the background of a source including who, why, and when it was written

a country controlled by or depending on a more powerful country

stands for Central Intelligence Agency; a US intelligence agency used for spying and organising secret operations in other countries

someone who has been forced to leave their home and live somewhere else, often for political reasons

The Bay of Pigs Invasion

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

Construction of the Berlin Wall

The Cuban Revolution and its consequences

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.

Write the missing word. A {{ }} state is a country controlled by or depending on a more powerful country.

Which country backed the Bay of Pigs Invasion?

The troops who carried out the Bay of Pigs Invasion were made up of ...

Write the missing country name. The {{ }} appeared weak after the failure of the Bay of Pigs Invasion.

Nikita Khrushchev felt more confident to challenge the USA.

Nikita Khrushchev felt less confident to challenge the USA.

Nikita Khrushchev's confidence to challenge the USA was unchanged.

Which statement is most accurate about the consequences of the Bay of Pigs Invasion?

Eisenhower authorises the CIA to plan Castro's overthrow.

Cuba and the USSR deepen their relations.

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

Write the missing word. A {{ }} of influence is a region dominated by a single state.

Who became leader of Cuba in 1959 after its revolution?

Cuba is less than 150 km away from the USA.

Which of the following reasons had traditionally created security worries about Cuba in the USA?

Which country did Cuba increasingly cooperate with after the USA began restricting trade with it?

Before the Cuban Revolution, how much of the Cuban mining industry was owned by Americans?

The Bay of Pigs Invasion

Lesson outcome

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