someone who has been forced to leave their home country because of war, persecution, natural disaster, or violence, and seeks safety in another country

information, especially of a biased nature, used to promote a political cause or point of view

a demand that if rejected will bring about an end of peaceful talks and could lead to forceful action

a way of acting or making important decisions alone and without waiting for others to agree

Construction of the Berlin Wall

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

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

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce, poverty, deprivation.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Depiction or discussion of violence or fighting, including threats of violence or the aftermath of violence.

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

A person has acted {{}} if they make a decision by themselves without trying to gain other people's approval first.

{{}} Germany suffered from a refugee problem and 'brain drain' during the 1950s.

Which country took the decision to construct the Berlin Wall?

In October 1961, there was an armed standoff between US and Soviet tanks in Berlin at Checkpoint {{}}.

The USA supported the construction of the Berlin Wall.

The USA fought to block the construction of the Berlin Wall.

The USA criticised but accepted the construction of the Berlin Wall.

Summit meetings failed to deliver a diplomatic agreement over Berlin's future

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

{{}} is information, especially of a biased nature, used to promote a political cause or point of view.

Which of the following countries was communist?

Other than the Soviet Union, whcich other country was considered a superpower during the Cold War?

Which country was divided and occupied at the end of WW2?

Which city was blockaded by the USSR from 1948-49?

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

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