1. Learn the following key terms for a test on Tuesday: Cult of personality, Regime, proxy war, cold war, USSR, Superpower, and Propaganda.

2. How did the world view the Russian Revolution? (title in books)

a. Read pp. 12-13

b. Then write at least five-seven lines under the following subtitles:
- What happened in Russia in October 1917?
- What happened between 1917-22?

- How did the above events create mistrust and fear on both sides (give examples).

 

On Wednesday, we are going to examine the first of two conferences that took place towards the end of the Second World War where the leaders of the USA, Britain, and USSR, met to discuss the endgame of the second world war, and the new world order that would follow. As with all History, understanding East-West relations prior to the end, is instructive for understanding them post-war. We have already touched upon this by looking at the global reaction to the 1917 Revolution. For Wednesday, I would like you to:

1.  Read pp. 14-15 

2. Answer the following two questions:

a.  Why was there so much mistrust before the USSR and the West before the Second World War? (this can be bullet points)

b. How effective was Allied and Soviet cooperation during the Second World War? (this cannot be bullet points. Try to show judgement here: were the two sides working together successfully, or were there underlying tensions and strains that undermined their cooperation?)

 

1. Produce a profile for the following leaders: Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry Truman, Winston Churchill, Clement Atlee, and Joseph Stalin.

2.  Learn the five things agreed at Yalta for a test on Thursday.

 

1. Complete corrections in books.

2. Produce revision cards on:

a. The differences between capitalism and communism

b. Causes of tension between the USSR and West

c. The Yalta Conference
d. The Potsdam Conference

Intervention for the following: KA, NB, TC, VD, IEH, SK, HK, AM, AM, TM, CN, AP, CSP,  AV, RW, and EZ.
 All others are of course welcome! We will be looking at three questions on the America paper.

 

 

Redraft Monday’s question and revise for a factual knowledge test on the following areas:

-       Yalta and Potsdam Conferences and the evolution of East-West rivalry

-       Soviet Expansion in Eastern Europe 

-       US Policies (Truman Doctrine and Marshall Aid)

-       Learn all US and Russia Presidents between 1945 and 1990

 

 

On Thursday, we are looking at the Berlin Blockade. Before then, I would like you to read a first-hand account of what it was like to live in Berlin during the war, and during the blockade. In addition to reading the article (on the website of the German newspaper, Das Spiegel), I would like you to select 10-15 quotations that are poignant (evoking a sense of emotion) to the experience you are reading about. 

Please read and research the Berlin Blockade. This will be really useful for our lesson as it adds depth.

-          https://www.bbc.com/bitesize/guides/zgdnmsg/revision/1

-          https://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/berlin-blockade

-          https://www.theguardian.com/world/from-the-archive-blog/2018/jul/27/berlin-blockade-cold-war-1948

Source analysis remains an important part of the Cold War module with two of the four questions source-based. For this homework, I would like you to practice your source extraction skills using the attached document

 

1.        Intervention for the following: KA, NB, TC, VD, IEH, SK, HK, AM, AM, TM, CN, AP, CSP, AV, RW, and EZ. 

 

2.       Homework on China. Read p. 38-39 and answer the following questions:

a)       How and why did China become Communist?

b)       Write a biography of Mao Tse-Tung (sometimes spelt Zedong)

c)       How was China’s relationship with the East? (Including the Treaty of Friendship)

d)       How was China’s relationship with the West?

e)       Why did events in China escalate tension?

 

3.        Extension: watch the following hour long documentary on the Korean War: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYeWURHhr04 

 

 

1.        Collective Security: NATO and the Warsaw Pact 

a.        Read pp. 44-45

b.       Cut out and stick in the table highlighting the differences between the two organisations

c.        Why was the Warsaw Pact set up?

d.       What was de-Stalinization and how did it impact the Warsaw Pact? 

 

2.       Revise for a knowledge test on NATO and the Warsaw Pact

 

3.        Extension: NATO is still in existence and is the UK’s most important military alliance. Over the last twenty years, Poland and Hungary (1999); Romania, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Slovakia and the Baltic countries (2004); Croatia (2009); and Montenegro (2017) have all joined. Conduct some extra research into modern-day NATO, present-day flashpoints, and how the future looks. Begin with this report by The Economist (a weekly Newspaper found in 1934 to support Cobden and Bright’s efforts to repeal the Corn-Laws): How Nato is shaping up at 70 (https://www.economist.com/special-report/2019/03/14/how-nato-is-shaping-up-at-70) 

 

There is no essential homework for tomorrow’s lesson – but because learning for the sake of learning is a brilliant use of time - please take the opportunity to explore space. I suggest that you start with Commander Hadfield’s rendition of London’s very own spaceman, David Bowie’s Space Oddity. Follow this with his desert island discs (two quotes of which are above) which we listened to in class for two minutes.

 

·         Astronaut Commander Chris Hadfield singing Space Oddity in the International Space Station https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaOC9danxNo

·         Chris Hadfield interviewed by Kirsty Young on Desert Island Discs: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06s7y34 

 

After this week, there are a mere 11 weeks until the exam. Using the timetable provided and the scheme of work, create a revision timetable between now and mid-May. Use red-yellow-green highlighters to topics, which may need extra attention, and incentivize your study by giving yourself little rewards for meeting revision targets. When I was doing my GCSEs, I really valued having a day off from revision, so I would work very hard Monday to Saturday am, and having met my 25 hour weekly revision target, take the Saturday afternoon and Sunday off. 

 

Start revising for the June exam. For Monday’s lesson, you must bring at least one bit of revision completed over the weekend, on the card provided in Friday’s lesson. 

Intervention for the following: KA, NB, TC, VD, IEH, SK, HK, AM, AM, TM, CN, AP, CSP, AV, RW, and EZ.

All others are of course welcome! We will be looking at NATO and the Warsaw Pact, and the Vietnam War.

 

 

Using the following keywords, describe the U2 Crisis: 

 

U2   23,000m GARY POWERS    SHOT DOWN   SPYING   CAPTURED  USA   DENIED    WEATHER PLANE     KHRUSHCHEV    DEMANDED APOLOGY     EISENHOWER  REFUSED      CLAIMED PROTECTION     END TO SUMMIT  AND TO THAW IN RELATIONS

 

The textbook page for the U2 crisis has been uploaded to the padlet. 

 

On Friday, we will be completing a mock exam on Conflict and tension between East and West, 1945-73. In preparation, I would like you to produce pieces of revision on:

 

 

This can be in a variety of forms for example: spider diagrams, flash cards, storyboards, flow charts, charts or graphs showing increases or decreases in tension, podcasts, and posters, to give a few suggestions. What is most important is that your knowledge of each event is secure and that you are able to recite from rote, the causes, events, and consequences of each event. 

Again, in preparation for Friday’s mock examination, produce prices of revision on:

 

In 1962, the Caribbean island of Cuba was witness to perhaps the most serious flash-points of the Cold War, following Khrushchev’s efforts to place nuclear weapons on the island. Conduct some research on Cuba before 1963 and produce notes under the following subtitles:

 

 

Each subtitle should be around 1/3 of a page. I have attached both pages from the textbook to help you