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Analyse the role of Germany in the origin and development of the Cold War.
Negotiations about the future of Germany before the end of the Second World War, the division of Germany and Berlin, Berlinblocade and airlift 1948-1949, Bizona, currency, division into the Federal Republic of Germany (west) and the German Democratic Republic (east) could all be relevant, but they must be analysed withinthe context of the Cold War. The building of the Berlin Wall, 1961 would probably serve as a suitable end date.

To what extent did events in the final year of the Second World War turnwartime allies into Cold War enemies?
Candidates need to name events in the final year of the Second World War – 1945, analyse them to ascertain if, how and why, they turned the USSRfrom an ally into an enemy of the western powers, then assess previous events that might also have contributed to this change.
Key events in 1945 could include: Yalta, Potsdam, Soviet invasion of, andsuccess in, eastern Europe (including Berlin), USA and the atomic bomb. Candidates should discuss how important they were in turning the wartime allies into enemies. To address “to what extent”, theycould mention other pre 1945 events that caused friction. Others might argue that the Cold War did not become really embittered until 1947, although the term “Cold War”, was used in 1946.Assess the impact of the Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan on the development of the Cold War between 1947 and 1961.
Candidates should explain briefly the Truman Doctrine and theMarshall Plan then explain how both affected relations between east and west, and contributed to the spread and escalation of the Cold War.
The Truman Doctrine was enunciated in Truman’s speechto Congress, 14 March 1947, requesting support for “free peoples”, resisting subjugation. Congress voted money for economic and military aid to those thought to be under communist threat. The...