History A-Level
Cold War Anxieties
What Cold War Anxieties means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Cold War Anxieties
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Fears that fuelled intense nuclear concerns, including widespread public apprehension regarding radioactive fallout from the British hydrogen bomb tested in 1957.
Topics that use Cold War Anxieties
- 2M Wars and Welfare: Britain in Transition, 1906–1957 – 'Never had it so good'? 1951–1957 (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
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