History 1HI0/P4 June 2023 | Edexcel GCSE Past Papers With Mark Scheme

Edexcel GCSE History (1HI0) Jul 2023

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1. Détente 1970s consequences—Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT I), increased communication (e.g. hotline), economic cooperation, Helsinki Accords on human rights, temporary reduction in tensions

2. US-Soviet relations 1945–47—Yalta Conference agreements, growing mistrust over Poland and Eastern Europe, Truman Doctrine (1947) asserting containment, Cominform formation intensifying ideological divide

3. Warsaw Pact 1955 importance—Soviet military control over Eastern bloc, NATO counterpart, solidified Cold War bipolarity, response to West Germany’s rearmament, increased superpower rivalry

4. Cuba–Soviet relations 1960s—Bay of Pigs invasion failure, Cuban Missile Crisis (1962), brink of nuclear war, hotline established, USSR withdrawal of missiles, long-term mistrust

5. Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) 1983—Reagan’s ‘Star Wars’ missile shield proposal, Soviet economic strain in arms race, intensified technological competition, undermined MAD doctrine

6. Cold War themes—ideological conflict (capitalism vs. communism), arms race escalation, proxy wars, diplomacy vs. confrontation cycles, global superpower influence contests