IB History Cold War Crises Questionbank

Evaluate the extent to which the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979 was motivated primarily by the desire to preserve a friendly Afghan regime rather than by expansion of Soviet influence.

Evaluate the relative importance of Vietnamese nationalism and United States domestic politics in shaping the outcome of the Vietnam War from 1955 to 1975.

Evaluate the extent to which the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961 should be interpreted as evidence of Soviet weakness rather than Soviet strength.

To what extent were structural factors, rather than the decisions of individual leaders, responsible for shaping superpower relations from 1947 to 1962?

Evaluate the impact of the building of the Berlin Wall in 1961 on the stability of East Germany up to 1971.