Cold War, Cuba and Vietnam Improving 6 mark explain answers
Explaining your answers For an ‘explain’ question you must explain 2 points/reasons. To do this you should Structure your answer in 2 paragraphs. 1 paragraph per reason why Start your paragraphs by re-phrasing the question – eg: One reason why America got involved in Vietnam was…. An second reason why America got involved was… Make sure your answer includes specific examples Make sure your answer EXPLAINS NOT DESCRIBES
Identify at least one specific example to back up the following points America was to blame for the creation of a Cold War Stalin was acting aggressively in Europe after WW2 The Cuban Missile crisis was a victory for Kennedy The war in Vietnam was not going well for the Americans People at home did not like the Vietnam War
Plan two PEE paragraphs for each of the following questions Explain why Khrushchev put missiles in Cuba Explain why relations between USA and USSR broke down after WW2 Explain why America was afraid of Soviet actions in Europe Explain why Stalin blockaded Berlin in 1948-9 Explain why America found the war in Vietnam difficult to fight
Turn these descriptions into explanations… Explain how Nixon ended the war in Vietnam? Nixon used negotiations. He sent his adviser Kissinger to make a treaty with the communists. Nixon used a policy of Vietnamisation.