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What was the Cold War?

What was the Cold War?

Timeline of the Cold War in Europe from 1941 to 1995 showing the four phases and key turning points from Operation Barbarossa to the Dayton Accords

The Cold War was a long period of hostility between the USA and USSR without direct full-scale war between the two superpowers. In Europe, it grew out of wartime cooperation, ideological distrust and arguments over security after 1945.

The Cold War in Europe 1941–1995 Lesson

  1. A Level
  2. /History
  3. /The Cold War in Europe 1941–1995

Step-by-step lessons covering OCR A Level History The Cold War in Europe 1941–1995 for A Level History. Each lesson works through exam-style questions in Unit group 1, Unit group 2 and Unit group 3, plus the Y100 non-exam assessment format. Build a secure grasp of the outline narrative for your breadth and depth periods first, since the source-evaluation and historical-interpretations questions that carry a large share of the marks depend on that contextual knowledge.

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