Topics
Origins
- Yalta and Potsdam
- Truman Doctrine, Marshall and Molotov Plans
- Soviet expansion in Eastern Europe
Crises and end
- Berlin Blockade and Cuban Missile Crisis
- Détente
- Fall of communism and breakup of the USSR
Learning objectives
- Explain how one Cold War crisis deepened or eased superpower rivalry.
Labs for this chapter are on the way
We are building worlds, labs and stories for Cold War (1945–91). Meanwhile, practise its questions or explore the rest of Social Science.
