Cold War Check-up

The USA and the USSR fell out because in 1939 the USSR made a non aggression pact with Nazi Germany.

• Yes i'd give it a mark

• No I wouldn't give it a mark

Answer explanation

This doesn't get a mark as it just simply says what the USSR did. To get the mark you need to explain why this upset the USA.

This caused tension between the two countries because the USA couldn't fully trust the USSR.

One impact of the building of the Berlin wall was that hundreds of people lost their lives as they were killed while trying to escape over the wall.

• Yes I'd give it a mark

• No I wouldn't give it a mark

Answer explanation

This would get a mark as it accurately describes a consequence of the building of the wall.

One impact of the dropping of the atomic bomb was that lots of people died.

• Yes I'd give this a mark

• No I would not give it a mark

Answer explanation

This is a bit vague. 80,000 people died straight away due to the heat and explosion.

During the Cold War the USA and USSR competed to see which country could have the most nuclear weapons

• No I would not give this a mark

• Yes I would give this a mark

Answer explanation

This would get a mark, although it would be nice to mention a example of a weapon. For example the USSR built Tsar Bomba, or they both built ICBM.

One reason why the USSR built the Berlin Wall was because they wanted to make it harder for Western spies to enter East Berlin and East Germany.

• No I would not give this a mark

• Yes I would give this a mark

Answer explanation

This is a nice answer. A much weaker answer would be ' to stop spies entering East Berlin'

Describe the ways in which the USA and USSR competed during the Cold War?ANSWER : They competed in sports

• No I'd not give the mark

• Yes I would give the mark

Answer explanation

This answer was too short. A much nicer answer would be "In the Cold War the USA and USSR competed to be seen as the most successful in sports such as the Olympic Games.

People escaped from East Berlin by climbing through windows

• Yes I'd give the mark

• No I would not give the mark

Answer explanation

To improve this answer you should mention that the windows were in buildings which were on the division line between East and West. They could enter the building in East Berlin and the window would look over West Berlin.