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Curricula GCSE AQA History Aqa Wider World Depth StudyConflict & Tension Between East & West, 1945–1972

Conflict & Tension Between East & West, 1945–1972

1

Exam Skills: East & West 1945-1972

The 4 Mark "How Do You Know" Question: East & West (Q1)

The 12 Mark "How Useful" Question: East & West (Q2)

The 8 Mark "Write an Account" Question: East & West (Q3)

The 16 Mark "How Far do you Agree" Question: East & West (Q4)

2

How did the Cold War Begin?

Communism Versus Capitalism: Difference in Ideology

The Peace Conferences, 1945

The Atomic Bomb's Impact on US-Soviet Relations

3

The 'Iron Curtain'

The Creation of Soviet Satellite States

The Impact of the Telegrams

The Truman Doctrine & Marshall Aid

Cominform, 1947 & Comecon, 1949

The Causes of the Berlin Crisis, 1948

The Berlin Blockade, June 1948

The Berlin Airlift, 1948

The Creation of East & West Germany

4

Asia & the Cold War

The Communist Revolution in China, 1949

The Korean War, 1950-1953

The Vietnam War, 1954-1975

5

Military Rivalries in the Cold War

The Warsaw Pact, 1955

6

The 'Thaw' in Cold War Tensions

The Hungarian Uprising, 1956-1958

The U-2 Crisis & the Paris Peace Summit

7

The Berlin Wall, 1961

Why was Berlin a Problem Between the USA & the USSR?

Building the Berlin Wall, 1961

8

Cuba & the Cold War

The Cuban Revolution, 1959

The Bay of Pigs Incident, April 1961

The Cuban Missile Crisis

9

Czechoslovakia & the Cold War

Czech Opposition to Soviet Control

The Brezhnev Doctrine, 1968

10

Détente

Reasons for Détente