OCR A Level History A Unit Group 2 Non-British period study: The Cold War in Europe 1941-1995 June 2022 question paper Y223

Which of the following made a greater contribution to Détente in the years from 1969 to 1984?

(i) SALT talks

(ii) Ostpolitik

Explain your answer with reference to both (i) and (ii).

* ‘Ideological differences were the main cause of wartime tensions in the Grand Alliance.’ How

far do you agree?

Which of the following contributed most to the ending of the Cold War during the period from 1984 to 1995?

(i) Economic and social problems in the USSR and Eastern Europe

(ii) Political developments in the USSR and Eastern Europe

Explain your answer with reference to both (i) and (ii).

* Assess the importance of atomic weapons in the development of the Cold War in the years

from 1946 to 1955.