A new book for Paper 2, World History Topic 12: The Cold War: Superpower Tensions and Rivalries (20th Century) Readable and rigorous coverage that gives you the depth of knowledge and skills development required for the Diploma. Provides: - Reliable, clear and in-depth narrative from topic experts - Analysis of the historiography surrounding key debates - Dedicated exam practice with model answers and practice questions - TOK support activities and Historical Investigation questions to help with all aspects of the Diploma Tailored exactly to the Diploma, it also helps you develop analytical skills through the widest variety of sources at this level. Other titles in the series: - The Move to Global War - Rights and Protest - Authoritarian States

Table of Contents:
Dedication • Introduction • What you will study • How you will be assessed • About this book Chapter 1: The origins of the Cold War, 1917-45 • The ideology of the Cold War • The Soviet Union and the Western powers, 1917-41 • The Grand Alliance, 1941-45 • The liberation of Europe, 1943-45 • The Yalta Conference, February 1945 • Activities Chapter 2: From wartime allies to post-war enemies, 1945-47 • Transition from war to fragile peace, 1945-46 • Germany, June 1945-April 1947 • The Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan • The ‘Iron Curtain’ • Key debate: Did the US or the USSR start the Cold War, 1945-47? • Examination practice • Activities Chapter 3: The impact of Cold War tensions on Germany and Europe, 1948-52 • The division of Germany • Western European rearmament • The consolidation of the rival blocs • Examination practice • Activities Chapter 4: The spread of communism in Asia, 1945-54 • Japan and the Cold War, 1945-52 • The Chinese Civil War • The Korean War, 1950-53 • Indochina, 1945-54 • Examination practice • Activities Chapter 5: From détente to the Berlin Wall, 1953-61• The thaw, 1953-55 • The emergence of the Third World and the Non-Aligned Movement • 1956: The year of crises • The aftermath of the Hungarian and Suez Crises, 1957-58 • The Berlin Crisis, 1958-61 • Examination practice • Activities Chapter 6: The global Cold War, 1960-78 • The Sino-Soviet split • The impact of Cold War tensions on the Congo, 1960-65 • The Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962 • Vietnam, 1954-75 • What was the impact of Cold War tensions on the Middle East, 1957-79? • The Cold War in Africa, 1964-79 • Examination practice • Activities Chapter 7: The politics of détente, 1963-79 • US-Soviet relations, 1963-72 • Détente in Europe, 1963-69 • Ostpolitik • Helsinki Accords and SALT II, 1975-79 • Examination practice • Activities Chapter 8: The end of the Cold War • ‘New Cold War’, 1976-85 • Mikhail Gorbachev and renewed détente, 1985-89 • The collapse of communism in eastern Europe, 1989-90 • Collapse of the USSR • Examination practice • Activities Chapter 9: Examination guidance • Preparing for Paper 2 examination questions • Examination advice and practice