History 1HI0/P4 November 2020

Edexcel GCSE History (1HI0) Nov 2020

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1. Collapse of Soviet Union consequences: end of Cold War, USSR breakup into 15 republics, power shift toward USA, economic instability in post-Soviet states, emergence of NATO expansion

2. Cuban Missile Crisis narrative: discovery of nuclear sites in Cuba, Kennedy’s televised warning, naval blockade, 13-day tension, Khrushchev’s withdrawal agreement, nuclear brinkmanship

3. Importance of NATO 1949: Western military alliance formation, containment strategy against USSR, increased East-West polarization, USSR reaction via Warsaw Pact, arms race intensification

4. Summit meetings 1959–61 importance: Eisenhower-Khrushchev diplomacy, U-2 incident fallout, Kennedy-Khrushchev tension in Vienna, failed détente attempt, Berlin and Cold War escalation

5. Soviet invasion of Afghanistan 1979 significance: end of détente, US boycott of 1980 Olympics, increased proxy conflicts, rise of US aid to Mujahideen, long-term USSR military entanglement

6. Structure emphasizes chronological Cold War events, source evaluation, causality of superpower decisions, ideological confrontation, arms race, and geopolitical tension 1941–91