Compare and contrast the causes of two Cold War crises, each from a different region.

Candidates will give an account of the similarities and differences between the causes of two Cold War crises referring to both crises throughout. While some of the countries may be involved in both crises, or may be from the same region, the crises themselves must be from different regions. While the focus of the response must be within the timeframe of the topic, the two crises need not be contemporaneous with each other. Causes which candidates may consider could include, but are not confined to, the Soviet need to protect or extend its sphere of influence, US attempts to prevent the spread of communism and/or respond to perceived threats, and superpower competition in Africa and the Middle East.