a region of the world in which one country is dominant

a country that is dominated by another country

a government in which two or more political parties work together to run a country

an election in which unfair tactics or cheating are used to influence the outcome

Soviet influence over Eastern Europe

History

Early causes of tension between the USA and the USSR

The impact of the atomic bomb

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

Which keyword describes a country that is dominated by another country?

Which keyword describes an election in which unfair tactics or cheating are used to influence the outcome?

Complete the sentence: Stalin agreed to free elections in Eastern Europe at the {{}} Conference but had no intention of allowing this.

What was the name of Churchill's speech in 1946 which was a response to Soviet expansion into Eastern Europe?

In Stalin’s view, which country was of the most vital importance to the security of the USSR?

as a blatant attempt to spread capitalism

as a blatant attempt to spread liberalism

How did Truman see Stalin's actions in Eastern Europe?

Which keyword describes a highly destructive explosive device that gets its power from nuclear reactions?

Which keyword describes a short written message sent via a telegraph line?

Truman could not help but brag about it to Stalin at the Yalta Conference.

A US newspaper leaked the news to the Soviet government.

Soviet spies penetrated security at Los Alamos, where the bomb was being tested.

How did the USSR find out about the USA's first atomic bomb even though the USA tried to keep it a secret?

Where was the world's first atomic bomb to be used in warfare dropped?

to get Germany to surrender and to secure the end of WW2

to get Japan to surrender and to secure the end of WW2

to demonstrate American power and show that they would protect Western Europe

to establish a stronger bargaining position with the USSR

to get Japan to fight back so WW2 could continue

What do historians argue was the purpose behind the USA's development of the atomic bomb?

may have made the USA and the USSR more reluctant to go to war

dramatically decreased tensions between the USA and the USSR

the USA and USSR became involved in a lasting friendship

dramatically increased tensions between the USA and the USSR

the UA and USSR became involved in an arms race

What were the consequences of the development of the atomic bomb on the relationship between the USA and USSR? 

Starter Quiz

Which keyword describes a highly destructive explosive device that gets its power from nuclear reactions?