when only one person or country has control over something

the situation in which two or more countries try to have more and stronger weapons than each other

a catastrophic conflict, especially one seen as likely to destroy the world or the human race

the fear of US government officials that Soviet development and production of missile technology had overtaken the USA's

an action or system intended to prevent or discourage someone from doing something

The nuclear arms race

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 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 scary, confusing or unsettling events or characters placed in danger, including creation of a scary atmosphere through the use of music and sound.

Depiction or discussion of upsetting content

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 word refers to when only one person or country has control over something?

Write the missing number. The hydrogen bomb (H-bomb) was {{ }} times more powerful than the atomic bomb (A-bomb).

Who was the second country to develop nuclear weapons?

What was the name of the theory which suggested that nuclear weapons made war between the superpowers unlikely?

What prompted US fears about a missile gap?

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

Write the missing word. An {{ }} race is a situation in which two or more countries try to have more and stronger weapons than each other.

Who promoted their belief in peaceful coexistence?

An agreement on ending the arms race was made at the Geneva Summit.

An agreement on German reunification was made at the Geneva Summit.

No agreements were made at the Geneva Summit.

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

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