1. Theme 1 - Rivalry, Mistrust and Accord (ATL)
This theme covers the key developments in the Cold War from 1945 with the emergence of superpower rivalry, through to the final collapse of the Cold War in 1989.
Note that the specific polices of each of the US Presidents in carrying out containment are covered under Paper 3, Topic 16: ATL: Containment under Truman and Eisenhower and ATL: US Foreign policy - Kennedy to Carter
1.1 Emergence of superpower rivalry
This page covers the key developments in the Cold War from 1943 through to 1949.
1.2 US, USSR and China 1947-79
This page has ATL on the US, USSR and China - superpower relations (1947-79): containment; peaceful co-existence; Sino-Soviet and Sino-US relations; détente
1.3 Reasons for end of Cold War
This page covers the reasons for the end of the Cold War (1980-1991); these include the role of confrontation and reconciliation, ideological challenges and dissent, economic problems and the arms race.
1.4 Rivalry, mistrust and accord: essay writing exercises and essay plans
Rivalry, mistrust and accord: essay frames
1.5. Rivalry, mistrust and accord: Graded student examples
Below you will find marked essays for the first theme of this topic; essays relating to 'Rivalry, mistrust and accord',can be quite specific.