Student e-book: Core Option B
Option B covers international relations from 1919.
The Cambridge syllabus for this Option is based on seven Key Questions.
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Student e-book: Core Option B
6. How secure was the USSR’s control over Eastern Europe, 1948–c.1989? Free
As you have seen, the countries of the Eastern bloc shared many characteristics by 1950:For the citizens of the satellite...
Student e-book: Core Option B
5. How effectively did the United States contain the spread of Communism? Free
The policy of containment was a foreign policy which set out to prevent the spread of communism after the Second World War....
Student e-book: Core Option B
4. Who was to blame for the Cold War? Free
During the Second World War the US and the USSR were in an alliance to fight the Axis powers in Europe. The Grand Alliance...
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3. How far was Hitler's foreign policy to blame for the outbreak of war in Europe in 1939? Free
In this section you will look at the impact of Hitler's foreign policy on the international situation after 1933 and the...
Student e-book: Core Option B
1. Was the Treaty of Versailles fair? Free
The First World War finally lasted from 1914 to 1918. After the armistices were signed with the Central Powers in November...
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5. How far was Gorbachev personally responsible for the collapse of Soviet control over Eastern Europe? Free
Gorbachev's rule was to be key in bringing about the end of Communism in the Soviet Union and, indeed, the collapse of Soviet...