a special direct phone connection for emergencies

the official residence of the President of the USA

the official residence of the leader of the USSR

when two or more countries compete to have more and stronger weapons than one another

Consequences of the Cuban Missile Crisis

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

The ‘loss’ of China and the Cold War

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

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

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.

Write the missing words: An {{}} {{}} is a situation where two or more countries compete to have more and stronger weapons than one another.

What happened to JFK's popularity in the USA after the Cuban Missile Crisis?

Which two places were connected by the hotline set up in 1963?

The American agreement to withdraw their missiles from Turkey was kept secret.

He agreed to set up a hotline between the USA and USSR in 1963.

Which of the following harmed Khrushchev's reputation in the USSR?

Soviet missiles in Cuba and US missiles in Turkey removed

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

Write the missing word: A {{}} is when you agree to accept something which is not exactly what you want.

Who was leader of the USSR during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

What was the shortened name of the group of advisors who helped JFK during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

What word did JFK prefer to use when describing the American 'blockade' of Cuba?

JFK considered the missiles a critical military threat.

JFK had no way of communicating with the Soviets.

Why did JFK initially refuse to negotiate over the Soviet missiles in Cuba?

Soviet missiles withdrawn from Cuba and US missiles removed from Turkey

Consequences of the Cuban Missile Crisis

Lesson outcome

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