Imagine you are the new US president Eisenhower in 1953. Does the news of Stalin’s death come as a relief or does it send you into panic?

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What impact did What impact did Stalin’s death have Stalin’s death have

on the on the international international community?community?TBAT explain positive & negative TBAT explain positive & negative

effects of Stalin’s death on effects of Stalin’s death on international relationsinternational relations

TBAT explain the assessment of TBAT explain the assessment of different historians on the different historians on the beginnings of the ‘Thaw’beginnings of the ‘Thaw’

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Your taskYour task Read p.73 of Phillips and list the general Read p.73 of Phillips and list the general

effects of Stalin’s death on international effects of Stalin’s death on international relationsrelations

Note down the reactions of the following:Note down the reactions of the following: Liberal historians (intentionalists)Liberal historians (intentionalists) StructuralistsStructuralists

How did Eisenhower react?How did Eisenhower react? Svetlana described Stalin as being ‘impotent in the face Svetlana described Stalin as being ‘impotent in the face

of the system that had grown up around him like a huge of the system that had grown up around him like a huge honeycomb’ Does the BBC article about his death support honeycomb’ Does the BBC article about his death support or challenge this view?or challenge this view?

Impact of Stalin’s deathImpact of Stalin’s death Liberal historians Liberal historians (intentionalist) (intentionalist)

emphasising role of individuals in emphasising role of individuals in history see his death as beginning of history see his death as beginning of ‘Thaw’‘Thaw’

Structuralist historiansStructuralist historians see cause of see cause of Thaw in changing positions of Thaw in changing positions of Politiburo and Army leadersPolitiburo and Army leaders

Sveltlana with Stalin, 1935

Eisenhower was Eisenhower was looking for a way looking for a way of reducing of reducing government government spending by spending by implementing implementing ‘New Look’ policy ‘New Look’ policy towards Easttowards East

Both sides had Both sides had established their established their boundaries and boundaries and were looking for were looking for new approaches new approaches to foreign policyto foreign policy

Eisenhower, US President, 1953-61

Extension taskExtension task Use the extracts provided and Use the extracts provided and

highlight evidence of positive & highlight evidence of positive & negative outcomes from Stalin’s negative outcomes from Stalin’s death from the point of view of death from the point of view of improving East – West relationsimproving East – West relations

Evidence of liberalism and Evidence of liberalism and structuralism?structuralism?

Stalin’s death mask in Gori

Answer the questions 1-9 on ‘Peaceful Co-existence’

HomeworkHomework Read p.75. Where did the phrase ‘Peaceful Read p.75. Where did the phrase ‘Peaceful

co-existence’ originate? What were some of co-existence’ originate? What were some of the factors which caused it?the factors which caused it?

Read p.75-8 and list the reasons why Read p.75-8 and list the reasons why ‘peaceful co-existence’ emerged between ‘peaceful co-existence’ emerged between the two superpowers. Take notes under the two superpowers. Take notes under these headings:these headings:

Consolidation of positionsConsolidation of positions Military & economic contextMilitary & economic context Death of StalinDeath of Stalin BeriaBeria MalenkovMalenkov

PlenaryPlenary Reaction of ordinary Russians to Reaction of ordinary Russians to

Stalin’s deathStalin’s death Reaction of leaders of partyReaction of leaders of party Reaction of EisenhowerReaction of Eisenhower Extension Explain the differences Extension Explain the differences

between liberal, structuralist views between liberal, structuralist views on Stalin’s death?on Stalin’s death?

What phrase would be used to describe the new East-West relations?