1. An unnatural alliance that was bound to fall apart after the defeat of a common enemy." To what extent does this statement explain the origin of the Cold War?
2. Analyze the origin of the East-West rivalry and explain why it developed into the Cold War.
3. For what reasons, and with what results, did the Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan affect Cold War development?
4. Define, and analyse the importance of, two of the following: Containment, NATO, Marshall Plan, Suez Crisis
5. Evaluate the role of policies of the U.S. in the origins of the Cold War between 1945 and 1949.
6. Assess the part played by differing ideologies in the origin of the Cold War.
7. Compare and contrast the role of two leaders, each chosen from a different region, in the development of the Cold War between 1945 and 1955.
8. In what ways, and with what results, was Germany the key focus of the early stages of the Cold War?
9. Evaluate the state of U.S. Soviet relations between 1953 and 1961.
10. To what extent did the Eisenhower Administration follow his stated political philosophy?
