AQA A Level History Depth Study: The Cold War, c1945-1991 June 2025 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 relations between the USA and USSR in the years 1945/46.

‘There was a significant thaw in tensions between the USA and the USSR in the years 1955 to 1961.’

Assess the validity of this view.

How important was Cuban intervention in Angola and Ethiopia in bringing about the deterioration of relations between the USA and USSR in the years 1973 to 1979?

‘Gorbachev was responsible for the ending of the Cold War.’

Assess the validity of this view.