Y222: the Cold War in Asia 1945-1993 | OCR A-Level History A (H505)

Y222: the Cold War in Asia 1945-1993

80 questions
7 subtopics
Non-British period study, one of twenty-four
Y201 to Y224

The Cold War in Asia 1945–1993 is unit Y222 of OCR History A, one of the twenty-four options in unit group 2, the non-British period study; a student sits one of them.

Its four key topics are western Policies in Post War Asia 1945–1979, the Korean War 1950–1953 and its impact to 1977, Indochina 1945–1967, wars in Vietnam and Cambodia 1968–1993. 80 recall questions across 7 subtopics.

Sample questions from Y222: the Cold War in Asia 1945-1993

Answer each one closed book first, then open the answer.

Western Policies in Post War Asia 1945–1979: Yalta, Potsdam, Japan, China, Taiwan and Malaya

Describe the settlement between the United States and the Philippines in 1946.

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The Philippines became independent on 4 July 1946 under President Roxas, but trade and currency were tied to the United States and the Americans kept major military bases.
Western Policies in Post War Asia 1945–1979: Yalta, Potsdam, Japan, China, Taiwan and Malaya

What happened to American relations with Taiwan in 1979?

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The United States established full diplomatic relations with the People's Republic, ended recognition of the Nationalist government and terminated the defence treaty, while continuing unofficial ties and arms sales.
The Korean War 1950–1953 and its impact to 1977: Causes and outbreak of the Korean War

How was the United Nations able to authorise military action in June 1950?

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The Soviet delegate was boycotting the Security Council over the exclusion of Communist China, so no veto was cast and the Council could call on members to repel the attack.
The Korean War 1950–1953 and its impact to 1977: Causes and outbreak of the Korean War

What decision transformed the war in October 1950?

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United Nations forces crossed the 38th parallel and advanced towards the Yalu river, changing the aim from restoring the border to destroying the North Korean state.
The Korean War 1950–1953 and its impact to 1977: causes of stalemate 1951–1953 and non alignment

How did American public opinion towards the war change?

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Early support faded as casualties mounted in an unwinnable stalemate, Truman's popularity slumped, and Eisenhower won the 1952 election partly by promising to go to Korea and end the fighting.
The Korean War 1950–1953 and its impact to 1977: causes of stalemate 1951–1953 and non alignment

What was the outcome of the war for the main participants?

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Korea was devastated with millions dead and still divided, the United States committed itself to global containment and permanent rearmament, China gained prestige as a military power but lost any chance of taking Taiwan, and Japan prospered from war orders.
Indochina 1945–1967: French colonial government in Indochina and Eisenhower’s policies towards Indochina

How did the French war against the Viet Minh become part of the Cold War?

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After China and the USSR recognised Ho's government in 1950, the United States began financing the French effort as a barrier to communism, eventually paying for most of the cost of the war.
Indochina 1945–1967: French colonial government in Indochina and Eisenhower’s policies towards Indochina

Explain why the Vietnamese elections promised for 1956 were never held.

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Diem's government in the south, backed by the United States, refused to take part because it had not signed the agreement and expected Ho Chi Minh to win a nationwide vote.

The 7 subtopics

One subtopic is one session. Work down the list.

Subtopic	What it covers	Questions
Western Policies in Post War Asia 1945–1979: Yalta, Potsdam, Japan, China, Taiwan and Malaya	Recall questions on Asia at Yalta and Potsdam, the Long Telegram, the occupation of Japan, the Philippines, the fall of China, the defensive perimeter and NSC-68, Taiwan and Nixon’s visit, divided Korea and the Malayan Emergency.	20
The Korean War 1950–1953 and its impact to 1977: Causes and outbreak of the Korean War	Recall questions on causes and outbreak of the Korean War, US and UN involvement in the war.	9
The Korean War 1950–1953 and its impact to 1977: causes of stalemate 1951–1953 and non alignment	Recall questions on causes of stalemate 1951–1953, US public opinion, difficulties in reaching a settlement, the outcome for the participants, the situation in Asia in 1953, the creation of SEATO in 1954 and its failure to 1977.	11
Indochina 1945–1967: French colonial government in Indochina and Eisenhower’s policies towards Indochina	Recall questions on French colonial government in Indochina, ho Chi Minh and the rise of the Viet Minh, the battle of Dien Bien Phu, the Geneva Conference 1954 and the division of Vietnam, Eisenhower’s policies towards Indochina.	9
Indochina 1945–1967: Diem’s government of South Vietnam and start of Operation Rolling Thunder	Recall questions on Diem’s government of South Vietnam, its relations with Hanoi, formation of the NLF, its impact, Kennedy’s policies towards Indochina, Diem’s assassination, Johnson’s policy: the Gulf of Tonkin resolution and start of Operation Rolling Thunder.	11
Wars in Vietnam and Cambodia 1968–1993: American strategy, Tet, Vietnamization and the Paris Accords	Recall questions on how the American military and the Vietcong fought, the Tet Offensive and its political consequences, bombing after 1968, Vietnamization, Nixon’s diplomacy, the invasion of Cambodia and the Paris Peace Accords.	9
Wars in Vietnam and Cambodia 1968–1993: the fall of Saigon and the Cambodian conflict	Recall questions on South Vietnam’s collapse and the American failure, Sihanouk, Cambodia’s civil war and American bombing, the Khmer Rouge and Democratic Kampuchea, the Vietnamese invasion and the settlement of 1991 to 1993.	11

Y222: the Cold War in Asia 1945-1993 is 80 of the 6,240 questions in the guide.Get the guide, £8

How the guide is worked

Answering a question from memory stores it far better than reading the answer again. The guide runs that as a fixed procedure on one subtopic at a time, about twenty minutes a session.

Step 1 · Closed book
Cover the answers. Work through one subtopic and write down what you can. Leave blanks where you have nothing.
Step 2 · Open book
Go back to the top. Read each printed answer and write it out in full, including the ones you had right.
Step 3 · Closed book again
Same questions, same order, from memory. The gap between pass one and pass three is the session result.

Read the full method, the return schedule and the research behind it.