a country controlled by or depending on a more powerful country

unfair treatment that limits people's freedom

items purchased by individuals for their personal use and enjoyment

a word sometimes used as an alternative to communism

The Prague Spring

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

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

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Historic or outdated representations of people that may portray inequality or injustice.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

a word sometimes used an alternative to communism

Write the missing word. Czechoslovakia's economy prioritised heavy industry over the production of {{}} goods.

Match each leader with the correct description of them.

What name is given to the period in early 1968 when Dubček introduced reforms in Czechoslovakia?

During the Prague Spring, Czechoslovakia was liberalised

During the Prague Spring, Czechoslovakia became more oppressive

During the Prague Spring, Czechoslovakia hardly changed

Brezhnev dropped his support for Novotný

Dubček became leader of the Czechoslovakian Communist Party

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

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

Which of the following were Soviet-influenced communist countries at the start of the 1960s?

neither capitalist and communist countries

Which type of countries were members of the Warsaw Pact?

How did the USSR react to Imre Nagy's reforms in Hungary in 1956?

Write the missing word. The Truman Doctrine promised American support for countries resisting {{}} aggression.

The Prague Spring

Lesson outcome

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