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5 | (8) |
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13 | (31) |
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What is meant by the term `Cold War'? |
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14 | (2) |
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What were the main phases of the Cold War? |
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16 | (6) |
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What were the main features of the Cold War? |
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22 | (22) |
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3 Origins of the Cold War |
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44 | (24) |
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What were the origins of the Cold War? (Long-term causes, 1917-41) |
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45 | (8) |
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Why did the Cold War begin? (Short-term causes, 1942-45) |
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53 | (8) |
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Who was to blame for the Cold War? |
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61 | (7) |
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4 The First Cold War (1946-53) |
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68 | (38) |
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Unit 1 Developments in Europe |
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69 | (1) |
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How far was 1946 a turning point? |
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70 | (3) |
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How important were the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan? |
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73 | (3) |
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What were the main points of tension in Europe from 1947 to 1949? |
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76 | (7) |
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How did the First Cold War develop in Europe from 1949 to 1953? |
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83 | (7) |
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Unit 2 Developments in Asia and Indochina |
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88 | (2) |
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What attitude did the US take to communism in China before 1949? |
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90 | (1) |
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How did the communist victory in China in 1949 affect the Cold War? |
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91 | (3) |
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To what extent was the Korean War caused by Cold War factors? |
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94 | (6) |
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What were the consequences of the Korean War for the Cold War? |
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100 | (6) |
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5 Fluctuating relations (1953-68) |
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106 | (44) |
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Unit 1 Developments in Europe |
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107 | (1) |
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To what extent did relations between the two camps begin to alter in the period 1953-55? |
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108 | (2) |
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How did Khrushchev's `Peaceful Coexistence' differ from previous Soviet foreign policy? |
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110 | (6) |
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What impact did the fall of Khrushchev have on the Cold War? |
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116 | (2) |
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How significant were events in Czechoslovakia in 1968 for East-West relations? |
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118 | (3) |
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Unit 2 Developments in Asia |
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120 | (1) |
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Why did the US get involved in Vietnam after 1954? |
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121 | (7) |
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What impact did Indochina have on the Cold War? |
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128 | (2) |
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Why did US involvement in Vietnam increase after 1964? |
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130 | (4) |
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Unit 3 Developments in the Americas |
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133 | (1) |
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Why did the US consider Cuba so important? |
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134 | (4) |
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Why did the Cuban Missile Crisis happen? |
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138 | (6) |
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What impact did the Cuban Revolution have on the Cold War? |
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144 | (6) |
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6 From detente to the Second Cold War (1969-85) |
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150 | (38) |
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Unit 1 Developments in Europe and the Middle East |
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151 | (1) |
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Did detente mark the end of the First Cold War, or was it merely a new phase? |
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152 | (5) |
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Why did a Second Cold War begin in 1979? |
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157 | (5) |
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How did the Second Cold War differ from the First Cold War? |
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162 | (6) |
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Unit 2 Developments in Africa and the Americas |
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168 | (1) |
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How did the Cold War develop in Africa in the 1970s? |
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168 | (1) |
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How did developments in Latin America and the Caribbean affect the Cold War? |
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169 | (3) |
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Unit 3 Developments in Asia |
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172 | (1) |
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Why did the US decide to withdraw from Vietnam? |
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172 | (2) |
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How important was the US-Sino rapprochement during the 1970s in shaping developments in the Cold War? |
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174 | (2) |
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What effect did the Vietnam War have on US foreign policy in the Cold War after 1975? |
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176 | (1) |
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Was the Soviet intervention in Afghanistan the main reason for the start of the Second Cold War? |
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177 | (11) |
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7 The end of the Cold War (1985-91) |
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188 | (24) |
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What role did Gorbachev play in ending the Second Cold War? |
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190 | (2) |
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How significant was the US response and Reagan's role? |
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192 | (5) |
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How important were Soviet economic problems? |
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197 | (1) |
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How important was the collapse of Eastern European regimes in ending the Cold War? |
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198 | (6) |
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How did Gorbachev help end Cold War tensions in Asia, the Americas and Africa? |
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204 | (1) |
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Was the end of the Cold War also the end of the `Great Contest'? |
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205 | (7) |
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212 | (23) |
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213 | (11) |
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224 | (11) |
| Further information |
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235 | (1) |
| Index |
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236 | (4) |
| Acknowledgements |
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