The Cuban Revolution and its consequences

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 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Historic or outdated representations of people that may portray inequality or injustice.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 or discussion of violence or fighting, including threats of violence or the aftermath of violence.

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

What is an official ban on trade with another country called?

Who became leader of Cuba in 1959 after its revolution?

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

All foreign-owned land in Cuba was nationalised.

He launched a trade embargo against the USA.

Soviet military officials were invited to Cuba.

Which action in 1959 increased US suspicions that Castro might be a communist?

Cuba began working more closely with the USSR.

Diplomatic relations between the USA and Cuba were cut off.

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

Write the missing word. A {{}} is someone who is forced to flee from their own country for their own safety.

Which satellite state suffered from a 'brain drain' between 1949 and 1961?

How mnay East Germans crossed the border to the West between 1949 and 1958?

Who claimed that "a wall is a hell of a lot better than a war"?

The Cuban Revolution and its consequences

Lesson outcome

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