American-style democracy and a minority-imposed government based on terror and oppression.
Establishment of the People’s Republic of China.
Economic and financial aid.
The Truman Doctrine.
The Warsaw Pact.
To provide economic aid to Europe to combat communism.
US Secretary of State George Marshall.
Tehran Conference.
The United Nations.
The break-up of the wartime alliance and increased tensions that might lead to conflict.
He feared that the Soviet Union intended to spread communism throughout Europe.
According to population and how industrialized they were before the war.
The British government announced in 1947 that it could no longer provide military support to Greece.
Check and reflect on their learning.
It outlined the Soviet threat and the need for a strong response from the West.
It covers the Edexcel International GCSE History specification, specifically the unit 'A World Divided: Superpower Relations, 1943–72'.
It made war less likely as both sides developed nuclear weapons as deterrents.
The Red Army waited until the uprising was crushed before invading Poland to establish a pro-communist government.
It indicated that the Soviet Union was a threat to freedom and world peace, reflecting American beliefs.
It relies on terror, oppression, and suppression of personal freedoms.
He placed a blockade around Berlin.
The Hungarian Uprising.
To allow practice and development of exam writing technique tailored to the Pearson Edexcel specification.
To help consolidate and reflect on the chapter as a whole.
The Soviets waited for the uprising to be crushed before invading to establish a pro-communist government.
It was created to promote economic cooperation among communist countries and strengthen Soviet influence.
Communist governments were elected in all three areas.
The Soviet Union and the USA.
The 'Iron Curtain'.
President Kennedy was assassinated.
A nation that was once independent but is now under the control of another, particularly referring to countries under Soviet control during the Cold War.
It outlined the American perception of the Soviet threat and contributed to the policy of containment.
Bulgaria, Romania, and the eastern parts of Germany.
The USA had not suffered damage to its infrastructure and industry.
Klement Gottwald.
Berlin, Cuba, and Czechoslovakia.
The Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan.
$13.7 billion.
A strategy to prevent the spread of communism and influence in other countries.
Through the actions and policies of both the USA and the Soviet Union.
The differences between democracy and communism, and the USA's commitment to support those resisting communism.
It seemed to reduce tensions in the Cold War.
He believed the USA wanted to use its military power to dominate the world and no longer wished to cooperate with the Soviet Union.
The thaw and moves towards détente, 1963–72.
Stalin wanted to see the destruction of capitalism and viewed the outside world as hostile.
Britain, receiving more than a quarter of the total aid package.
The Berlin Wall was built.
Key skills that are highly valued in further study and the workplace.
$13 billion.
It is ideal for checking knowledge or for revision.
It increased competition and tension between the two superpowers.
It prompted the Soviets to establish the Warsaw Pact.
It encouraged Stalin to develop protection in Eastern Europe and take control of neighboring countries.
It described the Soviet Union as a political force committed to destroying the traditional way of life in the West, advocating for a policy of containment.
The USA’s ambassador in Moscow who sent the Long Telegram.
NATO.
The Geneva Summit and Camp David Summit.
The Cuban Missile Crisis.
The communists were defeated in 1949 and fled to Albania.
He viewed it as a choice between good and evil.
Communists were elected but did not gain enough power; in the next election, they manipulated the results to secure control.
They were 'free' elections, but voters were frightened into voting for Communist Party candidates.
Telegram messages.
Stalin died.
Relations remained poor.
The Soviet Red Army's liberation of countries from Nazi control in 1944 and 1945.
The potential dangers of future wars unless agreement on world policy is reached.
The overthrow of President Eduard Benes in February 1948.
To provide support to countries resisting communism, marking a significant shift in U.S. foreign policy.
Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, East Germany, Czechoslovakia, Austria, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, Albania, and Yugoslavia.
Iron Curtain.
Establishing communist governments in countries on his western border.
It suggests that the USA needs to 'prop up' Western Europe.
They broke the blockade.
Comecon.
To prevent the spread of communism.
A nation that was once independent but is now under the control of another, particularly during the Cold War, referring to countries under Soviet control.
Caribbean sugar sent under the Marshall Plan was being unloaded.
A determined policy of containment to stop the spread of communism.
Berlin Blockade.
It provided economic aid to help rebuild European economies, making communism less attractive.
Reasons for the Cold War, Early developments in the Cold War (1945–49), The Cold War in the 1950s, Three crises (Berlin, Cuba, Czechoslovakia), The Thaw and moves towards Détente (1963–72).
To maintain control over its satellite states and prevent the spread of reforms that could threaten Soviet authority.
Both increased tensions and led the Soviet Union to strengthen its forces and anti-Western propaganda.
He believed it would soften its position if faced with strong resistance.
To provide economic aid to war-torn countries to prevent communism from taking over in Western Europe.
The Outer Space Treaty.
Isolationism, which was abandoned after the war.
The overthrow of President Eduard Benes and the establishment of a communist government under Klement Gottwald.
To create a buffer zone between the Soviet Union and Germany.
It heightened tensions between the East and West and led to the establishment of NATO.
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization).
Many countries were in ruins after WWII, leading poorer members of society to favor wealth redistribution.
Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, and West Germany.
To create a buffer zone between the Soviet Union and Germany.
The first man landed on the Moon.
Nixon visited Beijing and Moscow; SALT 1 was signed.
It signaled a commitment by the USA to contain the spread of communism, worsening relations with the Soviet Union.
