between two or more countries.

The moment when the USA lost its colonies in China

The moment when China became a communist state

The moment when China was invaded by the USSR

China offered its full support to capitalist states.

China offered its full support to communist states.

China refused to support either side in the Cold War.

How did Mao's 'leaning to one side' affect China's approach to the Cold War?

Which two countries signed the Sino-Soviet Treaty of Friendship in 1950?

Which theory led the US to worry that communism in China would lead to other non-communist countries in the region falling to communism?

Nationalists began to lose their advantage in the Civil War.

Mao declared the foundation of a communist state in China.

Sino-Soviet Treaty of Friendship was signed.

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

Which initialism was the Chinese Communist Party known by?

Which Asian country experienced a civil war from 1946-49?

Write the missing word. During the Chinese Civil War, the US offered support to the {{}} Party.

Write the missing word. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) {{}} the Chinese Civil War in 1949.

Nationalists made advances during attacks on communist areas.

Chiang Kai-Shek rejected US calls to negotiate.

Communist PLA began launching offensives.

Mao declared the establishment of a communist state in China.

The ‘loss’ of China and the Cold War

Lesson outcome