Cold War Review

Goal To understand the different eras of the Cold War and the events and leaders associated with each era.

Introduction to the Cold War Read the Overview on pages 387-389 Write down names and events that you are not familiar with

Origins of the Cold War (Cold War I) 1945-1953 Pages 392-399; 403-404 McCauley 35-39

Brinkmanship 1953-1969 Pages 399-403; 405-406 McCauley 43-58

Detente 1969-1979 Pages 401-403; 406 McCauley 60-72

End of the Cold War (Cold War II) 1979-1991 Pages 407-411 McCauley 73-81; 82-100

Conclusions Reread McCauley 23-32 How would you generally characterize each different era of the Cold War?

Origins of the Cold War (Cold War I) Assess the part played by differing ideologies in the origin of the Cold War. In what ways, and with what results, was Germany the key focus of the early stages of the Cold War? (M05) “An unnatural alliance that was bound to fall apart after the defeat of the common enemy.” To what extent does this statement explain the origin of the Cold War? (M06) Analyse the origin of East-West rivalry and explain why it developed into the Cold War. For what reasons, and with what results, did the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan affect Cold War development? (M08)

Brinkmanship Analyse the part played by Cuba in the development of the Cold War. (M05) In what ways, and with what results, did the United States’ Cold War policy of containment affect Cuba after 1959? Compare and contrast the roles of China and Germany in the Cold War. (M06) Compare and contrast the roles of Korea and Vietnam in the Cold War.

General Questions From Multiple Time Periods Why did the Cold War spread from Europe to other parts of the world after 1950? (M09) Explain the meaning of two of the following and show how each affected the development of the Cold War: containment; brinkmanship; non-alignment; détente. (M08) Define, and analyse the importance of, two of the following: (a) containment (b) COMECON (c) détente (d) east European satellite states. (M09)

Detente Evaluate the role of one superpower in the Cold War after 1970. (M05) Analyse the importance of détente in ending the Cold War. (M06) Examine the role and importance of fear and suspicion in the development of the Cold War between 1953 and 1975. (M09) ** Assess the social and economic impact of the Cold War on two countries, each chosen from a different region. (M09) **

End of the Cold War (Cold War II) To what extent did economic problems in the Communist bloc bring about the end of the Cold War? (M05) Examine the part played by economic issues in the development of the Cold War. (M06) When and why did the Cold War end? (M08) Assess the economic and social effects of the Cold War on one superpower. (M08) Why did the Cold War begin and end in Europe? (M09) **