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Key Questions |
Focus Points |
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How
effectively did the USA contain the spread of Communism? |
How successful was the USA in the Korean War? |
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How successful was US policy during the Cuban Missile
Crisis? |
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Why did the USA fight and lose the Vietnam
War? |
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End of Unit Test |
(8) Cuban Missile Crisis and Vietnam War |
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How secure was the USSR's control over Eastern Europe
1948-1989? |
Why was there opposition to Soviet control in Hungary in 1956 and
Czechoslovakia in 1968, and how did the USSR react to this opposition?
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How similar were events in Hungary in 1956 and in Czechoslovakia in
1968? |
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Why was the Berlin Wall built in 1961?
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What was the significance of 'Solidarity' in Poland
for the decline
of Soviet influence in Eastern Europe? |
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How far was Gorbachev responsible for the
collapse of Soviet control over Eastern Europe? |
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End of Unit Test |
(9) Soviet Control of Eastern Europe 1956-91 |
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Non-examined work - The
Cold War’s Legacy |
What has happened since the
end
of the Cold War? |
