Revision tip and answer preparation

Revision tip

Consider these two statements:

• Increasing détente between the two sides after the Cuban Missiles Crisis gradually brought the Cold War to an end.
• The Cold War did not gradually thaw out. It continued with unabated ferocity until 1985, when the Soviet Union ended things by unilaterally collapsing.

Look back through the pages covering the end of the Cold War, sorting the different evidence to support the two statements.

Answer preparation

As part of your revision, think about the arguments and facts you would use to explain:

1. How the invasion of Afghanistan worsened relations between the USA and USSR.
2. How détente collapsed in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
3. Why détente collapsed in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
4. How Reagan and Gorbachev were able to improve relations between America and Russia.
5. Why communism in Central and Eastern Europe collapsed.
6. How important Solidarity was in the collapse of communism.
7. How far Gorbachev was responsible for the collapse of Soviet control over Eastern Europe.
8. How far Reagan was responsible for the collapse of communism.

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