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GCSE Electronics ebook

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GCSE (9-1) Electronics - eBook

The following resources are to support the teaching of the Eduqas GCSE Electronics specification.

Each chapter consists of a detailed set of notes, worked examples, exercises and practical investigations. They have been arranged in a suggested teaching order.

The exercise answers for each chapter can be found on the WJEC Secure Website in the resources section under Subject-Specific Support Material.

Not seeing what you want? Is there are problem with the files? Do you have a suggestion? Please give us feedback, we welcome all correspondence from our users.

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GCSE electronics

Subject content, aims and learning objectives for GCSE electronics for teaching from 2017.

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Gcse subject content for electronics.

Ref: DFE-00039-2016

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Flashpoints

The soviet invasion of afghanistan.

In 1979, when the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan, its neighbour to the South, the USA responded aggressively.

The Afghan Civil War

• Afghanistan sat on the Soviet Union's south border.
• Nur Muhammad Taraki was the President of Afghanistan from 1978-1979.
• In 1978, pro-Soviet soldiers led by Nur Mohammed Taraki overthrew the Afghani government and set up a communist state. The reforms were met with a violent reaction from local warlords. A civil war began.
• Taraki signed a '20 Years of Friendship' treaty with the Soviet Union.
• Then in October 1979, Taraki was killed as Afghan leaders battled for power. Hafizullah Amin became Afghan President, some think with Soviet blessing.

Soviet involvement in Afghanistan

• According to the historian Braithwaite (2011), Amin was warned that the Soviets would try to topple him. As he died in the royal palace under Soviet attack in December 1979, he reportedly said "I guessed it. It's all true".
• In December 1979, the Soviets invaded Afghanistan. The assault on the royal palace killed Amin.
• The Soviets chose Babrak Karmal as the new President of Afghanistan.
• Brezhnev chose to intervene with Soviet troops as he was worried that Afghanistan would become a US ally or an Islamist state (Ayatollah Khomeini had just taken over in Iran, which bordered Afghanistan).

The Afghan War, 1979-1989

• The Soviet troops killed Amin and then ended up fighting the Mujahideen, a group of Afghan rebels for the next 10 years.
• This could block off the USA's access to oil. Oil is vital to any manufacturing economy.

The Carter Doctrine, January 1980

• In January 1980, Carter, the US President, broke off all relations with the Soviet Union.
• The trade agreements made at Helsinki between the US and USSR were stopped.
• The USA supported economic sanctions against the USSR.
• Carter committed to using force in Iran and Afghanistan if needed.

A new era of confrontation and partners

• In response to the invasion of Afghanistan, the USA formed new partnerships with Pakistan (next to Afghanistan) and Saudi Arabia (next to Iran).
• Arms were secretly funneled to the Mujahideen (Afghan warlords) through Pakistan.

Problems Caused by the Afghan War

The failure of SALT 2

• The USSR invaded Afghanistan just after the Vienna Conference. Although SALT 2 was signed by Brezhnev and Jimmy Carter, it was never ratified by the Senate and never became American law because of the invasion.

Nuclear tensions restart

• After the invasion, the USA restarted its nuclear program and the USSR restarted its nuclear program. The SS20 and Pershing missiles were developed in the USSR and the USA respectively.

The Olympic boycotts

• Moscow hosted the 1980 Olympic games. The USA refused to attend (boycotted).
• Los Angeles hosted the 1984 Olympics. The USSR refused to attend (boycotted).

Long-term consequences

• The USA was now funding the Mujahidin and its allies via Pakistan. Osama bin Laden was someone receiving American money to fight. He would orchestrate 9/11 20 years later.
• The US population's distrust of the Soviet Union grew again. This helped Ronald Reagan, the actor, to win the Presidency in 1980. He was harsh towards communism and socialism.
• The CIA estimate that the Afghan War cost the USSR 18bn Russian rubles between 1979 and 1986. The cost was a problem for the USSR which was struggling economically.

1 The Cold War

1.1 Early Tension

1.1.1 The Grand Alliance

1.1.2 Yalta & Potsdam Conferences

1.1.3 Exam-Style Questions - Potsdam Conference

1.1.4 Ideological Differences Between the Superpowers

1.1.5 Early US-Soviet Relations

1.1.6 End of Topic Test - Early Cold War Tension

1.1.7 Grade 9 - Early Tension

1.2 The Development of the Cold War

1.2.1 The Truman Doctrine & Marshall Plan

1.2.2 East-West Boundaries

1.2.3 End of Topic Test - East & West

1.3 The Cold War Intensifies

1.3.1 The Arms Race

1.3.2 The Hungarian Uprising

1.3.3 End of Topic Test - Developing Tension

1.3.4 Grade 9 - The Development of the Cold War

1.3.5 Exam-Style Questions - Hungarian Uprising

1.4 Cold War Crises, 1958–70

1.4.1 The Berlin Wall

1.4.2 Czechoslovakia

1.4.3 The Cuban Missile Crisis

1.4.4 End of Topic Test - Cold War Crises 1958-70

1.4.5 Grade 9 - Cold War Crises

1.5 Attempts to Reduce Tension Between East & West

1.5.1 SALT & Helsinki

1.5.2 End of Topic Test - SALT & Helsinki

1.5.3 Grade 9 - SALT & Helsinki

1.5.4 Exam-Style Questions - Helsinki Accords

1.6 The End of the Cold War

1.6.1 Flashpoints

1.6.2 Reagan & Gorbachev

1.6.3 The Collapse of Soviet Control

1.6.4 End of Topic Test - Reducing Tensions and The End

1.6.5 Grade 9 - The End of the Cold War

1.6.6 Exam-Style Questions - Eastern Bloc Collapse

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Exam-Style Questions - Helsinki Accords

Reagan & Gorbachev