a period between c. 1945 and c. 1991 of intense rivalry and tension between the USA and the USSR

a collection of states known as the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; also known as the Soviet Union

relating to a system of government where all property is owned by the state and resources are shared equally

relating to an economic system where businesses and resources are owned privately for profit

Causes of tension between the USA and USSR by 1945

History

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, 1958-61: increased tensions

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

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 keyword describes the period of intense rivalry and tension between the USA and the USSR that took place between c. 1945 and c. 1991?

What was the ideology of the USSR during WW2?

What was the ideology of the USA during WW2?

Put the events in the correct chronological order.

Because Roosevelt died in April 1945 and was replaced

Because Churchill died in April 1945 and was replaced

Because Churchill's party lost the 1945 election so he was replaced

Because Roosevelt's party lost the 1945 election so he was replaced

Why was there a change in leadership at the Potsdam Conference?

that the USA was pulling out of the conference as he hated Stalin

that the USA had successfully developed the world’s first atomic bomb

that the USSR had successfully developed the world’s first atomic bomb

that Britain was pulling out of the conference due to the election result

What did Truman announce the day after the Potsdam Conference began?

Who were the winners of World War Two (WW2)?

Put the following events in chronological order.

Match the country to the wartime leader during WW2.

WW2 finally ended on September 2, 1945 following the surrender of which country?

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