Testing, testing…Papers 1, 2, & 3…

1. Testing, testing…Papers 1, 2, & 3… • Paper 1: Communism in Crisis: 1976-1989 • Collapse of the USSR • Brezhnev (Doctrine) • Gerontocracy: Andropov & Chernenko • Gorbachev: Glasnost, Perestroika, Democratization • Independence Movements in Eastern Europe • Polish Solidarity • Czechoslovakia: Velvet Revolution • Berlin/German re-unification • Restructuring of the PRC • Struggle for power after Mao • Deng = economic (Four Modernizations) • Deng = political (5th Modernization? & Tiananmen) • Paper 2: • 2/6 Topics, 1 essay per topic, 5 choices per topic • Topic 3: SPS • Origins, Establishment, Impact • Single leader OR C/C • Successes/Failures • Topic 5: Cold War • Origins • Nature • Development • Conflicting aims & policies • End • Paper 3: 3/24 Essays • Independence Movements • Civil War • Great Depression • Civil Rights

2. Single Party State Themes:

3. Topic 3: SPS:‍ Theme 1: Origins and nature of authoritarian and single-party states Conditions that produced authoritarian and single-party states Totalitarianism: the aim and the extent to which it was achieved Emergence of leaders: aims, ideology, support

4. Topic 3: SPS:‍ Theme 1: Origins and nature of authoritarian and single-party states Conditions that produced authoritarian and single-party states Totalitarianism: the aim and the extent to which it was achieved Emergence of leaders: aims, ideology, support

5. Topic 3: SPS: Theme 2: Establishment of authoritarian and single party states Methods: force, legal Form of government, (left-and right-wing) ideology Nature, extent and treatment of opposition

6. Topic 3: SPS: Theme 2: Establishment of authoritarian and single party states Methods: force, legal Form of government, (left-and right-wing) ideology Nature, extent and treatment of opposition

7. Topic 3: SPS: Theme 3: Domestic policies and impact Structure and organization of government and administration Political, economic, social and religious policies Role of education, the arts, the media, propaganda Statues of women, treatment of religious groups and minorities

12. 2013 • To what extent did two single-party rulers, each chosen from a different region, fulfill the promises made during their rise to power? • By what methods, and with what success, did one single-party leader try to eliminate domestic opposition? • Compare and contrast the social and economic policies of Perón and Castro. • Assess the importance of each of the following in the rise to power of Stalin: errors made by rivals; the use of propaganda; popular support. • With reference to either Hitler or Mao, examine the reasons for, and results of, educational policies in the single-party state. • Analyse the impact of single-party rule upon minorities in two single-party states, each chosen from a different region.

13. Paper 2: Topic 5: The Cold War • Origins of Cold War • Ideological differences; Mutual suspicion and fear; From wartime allies to post-war enemies • Nature of the Cold War • Ideological opposition; Superpowers and spheres of influence; Alliances and diplomacy in the Cold War • Development and Impact of the Cold War • Global spread of the Cold War from its European origins; Cold War policies of containment, brinkmanship, peaceful coexistence, détente; Role of the United Nations and the Non-Aligned Movement; Role and significance of leaders; Arms race, proliferation and limitation; Social, cultural and economic impact • Examine the conflicting aims and policies of rival powers • The Struggle for Europe – USSR, Germany/Berlin, Eastern Europe; Globalization of the Cold War – Asia, Latin America, Middle East; Competition and Co-Existence • End of the Cold War • Break-up of Soviet Union: internal problems and external pressures; Breakdown of Soviet control over Central and Eastern Europe

17. Examples of what to know

18. 2011: 2012: Assess the role of Truman and Stalin in the origins and development of the Cold War. “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? Analyse the reasons for, and consequences of, the breakdown of Sino–Soviet relations in the 1950s and 1960s. Assess the economic and social impact of superpower involvement in one of the following: Cuba (after 1959); Congo (after 1960); Afghanistan (after 1979). In what ways, and with what significance, did either Kennedy or Reagan influence the development of the Cold War? For what reasons, and in what ways, did Cold War tensions hinder the work of the United Nations? • “The Potsdam Conference marked the end of the wartime alliance and laid the foundations for post-war hostility.” With reference to the period up to 1949, to what extent do you agree with this statement? • With reference to two countries, each chosen from a different region (excluding the US or the USSR), assess the social and economic impact of the Cold War. • In what ways, and with what success, did the US and the USSR attempt to reduce Cold War tensions between 1956 and 1979? • For what reasons, and with what results, did the Cold War affect the Middle East between 1956 and 1979? • Compare and contrast the impact of two of the following leaders on the Cold War: Mao; Castro; Kennedy. • To what extent did (a) ideological and (b) economic factors contribute to the ending of the Cold War?

19. 2013 • “Post-war enmity was the product of longer term ideological differences.” To what extent do you agree with this statement on the origins of the Cold War up to 1949? • For what reasons, and with what success, did the United States adopt a policy of containment between 1947 and 1962? • Account for the change in Sino–Soviet relations after the death of Stalin in 1953. • Assess the contribution of one of the following to the development of Cold War tensions: Truman; Mao; Castro. • Analyse the reasons for, and results of, Soviet involvement in the war in Afghanistan (1979–1988). • With reference to two states, each chosen from a different region, examine the cultural impact of the Cold War.

20. Assess the contribution of one of the following to the development of Cold War tensions: Truman; Mao; Castro. (2013)

22. Assess the contribution of one of the following to the development of Cold War tensions: Truman; Mao; Castro. (2013)

23. Assess the contribution of one of the following to the development of Cold War tensions: Truman; Mao; Castro. (2013)