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1 June 2010 section 4 a) Describe one decision made by the Allies about the war against Germany at the Teheran Conference, 1943. (2)

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June 2010 section 4

a) Describe one decision made by the Allies about the war against Germany at theTeheran Conference, 1943. (2)

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June 2010 section 4

(b) (i) Briefly explain the key features of the Berlin Blockade, 1948–49. (6)

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June 2010 section 4

(b) (ii) Briefly explain the key features of Cominform (1947) and Comecon (1949).(6)

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June 2010 section 4

(c) Explain why there was an uprising in Hungary in 1956. (12)

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June 2010 section 5

(a) Describe one reason why the ‘hot line’ between the USA and the Soviet Union wasset up. (2)

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June 2010 section 5

b) (i) Briefly explain the key features of the Bay of Pigs invasion, 1961. (6)

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June 2010 section 5

(b) (ii) Briefly explain the key features of the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia, 1968. (6)

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June 2010 section 5

(b) (ii) Briefly explain the key features of the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia, 1968. (6)

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June 2010 section 5

(c) Explain why Berlin was a Cold War flashpoint in the years 1957–63. (12)

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June 2010 section 6

(a) Describe one reason why the USA boycotted the Moscow Olympic Games, 1980. (2)

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June 2010 section 6

(b) (i) Briefly explain the key features of the Intermediate Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, 1987(6)

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June 2010 section 6

(b) (ii) Briefly explain the key features of the collapse of the Warsaw Pact in 1991. (6)

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June 2010 section 6

(c) Explain why relations between the USA and the Soviet Union changed in the years1981–85.

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Jan 2011, section 4

(a) Describe one reason why the Allies met at Yalta in February 1945. (2)

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Jan 2011, section 4

(b) (i) Briefly explain what the Allies decided about Germany at the PotsdamConference (1945).

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Jan 2011, section 4

b) (ii) Briefly explain the key features of the events of the Hungarian Uprising (1956). (6)

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Jan 2011, section 4

(c) Explain why relations between the USA and USSR worsened in the years 1949–55. (12)

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Jan 2011, section 5

(a) Describe one reason why the summit conference between Eisenhower andKhrushchev in May 1960 collapsed.

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Jan 2011, section 5

(b) (i) Briefly explain the key features of the events of the crisis about Berlin in 1961. (6)

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Jan 2011, section 5

(b) (ii) Briefly explain the key features of the events of the Cuban Missiles Crisis inOctober 1962. (6)

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Jan 2011, section 5

(c) Explain why Soviet and Warsaw Pact forces invaded Czechoslovakia in 1968. (12)

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Jan 2011, section 6

(a) Describe one decision made about human rights in the Helsinki Agreements(1975).

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Jan 2011, section 6

(b) (i) Briefly explain the key features of the summit conferences between theSuperpowers in the years 1985–88.

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Jan 2011, section 6

(b) (ii) Briefly explain the key features of the collapse of the Soviet Union in the years1989–91.

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Jan 2011, section 6

(c) Explain why relations between the USA and Soviet Union changed in the years1979–83.

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June 2011, section 4

(a) Describe one cause of the Soviet invasion of Hungary in 1956.(2)

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June 2011, section 4

(b) (i) Briefly explain the main decisions made about Germany at the YaltaConference in February 1945. (6)

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June 2011, section 4

(b) (ii) Briefly explain the key features of the Warsaw Pact, 1955.(6)

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June 2011, section 4

(c) Explain why relations between the USA and USSR worsened in the years 1947–49.(12)

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June 2011, section 5

(a) Describe one international reaction to the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia in1968.

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June 2011, section 5

(b) (i) Briefly explain the key features of the opposition to Soviet control in Czechoslovakia in the spring of 1968. (6)

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June 2011, section 5

(b) (ii) Briefly explain the key features of the refugee problem in Berlin in the years1957–61.

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June 2011, section 5

(c) Explain why there was a crisis over Cuba in 1962.

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June 2011, section 6

(a) Describe one reaction of the USA to the Soviet Union’s invasion of Afghanistan in1979. (2)

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June 2011, section 6

(a) Describe one reaction of the USA to the Soviet Union’s invasion of Afghanistan in1979. (2)

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June 2011, section 6

(a) Describe one reaction of the USA to the Soviet Union’s invasion of Afghanistan in1979. (2)

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June 2011, section 6

(b) (i) Briefly explain the key features of détente in the years 1972–75. (6)

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June 2011, section 6

(b) (ii) Briefly explain the key features of the loosening Soviet grip on eastern Europein 1989. (6)

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June 2011, section 6

(c) Explain why relations between the USA and Soviet Union changed in the years1983–87. (12)

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Jan 2012 section 4

(a) Describe one reason why the Marshall Plan was drawn up in 1947. (2)

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Jan 2012 section 4

(b) (i) Briefly explain the key features of the Teheran Conference, 1943. (6)

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Jan 2012 section 4

(b) (ii) Briefly explain the key features of Soviet rule over Hungary in the years1945–55.

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Jan 2012 section 4

(b) (ii) Briefly explain the key features of Soviet rule over Hungary in the years1945–55.

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Jan 2012 section 4

(c) Explain why relations between the USA and USSR changed in the years 1948–53. (12)

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Jan 2012 section 5

(c) Explain why relations between the USA and USSR changed in the years 1948–53. (12)

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Jan 2012 section 4

(c) Explain why relations between the USA and USSR changed in the years 1948–53. (12)

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Jan 2012 section 5

(a) Describe one reason why President Kennedy visited West Berlin in 1963. (2)

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Jan 2012 section 5

(b) (i) Briefly explain the impact of the building of the Berlin Wall in the years 1961–63. (6)

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Jan 2012 section 5

b) (ii) Briefly explain the key features of the Prague Spring reforms, 1968. (6)

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Jan 2012 section 5

(c) Explain why relations between Cuba and the USA worsened in the years 1959-61. (12)

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Jan 2012 section 6

(a) Describe one decision made about nuclear weapons in the Strategic ArmsLimitation Treaty (SALT), 1972. (2)

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Jan 2012 section 6

(b) (i) Briefly explain the key features of the changing attitudes of Reagan andGorbachev at the summit conferences in the years 1985–87. (6)

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Jan 2012 section 6

(b) (ii) Briefly explain the key features of the fall of the Berlin Wall, 1989. (6)

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Jan 2012 section 6

(c) Explain why détente collapsed in the years 1979–84. (12)

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Jan 2012 section 6

(c) Explain why détente collapsed in the years 1979–84. (12)

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June 2012 section 4

(a) Describe one reason why there was tensions between Stalin, Roosevelt and Churchill at the Yeheran Conference, 1943.

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June 2012 section 4

(b) (i) Briefly explain the key features of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)(6)

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June 2012 section 4

(b) (ii) Briefly explain the role of Nagy in the Hungarian Uprising , 1956. (6)

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June 2012 section 4

(c) Explain why there was growing involvement of the USA in Europe in the years 1945-48. (12)

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June 2012 section 5

(a) Describe one way in which the Soviet Union Established control in Czechoslovakia in1968(2)

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June 2012 section 5

(b) (i) Briefly explain the key features of Khrushchev's challenge to the USA over Berlin in the years 1957-60 (6)

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June 2012 section 5

(b) (ii) Briefly explain the role of Alexander Dubcek in the events in Czechoslovakia during 1968 (6)

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June 2012 section 5

(c) Explain why relations between the USA and the Soviet Union changed in the years 1961-63 (12)

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June 2012 section 6

(a) Describe one reason why the Warsaw Pact ended in 1991 (2)

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June 2012 section 6

(b) (i) Briefly explain the key features of the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) between the USA and the Soviet Union in the 1970’s (6)

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June 2012 section 6

(b) (ii) Briefly explain the key features of the relations between the USA and the Soviet Union in the years 1979-84. (6)

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June 2012 section 6

(c) Explain why the Soviet Union loosened its grip on Eastern Europe in the years 1985-1990 (12)