someone who has been forced to leave their home country because of war, persecution, natural disaster, or violence, and seeks safety in another country

a demand that if rejected will bring about an end of peaceful talks and could lead to forceful action

a meeting between leaders to discuss significant issues or make important decisions

Berlin, 1958-61: increased tensions

History

Causes of tension between the USA and USSR by 1945

The impact of the atomic bomb on US-Soviet relations

Soviet influence over Eastern Europe by 1948

The Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan

The Berlin Crisis (1948)

The Cold War arms race

The Hungarian Uprising (1956)

The origins of the Cold War (1941-58)

Berlin, 1961-63: the Berlin Wall

The Cuban Revolution and the Bay of Pigs Invasion

The Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)

The Prague Spring (1968)

The Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia (1968)

Cold War crises, 1958-70

Détente and SALT I

The Helsinki Accords and SALT II

The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan

Reagan and the 'Second Cold War'

Gorbachev's 'new thinking'

The fall of the Berlin Wall

The collapse of the Soviet Union

The end of the Cold War, 1970-91

In this unit pupils undergo a period 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 relationship between the USA and the USSR in this period.

Period study: Superpower relations and the Cold War, 1941–91

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce, poverty, deprivation.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Depiction or discussion of distress or humiliation e.g. bullying.

Depiction or discussion of peer pressure or bullying

Depiction or discussion of violence or fighting, including threats of violence or the aftermath of violence.

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Complete the sentence: By 1958, over {{ }} people had left East Germany via Berlin to live in West Germany.

Which keyword describes a meeting between leaders to discuss significant issues or make important decisions?

What did Khrushchev issue on 27th November 1958?

How many times did leaders from the USA and the USSR meet to try and resolve disagreements over Berlin between 1958 and 1961?

the Soviets and Americans once again could not agree

an American U-2 spy plane was shot down over the USSR

Khrushchev unsuccessfully attempted to bully US President JFK

Why did the meeting in Paris in May 1960 fail?

Complete the sentence: West Berlin acted as a ‘{{ }} to the West’, which meant that people in East Berlin could clearly see the differences in the quality of life between East and West.

Which keyword describes a period between c. 1945 and c. 1991 of intense rivalry and tension between the USA and the USSR?

Which keyword describes when countries compete with each other to build up their military strength?

Which of the following events increased tensions between East and West between 1945 and 1958?

the US' announcement of the policy of containment

Which of the following events led to the escalation of tensions between East and West in the 1950s?

the USA committed to a policy of containment

Put the following events in chronological order.

Which US president committed the country to a policy of containment in 1947?

Berlin, 1958-61: increased tensions

Lesson outcome

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