History 7041 Paper 2R June 2018, AQA AS-Level Past Papers with Mark Schemes

AQA AS Level History (7041) Jun 2018

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The exam paper examines the Cold War (c.1945–1963), focusing on international relations and the risk of nuclear conflict. Section A analyzes the causes of the Berlin blockade (1948–1949) through contrasting perspectives, addressing Allied currency reforms and Soviet responses. Section B evaluates key Cold War developments, including Truman’s shift of containment policy to Asia following the establishment of communism in China (1949) and the failure to contain communism in South Vietnam by 1963, with emphasis on Kennedy’s policies. Keywords: Cold War, Berlin blockade, containment, Truman, Kennedy, communism, Vietnam, China, nuclear conflict, superpower tensions.