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Specifically targeted for students and teachers of Edexcel GCSE History (9-1) - Superpower Relations and the Cold War, 1941-91.
The course content is also suitable for AQA students, although the exam practice is specifically aimed at Edexcel examination board.
For students of A-level or university history with no background in Cold War history, the course makes an excellent introduction to further research.
For maximum effectiveness, I recommend completing the course as follows:
1. Deal with one section at a time.
Specifically targeted for students and teachers of Edexcel GCSE History (9-1) - Superpower Relations and the Cold War, 1941-91.
The course content is also suitable for AQA students, although the exam practice is specifically aimed at Edexcel examination board.
For students of A-level or university history with no background in Cold War history, the course makes an excellent introduction to further research.
For maximum effectiveness, I recommend completing the course as follows:
1. Deal with one section at a time.
2. Watch all the videos in a section, taking notes and writing key questions as you watch.
3. Complete the multiple choice quiz at the end of the section.
4. Revise any topics you got wrong on the quiz.
5. Complete the resources after each lecture to consolidate learning.
6. Complete the exam zone.
There are videos talking students through the examination paper, how to structure questions and how to attain a Level 9.
An introduction to the course and the historical context surrounding capitalism and communism.
Examines the creation of the Grand Alliance and World War II.
Looks at the three wartime conferences that occurred from 1941-1945: Tehran, Yalta and Potsdam.
An examination of the ways in which the Soviet Union took control of eastern Europe from 1945-1949.
Explains Truman's policy of containment and the European Recovery programme.
How Stalin and the Soviet Union responded to the granting of aid to western European countries.
Why the Soviets blockaded Berlin and how the Soviets responded.
How the USSR and USA engaged in an arms race and why the Warsaw Pact was created.
The causes, events and consequences of the 1956 Hungarian Uprising against Soviet rule.
Why the Soviets decided to construct the Berlin wall and what its consequences were.
The impact of Castro's revolution and how the Soviet Union and USA nearly went to nuclear war.
How Czechoslovakia's attempts at democratic reforms led to a Soviet invasion.
To understand how relations between the USSR and USA improved.
Why the Soviets invaded Afghanistan.
How President Reagan adopted a hard-line approach to Soviet aggression.
The leadership of Gorbachev, the loss of control and eastern Europe and the break-up of the USSR.
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