Eduqas GCSE History · C100

Cold War Relations, 1945-1991

What you need to know

Explain why relations between the USSR and the USA fluctuated and deteriorated between 1945 and 1991.
Analyze the primary causes of post-war geopolitical tensions.
Understand the formation and opposition of the Warsaw Pact and NATO, alongside the escalation of the arms race.
Evaluate key Cold War 'hot-spots', including Berlin, Cuba, and Afghanistan, and the resurgence of tension in the 1980s known as the 'Second Cold War'.