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the origins of the cold war-> russian revolution
What happened in 1917 1,
What did the soviet flag represent 2,
What were the key policies of the...
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the origins of the cold war-> long term origins
History of communism the industri...,
History of communism demographic ...,
History of communism karl marx 3
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origins of the cold war -> the centrality of europe
Why was europe important for inte...,
Why was germany important 2,
Why was poland so sought after in...
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origins of the cold war -> the emergence of the USSR and USA as world powers
Why did the usa and ussr emerge a...,
Us economic reasons 2,
Us military reasons 3
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origins of the cold war -> US foreign policy
What factors determined the us fo...,
How does the us become involved i...,
James monroe role as an architect...
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origins of the cold war -> US, British and USSR relations in 1945
Western capitalist democracies th...,
The ussr and communism 2,
What made capitalism and communis...
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origins of the cold war -> developing tensions up to 1948 - Soviet hegemony in Eastern and Southern Europe and the US response
Why did stalin believe he was ent...,
Was there support for communist r...,
What did the communist regimes of...
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origins of the cold war -> developing tensions up to 1948 - Kennan's Long Telegram
Who was george kennan and what wa...,
What did george kennan inspire 2,
When was kennan s long telegram 3
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origins of the cold war -> developing tensions up to 1948 - Iron Curtain Speech
Who made the iron curtain speech ...,
When and where was the iron curta...,
What main points were made during...
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origins of the cold war -> developing tensions up to 1948 - The Greek Civil War and the Truman Doctrine
What was roosevelt s view to the ...,
When did roosevelt shift to conta...,
What events in 1946 signalled a s...
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the USA's involvement in Europe - The USA's policy towards Britain and Europe
What was the usa s initial approa...,
How did the assistant secretary o...,
How did the situation in europe b...
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the USA's involvement in Europe -> The launch of the Marshall Plan, June 1947
When was the marshall plan launch...,
Outline the main events of the ma...,
Who was george marshall 3
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The USA's involvement in Europe - Cominform, September 1947
When was cominform formed 1,
What was cominform 2,
What motivated stalin to create t...
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the USA's involvement in Europe -> US attitudes to Germany and Berlin
What happened to the british and ...,
What was decided in february 1948 2,
How did the marshall plan mark a ...
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Conflict over Germany -> Developments in the zones
What were the areas of disagreeme...,
Describe how 1945 depicted the en...,
Give some examples of widespread ...
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Conflict over Germany -> Bizonia and currency reform
What events signalled the breakdo...,
What happened at the paris peace ...,
What issues were slowing the econ...
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Conflict over Germany -> The Berlin Blockade and the formation of East and West Germany
What were the final straws for st...,
What did stalin inform the german...,
What did stalin tell bulgarian an...
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Conflict over Germany -> the formation of NATO
What had the berlin blockade incr...,
What had the berlin crisis illust...,
Why was nato formed 3
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US containment in Asia -> Reconstruction of post-war Japan and US-Japanese relations
What event can be viewed as the f...,
How many people died within the f...,
What were the reasons for the us ...
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US containment in Asia -> the triumph of communism in China 1945-50
What is the cold war in asia a co...,
How did china enter the century o...,
Who was the founding father of ch...
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US containment in Asia -> Dominoes and NSC-68
How much money had been given to ...,
What triggered the shift from pas...,
What were the problems with the t...
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US containment in Asia -> The Defensive Perimeter Strategy
What was the defensive perimeter ...,
When was it introduced 2,
Who was it introduced by 3
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The Korean War -> Causes, Position and Aims of Kim il Sung and Syngman Rhee
What was one way violent conflict...,
What was another way violent conf...,
When was the age of decolonisation 3
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The Korean War -> Actions and attitudes of the UN, USA, USSR and China
What explains why america goes in...,
What effect did the korean war ha...,
What were the ussr s attitudes to...
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The Korean War -> Military involvement and settlement
What were the different armies ca...,
When did north korea invade south...,
Describe the first phase of the w...
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The Korean War -> Impacts + Consequences
When did the adversaries sign an ...,
What boundary did the armistice d...,
What were two main reasons for wh...
63
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Increasing Cold War tensions -> McCarthyhism in the USA and its influence in Britain and Europe
What years were a period of high ...,
Which events between 1949 53 sign...,
How were relations far from good ...
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Increasing Cold War tensions -> US dominance of United Nations and the isolation of China
Where was the headquarters of the...,
When was the united nations chart...,
When did the un come into being 3
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The widening of the Cold War: alliances and shifts -> Eisenhower, Dulles and Brinkmanship
What was eisenhower s strategy 1,
What was the strategy based on 2,
When did stalin die 3
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The widening of the Cold War: alliances and shifts -> The New Look in practice
What assumptions underpinned eise...,
What did eisenhower believe about...,
Who was the prime minister of ira...
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The Global War -> Khrushchev and East-West relations 1955-60
What phrase demonstrates khrushch...,
What were khrushchev s aims for p...,
How did khrushchev become powerful 3
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The Global War, 1955-1963 -> Cold War rivalries:The arms and space races
When were nuclear weapons used 1,
What were the shortest ways to de...,
What are the strengths of the b 5...
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The Global War, 1955-63: Cold War rivalries -> The Berlin Crisis
When did khrushchev become the us...,
What factors would influence khru...,
What events demonstrate existing ...
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The Global War, 1955-63: Cold War rivalries -> Sino-Soviet relations in the 1950s and 60s
When was the sino soviet treaty o...,
What was the significance of the ...,
What was mao looking for in the a...
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The Global War: Confrontation between the superpowers -> Causes and long term causes of the Cuban Missile Crisis
What did the us regard the caribb...,
How did the us present its relati...,
Who was fidel castro 3
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The Global War: Confrontation between the superpowers -> The 13 days of the missile crisis
What was excomm 1,
What was the us so tragically con...,
What were the two sides of the us...
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The Global War: Confrontation between the superpowers -> The Cuban Missile Crisis: outcomes and consequences
How was the cuban missile crisis ...,
What was the legacy of the crisis...,
What were the significant outcome...
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The Global War: Confrontation and cooperation -> The Vietnam War: 1954-63
What was the context of vietnam s...,
What was the political significan...,
What was the american stance in i...
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The Global War: Confrontation and cooperation: The Vietnam War -> Johnson's escalation from 1965-68
When did johnson become president 1,
What programme was johnson focuse...,
How did johnson view all vietnam ...
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The Vietnam War -> Nixon in Vietnam and Vietnamisation from 1968
When was nixon elected president ...,
What was nixon s background 2,
What economic problems were there...
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Cooperation: The foundations of Detente, Prague Spring, Sino-Soviet relations
What sowed the seeds of detente 1,
What was the power gap between th...,
How many icbms did the usa have c...
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Cooperation: Detente -> SALT treaties
Outline the stages of detente 196...,
What was detente about 2,
What cross continental bombers di...
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Cooperation: Detente -> Ostpolitik and Helsinki Accords
What doctrine did adenauer follow 1,
What did the hallstein doctrine d...,
Who is willy brandt 3
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Cooperation: Detente under threat
When was the arab israeli war 1,
When did sadat launch an attack o...,
What was the name of this attack 3
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The Second Cold War -> Problems facing the USSR
When did brezhnev die 1,
What divisions opened up in the s...,
What figures are there of a slow ...
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The Second Cold War -> Reagan and US militarism + summit
How did jimmy carter initially se...,
How did carter interpret the sovi...,
How did carter respond to the com...
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The ending of the Cold War: The collapse of communism, 1980-91
What was the significance of gorb...,
What did gorbachev want for the s...,
What did gorbachev realise about ...
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