a country or territory controlled by another, more powerful, country

using someone or something unfairly, in a way that helps you but may cause harm to other people

the feeling of pride in your own country and belief that it should be free from the control of others

the border established between North and South Vietnam

The collapse of French Indochina

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

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

Historic or outdated representations of people that may portray inequality or injustice.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

What term means the feeling of pride in your own country and belief that it should be free from the control of others?

Why did Ho Chi Minh create the Viet Minh?

Why did many people in Indochina support the Viet Minh?

What percentage of France's costs in fighting the Viet Minh were covered by the US by 1954?

French victory in a series of large-scale battles

increasingly successful Viet Minh attacks on French outposts

Why did France agree to withdraw support from Indochina? 

The entire country fell under communist rule.

The entire country fell under capitalist rule.

The country was split, between a communist ruled North and capitalist South.

The country was split, between a capitalist ruled North and communist South.

What happened to Vietnam shortly after France's withdrawal in 1954?

to try to remove communist control in communist countries 

to try to ensure the containment of communism

to try to remove communist control in capitalist countries 

Why did President Truman authorise a roll back strategy after invading North Korea?

the fear that the US would invade all communist countries

the expectation of war between the US and the USSR

What triggered China's entry into the Korean War?

What is the term for an agreement to stop fighting that is made between two countries?

It led to direct conflict between the US and the USSR.

It was the first proxy war of the Cold War.

What was significant about the Korean War?

worsening relations between China and the USSR

worsening relations between China and the USA

worsening relations between the USSR and the USA

What helped to strengthen the Soviet Union's position in Asia after the Korean War?

the USA started following containment policies to tackle communism

the USA joined the Korean War to defend South Korea

an agreement was reached to contain communism in North Korea

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

The collapse of French Indochina

Lesson outcome

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