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A-Level AQA History Revision Notes for Paper 2R Topic 5 – The Brezhnev Era, 1972–85

This resource includes detailed revision notes covering all the subject content for Topic 5 (The Brezhnev Era, 1972–85) of A-Level AQA History Paper 2R (The Cold War, c1945-91).

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Specification Content Covered
Topic 5 – The Brezhnev Era, 1972–1985 (A-level only)
• The USA and SE Asia: Paris peace talks; Northern victory; continuing problems in Cambodia; costs of war
• The extent of Détente up to 1979: the SALT talks; Ostpolitik and Helsinki accords; arms race; relations with China
• The Second Cold War: the reasons for renewed hostilities and developments, including the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan; new personalities, including Reagan, Thatcher and Pope John Paul II; the crushing of Solidarity in Poland; the shooting down of KAL 007
• Developments in Africa and the Americas: the impact of Cuban intervention in Angola and Ethiopia; the impact of US intervention in Latin America and the Caribbean including Chile, Grenada and Nicaragua

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