a country controlled by or depending on a more powerful country

unfair treatment that limits people's freedom

American policy aimed at preventing the spread of communism into non-communist countries

Hungary and Soviet power in Eastern Europe

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

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

Historic or outdated representations of people that may portray inequality or injustice.

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

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 a change introduced to improve something, often a system or law?

What was the name of the American policy aimed at preventing the spread of communism into non-communist countries?

Complete the sentence: When Imre Nagy announced that Hungary would leave the {{ }} Pact, the USSR invaded and crushed the Hungarian Uprising.

Hungarians did not want to be part of NATO.

Why did the Hungarian Uprising break out in 1956?

How many Soviet troops invaded Hungary on 4th November 1956?

Which of the following were consequences of the Hungarian Uprising?

Write the missing word. {{ }} is the process of supplying yourself or others with new weapons, especially in order to become a strong military power again.

Which two countries were members of NATO?

Which two countries were members of the Warsaw Pact?

The entry of which country into NATO triggered the creation of the Warsaw Pact?

Churchill referred to an 'Iron Curtain' dividing Europe

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

Starter Quiz