Comprehensive books to support study of History for the IB Diploma Paper 3, revised for first assessment in 2017. This coursebook covers Paper 3, History of Europe, Topic 16: The Soviet Union and post-Soviet Russia (1924-2000) of the History for the IB Diploma syllabus for first assessment in 2017. Tailored to the Higher Level requirements of the IB syllabus and written by experienced IB History examiners and teachers, it offers authoritative and engaging guidance through the topic.
This coursebook covers Paper 3, History of Europe, Topic 16: The Soviet Union and post-Soviet Russia (1924-2000) of the History for the IB Diploma syllabus for first assessment in 2017. Tailored to the Higher Level requirements of the IB syllabus and written by experienced IB History examiners and teachers, it offers authoritative and engaging guidance through the topic.
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Comprehensive books to support study of History for the IB Diploma Paper 3, revised for first assessment in 2017.
Chapter
1. Introduction;
Chapter
2. Stalin's rise to power, 1924-29:
2.1. Overview; 2.2. What was Stalin's position before 1924?; 2.3. How did
Stalin win the struggle for power after 1924?; 2.4. Why was Stalin able to
defeat his rivals?;
Chapter
3. Stalin's revolution, 1929-41: 3.1. What were
Stalin's main economic policies?; 3.2. How successful were Stalin's economic
policies?; 3.3. What did Stalin do to consolidate his power?; 3.4. How did
Stalin's foreign policy try to achieve security for the Soviet Union in the
1930s?;
Chapter
4. Stalin and the Soviet Union, 1941-53: 4.1. How did the
Great Patriotic War, 194145, affect the Soviet Union?; 4.2. What were
Stalin's main political and economic policies,1945-53?; 4.3. How did the
emerging Cold War affect Stalin's foreign policy after 1945?;
Chapter
5.
Khrushchev and de-Stalinisation, 1953-64: 5.1. What were Khrushchev's main
political reforms?; 5.2. How did Khrushchev try to reform the Soviet
economy?; 5.3. What were the main features of Khrushchev's foreign policy?;
Chapter
6. The Brezhnev era: Stagnation and Drift, 1964-85: 6.1. What were
the main political developments in the USSR 196485?; 6.2. What were the main
features of the Soviet economy 196485?; 6.3. How did Soviet foreign policy
develop during this period?;
Chapter
7. Gorbachev and the years of reform,
1985-89: 7.1. What were Gorbachev's main economic policies 198589?; 7.2. How
did Gorbachev try to democratise the Soviet political system?; 7.3. What were
the main consequences of Gorbachev's foreign policy during the 1980s?;
Chapter
8. The collapse of the Soviet Union, 1990-91: 8.1. What happened with
Gorbachev's economic policies 199091?; 8.2. What happened with Gorbachev's
attempts to democratise the Soviet political system?; 8.3. Why did the Soviet
Union collapse in 1991?;
Chapter
9. Yeltsin and post-Soviet Russia,
1992-2000: 9.1. What were the main aspects of Yeltsin's rule in Russia
199296?; 9.2. How did Yeltsin maintain his rule from 1996-2000?; 9.3. Has
the 'spectre of communism' been laid to rest?;
Chapter
10. Exam Practice;
Further Reading; Index.
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