The Origins of the Cold War 1/2: Conflict and Tension between East and West, 1945–1972

Conflict and Tension between East and West, 1945–1972 - The Origins of the Cold War. The resources are suitable for AQA, Edexcel, OCR, WJEC GCSE History and iGCSE History.

• The end of the Second World War: Yalta and Potsdam Conferences; the division of Germany; contrasting attitudes and ideologies of the USA and the USSR, including the aims of Stalin, Churchill, Roosevelt, Attlee and Truman; effect of the dropping of the atom bomb on post-war superpower relations.
• The Iron Curtain and the evolution of East-West rivalry: Soviet expansion in East Europe; US policies; the Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan, their purpose and Stalin’s reaction; Cominform; Comecon; Yugoslavia; the Berlin Blockade and Airlift.

Please note that due to the number of resources, this is one half of the unit. You can purchase the other half of this unit and other sections separately. Included within this bundle are the following complete lessons:

01 - Ideologies of the Cold War
02 - Origins of the USSR
03 - The Nazi-Soviet Pact
04 - The Grand Alliance
05 - The Yalta Conference
06 - The Potsdam Conference
07 - Hiroshima and Nagasaki
08 - Truman on Trial
09 - The Atom Bomb’s Impact on Superpower Relations
10 - The Origins of the Cold War: Assessment
11 - The Origins of the Cold War: Revision Resources

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