Evaluate the impact of two leaders, each from a different region, on the course of the Cold War.

Candidates need to make an appraisal of the impact of two leaders upon the course of the Cold War. The term “leaders” applies to political leaders who led their respective states within the period of the Cold War and while the focus of the response must be within the timeframe of this topic, the two leaders need not be contemporaries. They must, however, be chosen from different regions. The response must refer specifically to the way in which the chosen leaders affected the course of the Cold War and this could be addressed by explaining how their policies may have improved or worsened superpower relations. Alternatively, leaders of smaller states may also be chosen as examples if they had considerable impact on the course of the Cold War by commencing actions that led to wars or crises.