Narrative Account

Question 1

Analysing the key events of the peace conferences 43-45

Answer 1

• Tehran = second front / Japanese war / UN / area of eastern Poland // denied Balkans // Roosevelt sick
• Yalta = Germany + Berlin // join UN // eastern - sphere of influence // liberated countries free elections // reparations + Poland
• Potsdam = Germany demilitarised / democracy in Germany = free speech // reparations in materials = soviet // banned nazi // Polands frontier moved westwards

Question 2

Analysing key events of soviet expansion 45-48

Answer 2

• Poland + Romania = coalition
• Hungary = smallholders party - won over 50% = economic crisis = communist able to seize control over the ministry of the interior, which controlled police // Nagy forced to resign
• Czechoslovakia = jan masryk = murdred

Question 3

Analysing the key events of the berlin blockade

Answer 3

• 24th June = due to new currency Deutschmark + Ostmark = Stalin accused west of interfering = cut off road rail + canal traffic = trying to force allies out + to abandon
• 28th June 1948 = to counter = allies decided to airlift supplies // first airlift = operation plain fare = every 90 seconds = 4600 tonnes by September 48 = peak = 16-17th April = 1400 flights + 13000 tonnes in 24 hours
• end = only 3% of wes Berliners took up offer to move + supplied with food + clothing but still shortages = total 275,000 flights +4000 tonnes a day = persistent = 12TH MAY = CALLED OFF // failed to starve

Question 4

Analysing key events of the US-soviet relations in 47-49

Answer 4

• truman doctrine + marshall plan
• comecon + cominform
• Berlin crisis - due to new currency Deutschmark + Ostmark = Stalin accused west of interfering = cut off road rail + canal traffic = trying to force allies out + to abandon = 28th June 1948 = to counter = allies decided to airlift supplies // first airlift = operation plain fare = every 90 seconds = 4600 tonnes by September 48 = peak = 16-17th April = 1400 flights + 13000 tonnes in 24 hour end = only 3% of wes Berliners took up offer to move + supplied with food + clothing but still shortages = total 275,000 flights +4000 tonnes a day = persistent = 12TH MAY = CALLED OFF // failed to starve

Question 5

Analysing key events of the arms race

Answer 5

• Potsdam agreement = A bombs = 1945 = triggered transformation of soviet research programme = scientists pay increased by 300% = 1949 = first A bomb
• more powerful weapons = H bomb = 53 = 54 15 mill of TNT = ICBMS // SLBMS // MRBS
• space race = sputnik = 1957 // orbit earth in 1.5 hours // use increased spending by 20% = NASA = einsehower // expand training

Question 6

Analysing key events of the Hungarian uprising

Answer 6

• under rakosi
• under Nagy
• kruschevs response

Question 7

Analysing key events in the cold war 49-56 – nato/warsaw + arms race + hungarian

Answer 7

• nato / Warsaw
• arms race - more powerful weapons = H bomb = 53 = 54 15 mill of TNT = ICBMS // SLBMS // MRBS space race = sputnik = 1957 // orbit earth in 1.5 hours // use increased spending by 20% = NASA = einsehower // expand training
• Hungarian uprising =

Question 8

• Analysing the summit conferences

Answer 8

• refugee problem + Berlin ultimatum
• Paris summit
• Vienna summit

Question 9

Analysing the main events in east west rivalry over berlin – summit meeting + wall

Answer 9

• refugee problem + Berlin ultimatum
• Paris summit + Vienna summit = worsening relationships
• construction of the Berlin Wall

Question 10

Analysing berlin crisis – 61

Answer 10

• refugee problem + Berlin ultimatum
• Paris summit 1960 + Vienna summit 61
• construction of the Berlin Wall + impact

Question 11

Analysing bay of pigs invasion

Answer 11

• cuban revolution
• soviet relationship with Cuba = got closer + sugar + missiles + assistance
• bay of pigs = 61 15th / 16th/ 17th / 19 th + 62 prisoners
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Question 12

Analysing events of Cuban missile crisis

Answer 12

• military build up of weaponry //Due to the recent Cuban revolution, the new leader, Fidel Castro grew positive relations with the Soviet Union, initially regarding sugar exports. As Khrushchev perceived this as an opportunity to spread communism into Latin America, he began sending military supplies to Cuba, including anti-ballistic missiles and IRBM’s, in which were justified by the soviets as taking ‘self-defence’ measures. // 14th OCTOBER = u2 plane pic // IRBMS = cities
• convened a group of 12 advisors + referred to as EXCOMM = decided to pace a naval blockade - 3300 km // 56 ICBMs // on 24th = 18 ships turned around
• 26th letter one = offering to remove missiles if Kennedy removed blockade // 27th tougher = remove the missiles of use removed in turkey // first one

Question 13

Analysing main events in superpower rivalry between 59-62

Answer 13

• cuban revolution + bay of pigs invasion
• military build up of weaponry //Due to the recent Cuban revolution, the new leader, Fidel Castro grew positive relations with the Soviet Union, initially regarding sugar exports. As Khrushchev perceived this as an opportunity to spread communism into Latin America, he began sending military supplies to Cuba, including anti-ballistic missiles and IRBM’s, in which were justified by the soviets as taking ‘self-defence’ measures. // 14th OCTOBER = u2 plane pic // IRBMS = cities
• convened a group of 12 advisors + referred to as EXCOMM = decided to pace a naval blockade - 3300 km // 56 ICBMs // on 24th = 18 ships turned around
• 26th letter one = offering to remove missiles if Kennedy removed blockade // 27th tougher = remove the missiles of use removed in turkey // first one

Question 14

Analysing key events of the soviet invasion

Answer 14

• Prague springs - workers council // free speech // 10year // no secret police // reduction in police powers
• reactions = soviets suspicious // closer to NATO // 700 km// hole // polish + Romanian leader to stop
• invasion = 1968 = entered // Czechs resistance - not armed // guerrilla tactics // Wenceslas square
• Brezhnev doctrine + international consequences = china not happy

Question 15

Analysing key events of prague springs

Answer 15

• Prague springs - workers council // free speech // 10year // no secret police // reduction in police powers
• reactions = soviets suspicious // closer to NATO // 700 km// hole // polish + Romanian leader to stop
• invasion = 1968 = entered // Czechs resistance - not armed // guerrilla tactics // Wenceslas square
• Brezhnev doctrine + international consequences = china not happy