process in which a country that was divided is joined together again as one country

belief that if one country became communist, others near it would more easily become communist too

to become or make something become greater or more serious

a situation in which neither group involved in a conflict can win or get an advantage

Outbreak of the Korean War

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

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 countries supported North Korea's invasion of South Korea?

Why did Truman decide to support South Korea?

What is the process in which a country that was divided is joined together again as one country?

They did not want Korea to become non-communist.

They did not want North Korea's leader to remain in power.

They did not accept a US army so close to their border.

Why did China enter the Korean War in 1950?

What is the term for a situation in which neither group can win or gain advantage?

He thought this would lead to China being a super power. 

He thought this would lead to a stronger economy.

He thought that capitalist states would always be enemies of communism.

How did Mao justify his 'leaning to one side' stance?

How many people lived in communist states by 1949?

Write the missing word. An {{}} is an agreement between countries or political parties to work together to achieve something.

Truman did not want to ally with the PRC.

Truman did not want the USSR to become stronger.

Truman did not believe that Mao could lead the PRC.

Why did the US decide not to recognise Mao's communist government?

The theory that more countries would fall to communism if one led the way

The theory that more countries would turn to capitalism

The theory that more countries would be hostile to the US

Outbreak of the Korean War

Lesson outcome

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