- Explain the changing international order after 1945 and its consequences.
- Analyze the actions of the USSR in Eastern Europe between 1945 and 1948 and the response of the USA and its allies.
- Assess the significance of the conferences at Yalta and Potsdam.
- Evaluate the causes and impact of the division of Germany, the Truman Doctrine, and the Marshall Plan.
- Describe the events and significance of the Berlin Blockade and Airlift.
- Explain the development of NATO and the Warsaw Pact.
- Analyze the reasons for the building of the Berlin Wall in 1961 and its effects on international relations.
