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1 | (9) |
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2 The Nature of the Cold War |
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10 | (31) |
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2.1 What is meant by the term `Cold War'? |
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12 | (2) |
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2.2 What were the main phases of the Cold War? |
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14 | (6) |
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2.3 What were the main features of the Cold War? |
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20 | (21) |
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3 Origins of the Cold War |
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41 | (22) |
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3.1 What were the origins of the Cold War? (Long-term causes, 1917--41) |
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42 | (7) |
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3.2 Why did the Cold War begin? (Short-term causes, 1942--45) |
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49 | (7) |
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3.3 Who was to blame for the Cold War? |
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56 | (7) |
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4 The First Cold War (1946--53) |
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63 | (47) |
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Unit 1 Developments in Europe |
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64 | (1) |
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4.1 How far was 1946 a turning point? |
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65 | (3) |
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4.2 How important were the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan? |
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68 | (3) |
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4.3 What were the main points of tension in Europe from 1947 to 1949? |
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71 | (7) |
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4.4 How did the First Cold War develop in Europe from 1949 to 1953? |
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78 | (7) |
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Unit 2 Developments in Asia and Indo-china |
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83 | (2) |
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4.5 What attitude did the US take to communism in China before 1949? |
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85 | (1) |
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4.6 How did the communist victory in China in 1949 affect the Cold War? |
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86 | (4) |
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Case Study 1 The Korean War |
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90 | (1) |
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4.7 To what extent was the Korean War caused by Cold War factors? |
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90 | (5) |
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4.8 What was the immediate impact of the Korean War, 1950--53? |
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95 | (8) |
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4.9 What was the significance of the Korean War for the Cold War? |
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103 | (7) |
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5 Fluctuating Relations (1953--68) |
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110 | (51) |
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Unit 1 Developments in Europe, and in Africa and the Middle East |
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111 | (1) |
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5.1 To what extent did relations between the two camps begin to alter in the period 1953--55? |
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112 | (2) |
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5.2 How far did Khrushchev's `Peaceful Coexistence' differ from previous Soviet foreign policy? |
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114 | (8) |
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5.3 What impact did the fall of Khrushchev have on the Cold War? |
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122 | (4) |
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Unit 2 Developments in Asia |
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125 | (1) |
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5.4 Why did the US get involved in Vietnam after 1954? |
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126 | (6) |
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5.5 What impact did Indo-china have on the Cold War? |
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132 | (4) |
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5.6 Why did US involvement in Vietnam increase after 1964? |
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136 | (4) |
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Unit 3 Developments in the Americas |
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139 | (1) |
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Case Study 2 The Cuban Missile Crisis |
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140 | (1) |
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5.7 What were the causes of the Cuban Missile Crisis? |
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140 | (10) |
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5.8 What was the immediate impact of the Cuban Missile Crisis? |
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150 | (3) |
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5.9 What was the significance of the Cuban Missile Crisis for the Cold War? |
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153 | (8) |
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6 From Detente to the Second Cold War (1969--85) |
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161 | (36) |
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Unit 1 Developments in Europe |
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162 | (1) |
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6.1 Did detente mark the end of the First Cold War, or was it merely a new phase? |
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163 | (5) |
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6.2 Why did a Second Cold War begin in 1979? |
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168 | (3) |
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6.3 How did the Second Cold War differ from the First Cold War? |
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171 | (5) |
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Unit 2 Developments in Africa and the Middle East, and in the Americas |
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176 | (1) |
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6.4 How did the Cold War develop in Africa and the Middle East in the 1970s? |
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176 | (4) |
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6.5 How did developments in Latin America and the Caribbean affect the Cold War? |
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180 | (5) |
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Unit 3 Developments in Asia |
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184 | (1) |
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6.6 Why did the US decide to withdraw from Vietnam? |
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185 | (1) |
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6.7 How important was the US---Sino rapprochement during the 1970s in shaping developments in the Cold War? |
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186 | (2) |
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6.8 What effect did the Vietnam War have on US foreign policy in the Cold War after 1975? |
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188 | (1) |
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6.9 Was the Soviet intervention in Afghanistan the main reason for the start of the Second Cold War? |
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189 | (8) |
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7 The End of the Cold War (1985--91) |
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197 | (22) |
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7.1 What role did Gorbachev play in ending the Second Cold War? |
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199 | (2) |
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7.2 How significant was the US response and Reagan's role? |
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201 | (4) |
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7.3 How important were Soviet economic problems? |
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205 | (1) |
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7.4 How important was the collapse of Eastern European regimes in ending the Cold War? |
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206 | (6) |
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7.5 How did Gorbachev help end Cold War tensions in Asia, the Americas and Africa? |
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212 | (1) |
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7.6 Was the end of the Cold War also the end of the `Great Contest'? |
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213 | (6) |
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219 | (20) |
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220 | (8) |
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228 | (8) |
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236 | (3) |
| Index |
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239 | (4) |
| Acknowledgements |
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