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GCSE EDEXCEL HISTORY PAPER 2 EXAM LATEST UPDATE -2026-
100+ QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS ALL THE BEST
What was the objective of the Tehran Conference
To plan the invasion of Nazi occupied France
What was the outcome of the Tehran Conference?
Britain and America agreed on Operation Overlord, Russia agreed to help the US
fight Japan which led to Stalin's invasion of Manchuria, They talked about the set
up of the United Nations
When was the Yalta Conference?
February 1945
Objective of the Yalta Conference
To plan for the final stages of the war and for post-war Europe
What was the outcome of the Yalta Conference?
The division of Germany, The formation of the UN, German war reparations, The
entry of Soviet forces into the far-eastern front (Japan), The USSR were given a
sphere of influence in Eastern Europe.
Who was present at the Yalta Conference?
Winston Churchill (UK), Joseph Stalin (USSR), Franklin D Roosevelt (USA)
When was the Potsdam Conference?
July 1945
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Outcome of the Potsdam Conference
US had a functional Atomic weapon, Disagreement on the division of Germany
Who was present at the Potsdam Conference?
Clement Attlee (UK), Joseph Stalin (USSR), Harry S Truman (USA)
Manhattan Project (1942)
US plan to develop the atomic bomb
The Long Telegram
8,000 word telegram where George Kennan gives his analysis of what's going on in
Europe
The Novikov Telegram
It outlined the idea that America was after world domination and control all the
oil.
Truman Doctrine (1947)
provided aid to anyone who was resisting communism
Marshall Plan (1947)
$12.7 billion to aid 16 Western Europe countries after World War II
Cominform (1947)
(Communist Information Bureau) It allowed Stalin to control the activities of other
Soviet countries
Comecon (1949)
(Council for Mutual Economic Aid) set up to coordinate the production and trade
of the eastern European communist countries. It favoured the USSR more than
any of its other members.
NATO (April 1949)
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(North Atlantic Treaty Organization) an alliance made to protect its members from
communism attack
Warsaw Pact (May 1955)
A military alliance of communist nations in eastern Europe.
When the first successful Hydrogen bomb test?
1952
When was the first ICBM tested?
1958
What caused the Berlin Blockade?
The West intended to rebuild the economy of Germany. Stalin believed that
Germany should be kept weak as it had invaded USSR in 1914 and 1941.
The Berlin blockade (June 1948 - May 1949)
Stalin cut off all road, rail and canal links to West Berlin, aiming to starve the 2
million inhabitants in West Berlin into submission.
The Berlin Airlift
The UK and UK responded with a massive airlift - food, fuel and supplies were
flown into Berlin for 10 months. US spent $350 million and the UK spent £17
million. Stalin called off the Blockade in May 1949.
GDR
German Democratic Republic (East Germany)
FRG
Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany)
Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD)?
GCSE EDEXCEL HISTORY PAPER 2 EXAM LATEST UPDATE -2026-
100+ QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS ALL THE BEST
What was the objective of the Tehran Conference
To plan the invasion of Nazi occupied France
What was the outcome of the Tehran Conference?
Britain and America agreed on Operation Overlord, Russia agreed to help the US
fight Japan which led to Stalin's invasion of Manchuria, They talked about the set
up of the United Nations
When was the Yalta Conference?
February 1945
Objective of the Yalta Conference
To plan for the final stages of the war and for post-war Europe
What was the outcome of the Yalta Conference?
The division of Germany, The formation of the UN, German war reparations, The
entry of Soviet forces into the far-eastern front (Japan), The USSR were given a
sphere of influence in Eastern Europe.
Who was present at the Yalta Conference?
Winston Churchill (UK), Joseph Stalin (USSR), Franklin D Roosevelt (USA)
When was the Potsdam Conference?
July 1945
, 2
Outcome of the Potsdam Conference
US had a functional Atomic weapon, Disagreement on the division of Germany
Who was present at the Potsdam Conference?
Clement Attlee (UK), Joseph Stalin (USSR), Harry S Truman (USA)
Manhattan Project (1942)
US plan to develop the atomic bomb
The Long Telegram
8,000 word telegram where George Kennan gives his analysis of what's going on in
Europe
The Novikov Telegram
It outlined the idea that America was after world domination and control all the
oil.
Truman Doctrine (1947)
provided aid to anyone who was resisting communism
Marshall Plan (1947)
$12.7 billion to aid 16 Western Europe countries after World War II
Cominform (1947)
(Communist Information Bureau) It allowed Stalin to control the activities of other
Soviet countries
Comecon (1949)
(Council for Mutual Economic Aid) set up to coordinate the production and trade
of the eastern European communist countries. It favoured the USSR more than
any of its other members.
NATO (April 1949)
, 3
(North Atlantic Treaty Organization) an alliance made to protect its members from
communism attack
Warsaw Pact (May 1955)
A military alliance of communist nations in eastern Europe.
When the first successful Hydrogen bomb test?
1952
When was the first ICBM tested?
1958
What caused the Berlin Blockade?
The West intended to rebuild the economy of Germany. Stalin believed that
Germany should be kept weak as it had invaded USSR in 1914 and 1941.
The Berlin blockade (June 1948 - May 1949)
Stalin cut off all road, rail and canal links to West Berlin, aiming to starve the 2
million inhabitants in West Berlin into submission.
The Berlin Airlift
The UK and UK responded with a massive airlift - food, fuel and supplies were
flown into Berlin for 10 months. US spent $350 million and the UK spent £17
million. Stalin called off the Blockade in May 1949.
GDR
German Democratic Republic (East Germany)
FRG
Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany)
Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD)?
