Knowledge Organiser to complement unit 1.1, Early Tensions Between East and West of Edexcel’s GCSE course, Superpowers and the Cold War 1941-1991 Covers the impact of the atom bomb, the Long Telegram, the Nokivov Telegram, Churchill’s ‘Iron Curtain’ speech and the impact of the satellites. The moustache is Stalin, the dog is Churchill, the lone star is Roosevelt but the shooting star is Truman, the tie is Attlee

Inspired by @KKNTeachLearn Designed to complement unit 1.3 of Edexcel’s GCSE Cold War course; The Cold War Intensifies Students make a judgement about the success level of the Space Race at each key event and colour in the bar chart in one of two colours depending on whether it was a US or Soviet Union development to see how the Space Race developed and culminated in the 1969 moon landings.

Knowledge Organiser to complement unit 1.3, The Cold War Intensifies of Edexcel’s GCSE course, Superpowers and the Cold War 1941-1991 Covers conventional weapons, the development of atomic and hydrogen bombs, ICBMs, nuclear weapons as a threat or a deterrent, the Korean War, President Eisenhower, the death of Stalin and Nikita Khrushchev. The eye is President Eisenhower and the hammer is Khrushchev. The rest are mostly visual prompts.

Knowledge Organiser to complement unit 1.3, The Cold War Intensifies of Edexcel’s GCSE course, Superpowers and the Cold War 1941-1991 Covers key chronology and events of the Hungarian Uprising. Focus on the Secret Speech, comparison of Rakosi and Nagy, Khrushchev’s reaction, Nagy’s trial and execution, the international response and the impact on the control of Hungary by the USSR The Hammer is Khrushchev. The rest are mostly visual prompts.

Knowledge Organiser to complement unit 1.3, The Hungarian Uprising, The Cold War Intensifies of Edexcel’s GCSE course, Superpowers and the Cold War 1941-1991 3 copies per page Students rank nine causes of the Hungarian uprising into a diamond shape according to each factor’s significance. Knowledge Organiser also available for the Hungarian Uprising

Knowledge organiser to complement Topic 21: The Great Patriotic War of the AQA Depth Study Option 2N - Revolution and Dictatorship: Russia 1917-53. Includes economic preparations, military reformations and international espionage, a focus on Richard Sorge, the original and revised plans for Operation Barbarossa, Stalin’s mistakes (His failure to act quickly, his reliance on inferior officers as a result of the purge of the Red Army, and his initally poor battle calls), and what saved Stalin (Russia’s geography, population, harsh winters, Stalin’s ability to learn from his mistakes, his spy network and the focus of the Japanese on the Pacific theatre)

Knowledge Organiser to complement Edexcel’s GCSE course, Superpowers and the Cold War 1941-1991 with a focus on the Berlin Blockade Includes a timeline, the Allied Control Commission, Bizonia and Trizonia, the Deutschmark and Stalin’s reaction, the Communist takeover of Czechoslovakia, Operation Vittles and the lifting of the blockade.

Framework template to scaffold exam technique for the depth paper of AQA’s source question for their A Level. Boxes for evalution of the source content, context, tone, and provenance with thermometers to represent the level of value for the given criteria.

Word gap on the role of Soviet Women in the Great Patriotic War - covers their role in the military (including a focus on the Night Witches), their position as frontline medics and their involvement in labour and the family during the war.

Covers the deterioration of the Grand Alliance, the division of Berlin, the military power of the Soviet Union (development of the Atomic Bomb), the introduction of the Fourth Five Year Plan and space to record notes on the impact of the Plan on Soviet Industry and Agriculture.

Students colour code the statements to show postives for the USSR (triumphs) and negatives (Disasters) and use the line to make a judgement on the extent to which the German invasion of the Soviet Union was a total disaster. 2 copies included - advise to print 2 per page for A5 sizing

Students colour-code statement and evidence into two categories: Human or Economic cost of the War. Answers attached

Knowledge Organiser to complement unit 2.1, Berlin 1958-63: Increased Tensions and the Impact of the Berlin Wall Covers key chronology and events of the Berlin Ultimatum. Focus on life in East and West Berlin, the Refugee Crisis, Khrushchev’s reaction, the Berlin Ultimation, the international reaction and the Geneva, Camp David, Paris and Vienna summits. The Hammer is Khrushchev, the Eye is Eisenhower. The rest are mostly visual prompts. advise to print A4

Word Gap on Stalin’s totalitarian dictatorship - covering his position after the Great Patriotic War, his paranoid, touching on the Leningrad Affair, the renewed terror of the NKVD and the leadership power struggle after Stalin’s death in March 1953.

Knowledge Organiser to complement the English Crusaders for topic 2.1 of the Edexcel The Reigns of Richard and John, 1189-1216: The Nature of Crusading

Word gap on the Cuban Missile Crisis to complement unit 2.2, The Cuban Missile Crisis, of Exdexcel’s Superpower relations and the Cold War GCSE unit Advise to print 2 pages per sheet Knowledge organiser on the build up and Bay of Pigs incident also available: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/build-up-to-the-cuban-missile-crisis-cold-war-knowledge-organiser-12280792

Knowledge Organiser to complement unit 3.3, The Collapse of Soviet Control in Eastern Europe, 1985-1991 of Edexcel’s GCSE course, Superpowers and the Cold War 1941-1991 Includes profile on Mikhail Gorbachev, the KGB, Problems in the Soviet Union, Gorbachev’s ‘New Thinking’, The summits of 1985-1990, George Bush, INF and START treaties, the collapse of the Eastern block, the disbanding of the Warsaw Pact, the fall of the Berlin Wall and Gorbachev’s resignation The theatre masks represent Reagan, the cup represents Gorbachev, and the bush represents…Bush, the rest of the icons are illustrative

Inspired by @KKNTeachLearn Designed to complement unit 3 of Edexcel’s GCSE Cold War course Students make a judgement about the tension level of the US-Soviet relationship at each key event and colour in the bar chart to reflect this to show how the relationship changed over time and which factors were most significant

Knowledge Organiser to complement unit 3.2, Flashpoints in superpower relations, 1979-84 of Edexcel’s GCSE course, Superpowers and the Cold War 1941-1991 Covers the 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, the 1980/1984 Olympic boycotts, the introduction of Ronald Reagan, his Strategic Defense Initiative and the ‘Second Cold War’ The U-turn arrow represents President Jimmy Carter, the theatre masks represent Ronald Reagan, the rest are illustrative

Knowledge Organiser to complement unit 2.3, Czechoslovakia, 1968-69 of Edexcel’s GCSE course, Superpowers and the Cold War 1941-1991 Covers the appointment of Alexander Dubcek, life in Soviet Czechoslovakia, the ‘Prague Spring’, why Moscow was concerned and what the Soviet reaction was, consequences of the soviet invasion, Jan Palach, and the Brezhnev Doctrine.