warfare that involves using surprise attacks and hit-and-run tactics to fight a larger, more traditional military force

a strict interpretation of Islam that emphasises a return to traditional beliefs and practices

a measure taken by one country to limit or stop trade with another country to pressure it to change its actions or policies

when people refuse to buy, use or participate in something as a way to protest or bring about change

The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan

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 Helsinki Accords and SALT II

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 word describes warfare that involves using surprise attacks and hit-and-run tactics to fight a larger, more traditional military force?

Which word describes when people refuse to buy, use or participate in something as a way to protest or bring about change?

the People’s Dictatorship Party of Afghanistan

the People’s Democratic Party of Afghanistan

the Afghanistan Socialist Democratic Party

What was the name of the communist group who overthrew the government in Afghanistan on 27th April 1978?

Complete the sentence: Reforms introduced by the PDPA to transform Afghanistan into a communist country were deeply ...

How many Soviet troops crossed the border into Afghanistan between 24th December 1979 and 1st January 1980?

an aggressive attempt to spread capitalism

an aggressive attempt to spread communism

How did the USA view the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan?

Which word describes when a decision, treaty, or agreement is formally approved and confirmed making it official?

Complete the sentence with the missing word: The Helsinki Accords are sometimes considered to be the high-point of ...

Why was SALT II not formally approved and confirmed making it official in the USA?

Complete the sentence: Disagreements about {{ }} were one source of tension between the USA and the USSR after the Helsinki Accords were signed.

limit of 2400 strategic nuclear delivery vehicles for each side

limits on the deployment of new types of strategic weapons

set out rules for the conduct of nuclear war and steps to avoid conflict 

Which of the following agreements were made as part of SALT II?

The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan

Lesson outcome

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