This coursebook with Cambridge Elevate edition covers Paper 2, World History Topic 12: The Cold War: Superpower Tensions and Rivalries (20th century) of the History for the IB Diploma syllabus for first assessment in 2017. Tailored to the requirements of the IB syllabus and written by experienced IB History examiners and teachers, it offers authoritative and engaging guidance through the following detailed studies of leaders and crises from around the world: Truman, Khrushchev, Gorbachev, Castro, and Reagan; and the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Korean War, the Prague spring, and the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
By:
Allan Todd Imprint: Cambridge University Press Country of Publication: United Kingdom Edition: 2nd Revised edition Dimensions:
Height: 276mm,
Width: 221mm,
Spine: 12mm
Weight: 640g ISBN:9781108760652 ISBN 10: 1108760651 Series:IB Diploma Pages: 248 Publication Date:14 May 2019 Audience:
Children/juvenile
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English as a second language
Format:Mixed media product Publisher's Status: Active
1. Introduction; Unit 1. Nature of the Cold War; Unit 2. Origins of the Cold War; Unit 3. The First Cold War (1946-53): 2. Developments in Europe; 3. Developments in Asia and Oceania; Unit 4. Fluctuating relations (1953-68): 4. Developments in Europe; 5. Developments in Asia; 6. Developments in the Americas; Unit 5. From detente to the Second Cold War (1969-85): 7. Developments in Europe; 8. Developments in Africa and the Middle East, and in the Americas; 9. Developments in Asia and Oceania; Unit 6. The end of the Cold War (1985-91); Unit 7. Exam practice; Further information; Index.