Edexcel GCSE History Cold War booklets

This GCSE History Cold War Revision Bundle includes three full student booklets covering the complete Superpower Relations and the Cold War 1943–1991 topic. Designed by an experienced History teacher, this bundle provides clear explanations, timeline activities, key word glossaries, and retrieval-based tasks to build secure knowledge for Edexcel GCSE Paper 2.
Across the three booklets, every major event is explained:
Origins of the Cold War (1943–1955)
Tehran, Yalta, Potsdam, Long Telegram, Iron Curtain Speech, atomic bomb, Truman Doctrine, Marshall Plan, Cominform, Berlin Blockade & Airlift, NATO, Warsaw Pact.
Crises of the Cold War (1956–1968)
Khrushchev’s Secret Speech, Hungarian Uprising, Berlin Ultimatum, Berlin Wall, Bay of Pigs, Cuban Missile Crisis, Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, Prague Spring, Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia.
End of the Cold War (1972–1991)
Détente, SALT I & II, Helsinki Accords, Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, Reagan and the Second Cold War, SDI, Gorbachev’s reforms, INF Treaty, fall of the Berlin Wall, collapse of the USSR.
These revision booklets are perfect for:
• GCSE History Edexcel Superpower Relations & the Cold War 1943–91
• Exam revision, homework, retrieval practice, and intervention lessons
• Building strong chronological understanding and securing key evidence
• Supporting students with structured, accessible revision notes
Clear, engaging, and fully teacher-designed, this bundle contains everything students need to succeed in the Cold War unit.