AQA A Level History Depth Study: The Cold War, c1945-1991 June 2023 question paper 7042/2R

With reference to these sources and your understanding of the historical context, assess the value of these three sources to an historian studying the Cuban Missile Crisis.

‘The conflict in Korea weakened the USA’s international position after 1953.’

Assess the validity of this view.

‘The USA’s failure to secure victory in Vietnam by 1968 was due to mistakes in its military strategy and tactics.’

Assess the validity of this view.

How significant was the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in the deterioration of relations between the USA and the USSR in the years 1979 to 1985?