a period between c. 1945 and c. 1991 of intense rivalry and tension between the USA and the USSR

a collection of states known as the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; also known as the Soviet Union

relating to a system of government where all property is owned by the state and resources are shared equally

relating to an economic system where businesses and resources are owned privately for profit

Early causes of tension between the USA and the USSR

History

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

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

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 a period between c. 1945 and c. 1991 of intense rivalry and tension between the USA and the USSR?

What was the ideology of the USSR during WW2?

What was the ideology of the USA during WW2?

Put the events in the correct chronological order.

Because Roosevelt died in April 1945 and was replaced

Because Churchill died in April 1945 and was replaced

Because Churchill's party lost the 1945 election so he was replaced

Because Roosevelt's party lost the 1945 election so he was replaced

Why was there a change in leadership at the Potsdam Conference?

that the USA was pulling out of the conference as he hated Stalin

that the USA had successfully developed the world’s first atomic bomb

that the USSR had successfully developed the world’s first atomic bomb

that Britain was pulling out of the conference due to the election result

What did Truman announce the day after the Potsdam Conference began?

Who were the winners of World War Two (WW2)?

Put the following events in chronological order.

Match the country to the wartime leader during WW2.

WW2 finally ended on September 2, 1945 following the surrender of which country?

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