Exam Paper 2 Topic 5 Cold War

1. Exam Paper 2Topic 5Cold War

2. Cold War Questions: Topic 5 • 2002 • 21. In what ways, and for what reasons, did super-power rivalry dominate international politics between 1945-1961? • 22. Analyze the role of Germany in the origin and development of the Cold War. • 23. Explain and evaluate the impact of the Cold War on developing countries. • 24. “A product of the Cold War, and a reason for the prolonging of Cold War tension.” To what extent do you agree with this statement about the Vietnam War? • 25. For what reasons, and with what effects, did social and cultural differences affect the origin and development of the Cold War?

3. Cold War Questions: Topic 5 • 2003 • 21. How, and to what extent, did the conferences at Yalta and Potsdam (1945) contribute to the origin of the Cold War? • 22. “Although it began in Europe the spread of the Cold War to other regions was a much more dangerous development.” To what extent do you agree with this judgment? • 23. How and why did the policies of either the USA or the USSR affect superpower rivalry between 1950 and 1970? • 24. In what ways were gender and social issues affected by the Cold War? • 25. Assess the importance of détente and internal opposition to Communist rule in Communist countries, in ending the Cold War.

4. Cold War Questions: Topic 5 • 2004 • 21. To what extent did events in the final year of the Second World War turn wartime allies into Cold War enemies? • 22. Compare and contrast the policies of the USA and the USSR toward Korea between 1945 and 1955. • 23. Assess the impact of the Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan on the development of the Cold War between 1947 and 1961. • 24. In what ways, and to what extent, did the Cold War become less confrontational after 1970? • 25. Assess the importance of social and economic issues in causing opposition to communist regimes.

5. Cold War Questions: Topic 5 • 2005 • 21. Assess the part played by differing ideologies in the origin of the Cold War. • 22. In what ways, and with what results, was Germany the key focus of the early stages of the Cold War? • 23. Analyse the part played by Cuba in the development of the Cold War. • 24. Evaluate the role of one superpower in the Cold War after 1970. • 25. To what extent did economic problems in the Communist bloc bring about the end of the Cold War?

6. Cold War Questions: Topic 5 • 2006 • 21. “An unnatural alliance that was bound to fall apart after the defeat of the common enemy.” To what extent does this statement explain the origin of the Cold War? • 22. In what ways, and with what results, did the United States’ Cold War policy of containment affect Cuba after 1959? • 23. Compare and contrast the roles of China and Germany in the Cold War. • 24. Analyse the importance of détente in ending the Cold War. • 25. Examine the part played by economic issues in the development of the Cold War.

7. Cold War Questions: Topic 5 • 2007 • 21. Assess the part played by different ideologies in the origin of the Cold War. • 22. In what ways, and with what results, was Germany the key focus of the early stages of the Cold War? • 23. Analyse the part played by Cuba in the development of the Cold War. • 24. Evaluate the role of one superpower in the Cold War after 1970. • 25. To what extent did the economic problems in the Communist bloc bring about the end of the Cold War?

8. Cold War Questions: Topic 5 • 2008 • 21. Analyze the origin of East-West rivalry and explain why it developed into the Cold War. • 22. For what reasons, and with what results, did the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan affect Cold War development? • 23. Compare and contrast the roles of Korea and Vietnam in the Cold War. • 24. Explain the meaning of two of the following and show how each affected the development of the Cold War: containment; brinkmanship; non-alignment; détente. • 25. When and why did the Cold War end?

9. Cold War Questions: Topic 5 • 2009 • 21. For what reasons, and with what results, were there disagreements between participants at the conferences of Yalta and Potsdam in 1945? • 22. Define and analyze the importance of two of the following: a). The formation of NATO, b) the Warsaw Pact, c) non-alignment, d) détente • 23. Examine the role and importance of fear and suspicion in the development of the Cold War between 1953 and 1975. • 24. In what ways were social and gender issues affected by the Cold War in two countries, each chosen from a different region? • 25. Why did the Cold War spread from Europe to other parts of the world after 1950?

10. Specimen Paper 2010 • 25. Why did the end of the Second World War lead to the development of two superpowers and how did this development help cause the Cold War? • 26. What do you understand by the term “spheres of influence?” In what ways did spheres of influence affect the development of the Cold War? • 27. In what ways, and with what results, was Berlin the center of the Cold War crises between 1946-1961? • 28. For what reasons, and in what ways, did either Korea or the Congo become part of the Cold War? • 29. Compare and contrast the parts played by Cuba and Vietnam in the Cold War. • 30. Examine the ways in which the arms race a) caused tension in the Cold War and b) helped to end the Cold War

11. Cold War, 2010 • 25. Evaluate the role of the policies of the USA in the origins of the Cold War between 1945 and 1949. • 26. Compare and contrast the role of two leaders, each chosen from a different region, in the development of the Cold War between 1952 and 1964. • 27. Why did détente develop between 1969 and 1979? • 28. Analyze the impact of Afghanistan (1979-1988) on the development of the Cold War. • 29. “The Cold War came to an end primarily because of Gorbachev’s changes in Soviet policies.” To what extent do you agree with this statement? • 30. Evaluate the impact of the Cold War on the culture of two countries, each chosen from a different region.

12. 2011 • 1. For what reasons, and to what extent, did the Yalta Conference of February 1945 contribute to the origins of the Cold War? • 2. Compare and contrast the effects of peaceful coexistence during the 1950s and 1960s in any two countries. • 3. “The events in Cuba during 1962 were the most evident display of brinkmanship.” To what extent do you agree with this statement? • 4. Analyze the role of Vietnam in the development of the Cold War between 1964 and 1975. • 5. To what extent did events in Eastern European countries contribute to the end of the Cold War? • 6. With reference to one country, discuss the social impact of the Cold War between 1953 and 1964.

13. 2012 • 25. Assess the role of Truman and Stalin in the origins and development of the Cold War. • 26. “The sovietization of Eastern and Central Europe after the Second World War was undertaken as a defensive measure by the Soviet Union.” To what extent do you agree with this statement? • 27. Analyze the economic and social impact of, the breakdown of the Sino-Soviet relations in the 1950s and the 1960s. • 28. Assess the economic and social impact of superpower involvement in one of the following ; Cuba (after 1959); Congo (after 1960); Afghanistan (after 1979) • 29. In what ways, and with what significance, did either Kennedy or Reagan influence the development of Cold War? • 30. For what reasons, and in what ways, did Cold War tensions hinder the work of the United Nations?

14. Paper 2 Questions – Section 5 • Conferences • Ideology • Origins • Containment • East / West Rivalry; Superpower Rivalry ….note dates • Détente • End / Conclusion • Events in Asia, Latin Am, Middle East (developing nations) • Events / Wars; Cuban Missile Crisis, Events of 1945, Vietnam War, Korean War, Role of Cuba, Role of China, Role of Germany, Marshall Plan, Afghanistan • Impact of Cold War domestically – culture, politics, minorities, economics

15. 2013 • 25. “Post-war enmity was the product of longer term ideological differences.” To what extent do you agree with this assessment on the origins of the Cold War up to 1949? • 26. For what reasons and with what success did the US adopt a policy of containment between 1947 and 1962? • 27. Account for the change in Sino-Soviet relations after the death of Stalin in 1953. • 28. Assess the contribution of one of the following to the development of the Cold War – Truman, Mao, Castro. • 29. Analyze the reasons for, and the results of, Soviet involvement in the war in Afghanistan (1979-1988) • 30. With reference to two states, each chosen from a different region, examine the cultural impact of the Cold War.