1. Who was to blame for the start of the Cold War?
L/O: To revise the causes of the Cold War in order to write a balanced essay.
THE USA
THE USSR
BOTH SIDES
NO ONE IT WAS INEVITABLE

2. EVENT
WHAT HAPPENED?
SUMMARY
BLAME? E.G. USA, USSR, NO ONE, BOTH
Why you think this
Relations at end of WW2
Different ideologies
Yalta and Potsdam
Soviet take over of Eastern Europe
Truman Doctrine and Marshall Aid
Berlin Blockade
Nato and the Warsaw Pact

3. So who was to blame?
THE USA
THE USSR
BOTH SIDES
NO ONE IT WAS INEVITABLE
In what ways was the USA to blame for the Cold War? In what ways was the USSR to blame? Do you think overall the war was inevitable or that both sides were to blame? THINK about these questions! You now have a structure for an essay! Title: “The Cold War was caused by the Soviet take over of Eastern Europe.” How far do you agree with this statement?

4. Title: “The Cold War was caused by the Soviet take over of Eastern Europe.” How far do you agree with this statement?
Agree: A paragraph on the take over of eastern Europe and the extent to which you think this caused the war. Diagree: Other factors to consider; ideologies, berlin blockade, Yalta and Potsdam etc (BUT REMEMBER: DID THE SOVIET TAKE OVER CAUSE ANY OF THESE OTHER EVENTS TO HAPPEN?) Conclusion: EXTENT to which you agree with the statement.