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The origins of the Cold War, 1941-58
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I can explain why there was tension and disagreement between the USA and the USSR at the end of the Second World War.
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I can explain how the development of the atomic bomb increased tension between the USA and the USSR.
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I can explain how the USSR established satellite states to take control of eastern Europe between 1945 and 1948.
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I can explain the significance of the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan.
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I can analyse the events of the Berlin Crisis of 1948.
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I can explain how the arms race led to an increase in Cold War tension between the USA and the USSR.
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I can explain the causes, events and consequences of the Hungarian Uprising of 1956.
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I can explain how the Cold War developed and then intensified between 1945 and 1958.
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