Attachments for students sitting for a make up of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd terms.

1. SENIOR 3 – HISTORY
Attachments for December 2017.
1st
Term
The Origins of the Cold War.
(a) What did Churchill mean by the ‘iron curtain’? *4]
(b) Why was it difficult to reach a satisfactory agreement at the Potsdam Conference of July
1945? [6]
(c) How successful was the USA in containing Communism in Europe up to 1949? Explain your
answer. [10]
The Causes of the Cold War.
(a) What was the ‘Cold War’? *4]
(b) Why were Western governments suspicious of the USSR in the period 1945 to February
1948 (the communist takeover of Czechoslovakia)? [6]
(c) ‘Truman and Churchill were responsible for starting the Cold War.’ How far do you agree
with this statement? Explain your answer. [10]
2nd Term
The Cold War in the East
(a) What restrictions had the Communist leader Rákosi imposed on Hungary? [4]
(b) Why was there opposition to Soviet power over Czechoslovakia in 1968? [6]
(c) How similar were events in Hungary in 1956 and in Cz echoslovakia in 1968? Explain y our
answer. [10]
The Soviet takeover of Europe.
(a) Describe developments in Czechoslovakia between 1945 and 1948 which led to the
Communist takeover. [4]
(b) Why did the Soviet Union blockade Berlin in 1948–9? [6]
(c) ‘The USSR and the USA were both to blame for the Cold War.’ How far do you agree with
this statement? Explain your answer. [10]

2. 3rd
Term
The Vietnam War
(a) Describe the tactics used by the USA in Vietnam. [4]
(b) Why did the USA find it impossible to defeat the Vietcong? [6]
(c) ‘The My Lai massacre was the main reason for the USA’s withdrawal from Vietnam.’ How
far do you agree with this statement? Explain your answer. [10]