GCSEHistoryEdexcelPeriod Study (Paper 2, Booklet P)Superpower Relations & the Cold War, 1941–91

Superpower Relations & the Cold War, 1941–91 (Edexcel GCSE History)

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Exam Skills: Superpower Relations & the Cold War, 1941–91

  1. The 4 Mark "Explain One Consequence of" Question
  2. The 8 Mark "Write a Narrative Account" Question
  3. The 16 Mark "Explain the Importance of " Question

The Origins of the Cold War, 1941-1949

  1. Communism Versus Capitalism: Difference in Ideology
  2. The Peace Conferences, 1943-1945
  3. The Atomic Bomb's Impact on US-Soviet Relations
  4. The Impact of the Telegrams
  5. The Creation of Soviet Satellite States

The Development of the Cold War, 1947-1955

  1. The Truman Doctrine & Marshall Aid
  2. Cominform, 1947 & Comecon, 1949
  3. NATO, 1949
  4. The Causes of the Berlin Crisis, 1948
  5. The Berlin Blockade, June 1948
  6. The Berlin Airlift, 1948
  7. The Creation of East & West Germany
  8. The Warsaw Pact, 1955

The Cold War Intensifies, 1952-1958

  1. The Arms Race
  2. Changes in Leadership, 1953-1956
  3. The Hungarian Uprising, 1956-1958

Berlin, 1958-1963

  1. Berlin's Refugee Crisis, 1958
  2. Khrushchev's Ultimatum, November 1958
  3. The Summits About Berlin, 1959-1961
  4. Building the Berlin Wall, 1961

Cuba, 1959-1963

  1. The Cuban Revolution, 1959
  2. The 'Bay of Pigs' Incident, April 1961
  3. The Cuban Missile Crisis

Czechoslovakia, 1968-1969

  1. Czech Opposition to Soviet Control
  2. Leonid Brezhnev & the Soviet Reaction to the 'Prague Spring'
  3. The Brezhnev Doctrine, 1968

Détente, 1969-1979

  1. Why did the USA & the Soviet Union Attempt to Reduce Tension?
  2. The SALT Agreements
  3. The Helsinki Accords, 1975

The End of Détente & the Second Cold War

  1. The End to Détente-the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan
  2. The Olympic Boycotts
  3. Ronald Reagan & the 'Second Cold War'

The End of the Cold War-1985-1991

  1. Gorbachev's 'New Thinking'
  2. The Collapse of the Eastern Bloc, 1989-1990
  3. The Fall of the Berlin Wall
  4. The End of the Soviet Union

Exam Skills: Superpower Relations & the Cold War, 1941–91

  1. Exam Questions: Explain One Consequence (Q1)
  2. Exam Questions: Write a Narrative Account (Q2)
  3. Exam Questions: Explain the Importance (Q3)

The Origins of the Cold War, 1941-1949

  1. Quiz Questions

The Development of the Cold War, 1947-1955

  1. Quiz Questions

The Cold War Intensifies, 1952-1958

  1. Quiz Questions

Berlin, 1958-1963

  1. Quiz Questions

Cuba, 1959-1963

  1. Quiz Questions

Czechoslovakia, 1968-1969

  1. Quiz Questions

Détente, 1969-1979

  1. Quiz Questions

The End of Détente & the Second Cold War

  1. Quiz Questions

The End of the Cold War-1985-1991

  1. Quiz Questions
  1. The Origins of the Cold War, 1941-1949
  2. The Development of the Cold War, 1947-1955
  3. The Cold War Intensifies, 1952-1958
  4. Berlin, 1958-1963
  5. Cuba, 1959-1963
  6. Czechoslovakia, 1968-1969
  7. Détente, 1969-1979
  8. The End of Détente & the Second Cold War
  9. The End of the Cold War-1985-1991
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