Modern World History GCSE Support: Making sure you know enough to get a C or above. Task 1 Use the revision guide OCR Modern World History by Ben Walsh to revise the key content by answering the questions revision questions in Section A. NB> If you do not have access to a copy the history department can provide this. Task 2 Complete the 4 and 6 mark questions that follow in Section B to test your understanding.

Section A The following questions are designed to make sure you know all the core content needed to achieve a C grade or higher. Knowing the key examples and ideas is crucial to gaining a good grade.

Early Cold War Chapter 4 1.Choose 4 words to sum up what the USSR was like? 2.Choose 4 words to sum up what the USA was like? 3.Who was at the Yalta Conference and what did they decide? 4.Who was at Potsdam and what did they fall out over? 5.What was the meaning of the Iron Curtain? 6.How did Stalin control Eastern Europe? 7.What was the Truman Doctrine? 8.How did Marshall Aid stop the spread of Communism? 9.What was Nato? 10.What was the Warsaw Pact? 11.What did Stalin Blockade Berlin in 1948? 12.Who ‘won’ the Berlin Airlift? How? Big Question - Who was to blame for the Cold war? On the one hand it was the USSR because…. On the Other hand it was the USA because…

Cuba Chapter 5 1.Why was Cuba important to the USA? 2.What happened in the Cuban Revolution? 3.What was the Bay of Pigs invasion? 4.Why did it fail? 5.Why did Khruschev put missiles in Cuba? 6.How did Kennedy React to the Cuban Missile Crisis? 7.How was the Crisis resolved? 8.What was the result of the Cuban Missile Crisis? The Big Question – Who won the Cuban Missile Crisis? Country/PersonPositivesNegatives USA - Kennedy USSR - Khruschev Cuba - Castro

Vietnam Chapter 6 1.What happened at Dien Bien Phu? 2.Who was Ho Chi Minh? 3.What is a guerrilla war? 4.Why did Containment mean the USA had to get involved in Vietnam? 5.What was the Domino Theory? 6.What happened as a result of the Gulf of Tonkin incident? 7.Describe American weapons and tactics. 8.Describe Vietcong weapons and tactics. The Big Question – Why did the USA withdraw from Vietnam? IssueDetailsWhy it led to withdrawal Low Morale Vietcong tactics Mai Lai Tet Protest The Press

Section B The following questions will test your whether you can apply the knowledge you have gained to exam style questions. The following slides also explain how to write and structure your answers to get full marks in the 4 and 6 mark questions that are crucial to gaining a C or higher.

Question 2a) What was the ‘Iron Curtain’? What should my answer look like? One paragraph Simply give details of four things (1mark each) or explain two (2 marks each). Note: You could include: Who said it, what they said, where the division was, what the division represented etc. Remember, write a sentence for each point, NOT just individual words/phrases. Don’t make it too long. 4 marks

Question 2b) Explain why Berlin was a cause of tension between East and West between 1945 and What should my answer look like? Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2 Explain one reason. Eg: One reason why Berlin was a cause of tension was because… Explain a second reason: Eg: Another reason why Berlin was a cause of tension was because… Note: You could include: Division of Berlin, Berlin’s position within Eastern Germany, the creation of a new currency in West Berlin, Berlin Blockade Remember to repeat the words of the question at the beginning and end of your explanations. 6 marks

Question 3a) What was the Tet Offensive? What should my answer look like? One paragraph Simply give details of four things (1mark each) or explain two (2 marks each). Note: You could include: When it happened, what happened (with examples), who was involved, was it successful? Remember, write a sentence for each point, NOT just individual words/phrases. Don’t make it too long. 4 marks

Question 3b) Explain why the Americans methods were not successful in Vietnam… What should my answer look like? Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2 Explain one reason. Eg: One reason why the methods used by the Americans to try to defeat the Vietcong were unsuccessful was because…. Explain a second reason: Eg: Another reason why the methods used by the Americans to try to defeat the Vietcong were unsuccessful was because…. Note: You could include: Difficult to counter the VC tactics, lack of morale, inexperienced troops, environment Remember to repeat the words of the question at the beginning and end of your explanations. 6 marks