Understand the Cold War provides a fascinating insight into this complicated and hidden conflict, from how it began to the main characters involved and the culture it created. It will help you understand how the superpowers grew and vied for dominance, and how the balance was lost. All the important aspects of the war are covered, from what JFK and his assassin had in common to a discussion of whether the tension ended after the fall of the Berlin Wall. Give yourself the opportunity to understand the global reach of this 45-year-long conflict, which shaped the latter half of the twentieth…mehr
Understand the Cold War provides a fascinating insight into this complicated and hidden conflict, from how it began to the main characters involved and the culture it created. It will help you understand how the superpowers grew and vied for dominance, and how the balance was lost. All the important aspects of the war are covered, from what JFK and his assassin had in common to a discussion of whether the tension ended after the fall of the Berlin Wall. Give yourself the opportunity to understand the global reach of this 45-year-long conflict, which shaped the latter half of the twentieth century. NOT GOT MUCH TIME? One, five and ten-minute introductions to key principles to get you started. AUTHOR INSIGHTS Lots of instant help with common problems and quick tips for success, based on the author's many years of experience. EXTEND YOUR KNOWLEDGE Extra online articles at www.teachyourself.com to give you a richer understanding. THINGS TO REMEMBER Quick refreshers to help you remember the key facts. TRY THIS Innovative exercises illustrate what you've learnt and how to use it.
Carole Bryan Jones is an experienced teacher and A Level examiner with a specialist knowledge of twentieth century history.
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1. 01: The origins of the cold war 2. * : Definition of the term * : The great powers * : Conflicting ideologies Communism and Capitalism * : Background to their relationship prior to the Second World War * : Uneasy wartime allies * : Conflicting aims as the Second World War nears its end 3. 02: Europe at the end of the Second World War 4. * : Yalta * : Potsdam * : Increasing tension between the Big Three * : The Iron Curtain descends 5. 03: Containment 6. * : Soviet expansion in Eastern Europe * : The Greek Civil War * : Tito’s stand against Stalin in 1948 * : The Truman Doctrine * : The Marshall Plan 7. 04: Germany 8. * : Effects of the Second World War * : Nuremberg Trials * : Berlin Blockade and Airlift how the West kept its toehold behind the iron curtain * : NATO & Warsaw Pact 9. 05: The Far East 10. * : China 1949-50 * : The Korean War and Malay emergency * : The Domino Theory 11. 06: The Thaw 12. * : Détente in the 1950s * : Changes in the USSR – Khrushchev and de Stalinisation * : Hungarian uprising – Why didn’t the West implement the Roll Back theory? 13. 07: The Arms and Space Race 14. * : Nuclear arms race – 1960 * : The Space Race – Sputnik and Flopnik * : Gary Powers and the U2 incident * : Failure of the Paris Summit * : Berlin Crisis – the wall and stand off at checkpoint Charlie * : Ostpolitik 15. 08: Kennedy and Khrushchev 16. * : The Cuban Missile Crisis:- Castro v. Batista * : Bay of Pigs * : U2 sighting of missile sites on Cuba * : ExComm – 2 weeks debate between hawks and doves * : A Win-Win outcome 17. 09: A new Domino 18. * : Tension in the Far East * : The Sino-Soviet Split * : Vietnam * : The Asian grasshopper rids itself of the French elephant * : American and Vietcong tactics * : The Tet offensive * : The Television War * : Anti-Vietnam Protests – what are we fighting for? * : Vietnamization 19. 10: Czechoslovakia 20. * : Prague Spring * : Effects on the Cold War * : The Brezhnev Doctrine 21. 11: Détente 1971-79 22. * : Motives for Détente USSR/USA * : Motives for Détente USA/ China * : SALT Talks 1972 * : Failure of Détente * : The War in Afghanistan 23. 12: The Second Cold War 24. * : Ronald Reagan – a change of policy * : Star Wars – a new arms race? * : Poland 1980-90 Solidarity movement 25. 13: Changes in the USSR 26. * : Mikhail Gorbachev * : Perestroika * : Glasnost * : Détente –‘We can do business together’ (M. Thatcher) 27. 14: The collapse of Soviet influence in Eastern Europe 28. * : East Germany 1989-90 * : Czechoslovakia 1989 The Velvet Revolution * : Hungary 1988-90 * : Romania 1989 * : Bulgaria 29. 15: Cold War Culture 30. * : Spies * : Double agents * : Monetary reward * : Unwitting accomplices * : Literature * : Anti-Russian literature * : Films * : Spy movies * : James Bond movies 31. 16: The end of the Cold War 32. * : The Failed Russian Coup in 1991 – the Rise of Boris Yeltsin * : Yugoslavia – Tito’s time bomb explodes * : Who was responsible for the Cold War? The historical debate * : Was it all inevitable? * : Who won? * : Significance of the Cold War
1. 01: The origins of the cold war 2. * : Definition of the term * : The great powers * : Conflicting ideologies Communism and Capitalism * : Background to their relationship prior to the Second World War * : Uneasy wartime allies * : Conflicting aims as the Second World War nears its end 3. 02: Europe at the end of the Second World War 4. * : Yalta * : Potsdam * : Increasing tension between the Big Three * : The Iron Curtain descends 5. 03: Containment 6. * : Soviet expansion in Eastern Europe * : The Greek Civil War * : Tito’s stand against Stalin in 1948 * : The Truman Doctrine * : The Marshall Plan 7. 04: Germany 8. * : Effects of the Second World War * : Nuremberg Trials * : Berlin Blockade and Airlift how the West kept its toehold behind the iron curtain * : NATO & Warsaw Pact 9. 05: The Far East 10. * : China 1949-50 * : The Korean War and Malay emergency * : The Domino Theory 11. 06: The Thaw 12. * : Détente in the 1950s * : Changes in the USSR – Khrushchev and de Stalinisation * : Hungarian uprising – Why didn’t the West implement the Roll Back theory? 13. 07: The Arms and Space Race 14. * : Nuclear arms race – 1960 * : The Space Race – Sputnik and Flopnik * : Gary Powers and the U2 incident * : Failure of the Paris Summit * : Berlin Crisis – the wall and stand off at checkpoint Charlie * : Ostpolitik 15. 08: Kennedy and Khrushchev 16. * : The Cuban Missile Crisis:- Castro v. Batista * : Bay of Pigs * : U2 sighting of missile sites on Cuba * : ExComm – 2 weeks debate between hawks and doves * : A Win-Win outcome 17. 09: A new Domino 18. * : Tension in the Far East * : The Sino-Soviet Split * : Vietnam * : The Asian grasshopper rids itself of the French elephant * : American and Vietcong tactics * : The Tet offensive * : The Television War * : Anti-Vietnam Protests – what are we fighting for? * : Vietnamization 19. 10: Czechoslovakia 20. * : Prague Spring * : Effects on the Cold War * : The Brezhnev Doctrine 21. 11: Détente 1971-79 22. * : Motives for Détente USSR/USA * : Motives for Détente USA/ China * : SALT Talks 1972 * : Failure of Détente * : The War in Afghanistan 23. 12: The Second Cold War 24. * : Ronald Reagan – a change of policy * : Star Wars – a new arms race? * : Poland 1980-90 Solidarity movement 25. 13: Changes in the USSR 26. * : Mikhail Gorbachev * : Perestroika * : Glasnost * : Détente –‘We can do business together’ (M. Thatcher) 27. 14: The collapse of Soviet influence in Eastern Europe 28. * : East Germany 1989-90 * : Czechoslovakia 1989 The Velvet Revolution * : Hungary 1988-90 * : Romania 1989 * : Bulgaria 29. 15: Cold War Culture 30. * : Spies * : Double agents * : Monetary reward * : Unwitting accomplices * : Literature * : Anti-Russian literature * : Films * : Spy movies * : James Bond movies 31. 16: The end of the Cold War 32. * : The Failed Russian Coup in 1991 – the Rise of Boris Yeltsin * : Yugoslavia – Tito’s time bomb explodes * : Who was responsible for the Cold War? The historical debate * : Was it all inevitable? * : Who won? * : Significance of the Cold War
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