a region of the world in which one country is dominant

a country that is dominated by another country

a government in which two or more political parties work together to run a country

an election in which unfair tactics or cheating are used to influence the outcome

Soviet influence over Eastern Europe by 1948

History

Causes of tension between the USA and USSR by 1945

The impact of the atomic bomb on US-Soviet relations

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

Which keyword describes a country that is dominated by another country?

Which keyword describes an election in which unfair tactics or cheating are used to influence the outcome?

Complete the sentence: Stalin agreed to free elections in Eastern Europe at the {{}} Conference but had no intention of allowing this.

What was the name of Churchill's speech in 1946 which was a response to Soviet expansion into Eastern Europe?

In Stalin’s view, which country was of the most vital importance to the security of the USSR?

as a blatant attempt to spread capitalism

as a blatant attempt to spread liberalism

How did Truman see Stalin's actions in Eastern Europe?

Which keyword describes a highly destructive explosive device that gets its power from nuclear reactions?

Which keyword describes a short written message sent via a telegraph line?

Truman could not help but brag about it to Stalin at the Yalta Conference.

A US newspaper leaked the news to the Soviet government.

Soviet spies penetrated security at Los Alamos where the bomb was being tested.

How did the USSR find out about the USA's first atomic bomb even though they tried to keep it a secret?

Where was the world's first atomic bomb to be used in warfare dropped?

to get Germany to surrender and to secure the end of WW2

to get Japan to surrender and to secure the end of WW2

to demonstrate American power and show that they would protect Western Europe

to establish a stronger bargaining position with the USSR

to get Japan to fight back so WW2 could continue

What do historians argue was the purpose behind the USA's development of the atomic bomb?

may have made the USA and the USSR more reluctant to go to war

dramatically decreased tensions between the USA and the USSR

the USA and USSR became involved in a lasting friendship

dramatically increased tensions between the USA and the USSR

the USA and USSR became involved in an arms race

What were the consequences of the development of the atomic bomb on the relationship between the USA and USSR? 

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