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Capitalism and communism
In 1848 what did karl marx publish,
What did karl marx argue,
What was the american dream
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US-USSR relations, 1917-41
What event brought vladimir lenin...,
What was lenin committed to,
How did lenins call to replace ca...
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The Grand Alliance, 1941-5
How did ww2 improve relations bet...,
What did usa russia and gb form t...,
What were some key features of co...
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The end of the Grand Alliance
What was one reason for the emerg...,
When did the relationships at the...
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The Yalta Conference, 1945
What did the big three stalin roo...,
What were the agreements in the d...,
How did stalin interpret the repr...
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The Potsdam Conference, 1945
What happened between yalta and p...,
Why were the western powers conce...,
How did stalin carry out reparation
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International diplomacy in late 1945
When and where was the council of...,
What was important about the coun...,
When was the moscow council
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Superpower relations by late 1945
How did britain cause tension bet...,
How did harry truman became presi...,
What other causes of tension were...
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A war of words
When was the beginning of a war o...,
What caused the war of words,
How did us and british ministers ...
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The Iran Crisis, 1946
Why was the iran crisis of march ...,
At the end of ww2 who occupied th...,
What had the ussr agreed to do in...
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Difficulties in Western Europe
What had western europe experienc...,
What were the problems in western...,
Why was the west worried about th...
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The Iron Curtain, 1946
What did churchill set out in his...,
What did churchill argue in the s...,
What did churchill fear about stalin
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The Truman Doctrine and Marshall Aid, 1947
In 1947 what did truman introduce,
How did truman describe the truma...,
What was the truman doctrine marc...
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The significance of the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan
What did the truman doctrine and ...,
The ussr believed the marshall pl...,
How did the ussr react to marshal...
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The Stalinisation of EE, 1945-53
What did the us government believ...,
How did the actions of georgi mal...,
How did the actions of maxim litv...
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Satellite states
When did a consistent policy towa...,
What did stalin regard marshall a...,
Give 2 examples of how stalin tig...
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Western reaction
What did the extension of soviet ...,
How had stalin achieved the expan...,
Why did the cold war deepen
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Germany and Berlin
What happened to germany in 1945,
What was the intention of dividin...,
What had happened to the division...
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The Berlin Blockade, 1948-9
How did stalin respond to the inc...,
Why was stalin able to blockade b...,
What was stalins intention of blo...
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The Berlin airlift
What did berlin become a symbol o...,
How did truman keep berlin suppli...,
Give 3 reasons why the berlin air...
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The origins of the Korean War
In august 1949 what event showed ...,
In october 1949 what event showed...,
What did the two events in 1949 m...
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NSC-68
Under pressure from congress what...,
What was trumans new policy towar...,
What did nsc 68 address
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Causes of the Korean War
What were the long term causes of...,
What were the medium term causes ...,
What were the short term causes o...
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US reaction to the outbreak of war in Korea
What did american politicians vie...,
Why was truman under huge pressur...,
Why did truman appeal to the un
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The impact of the Korean War on superpower relations
Why was the korean war significant,
When was the armistice signed,
Why had north korea and china fou...
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Ideological confrontation
When and where did us soviet ideo...,
What does the long history of ide...
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The impact of Communist ideology on the development of the Cold War 1945-53
What have orthodox or traditional...,
Why did the soviets regime make c...,
What soviet action in europe was ...
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Orthodox interpretation of the development of the Cold War
Why was the ussr responsible for ...,
Why did the ussrs ideological sta...,
What did the ussrs communist stan...
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The impact of capitalist ideology on the development of the Cold War
What do revisionist historians argue,
Why did americas post war capital...,
Give examples of when the us atte...
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Revisionist interpretation of the development of the Cold War
Why was the usa responsible for t...,
What did usas ideological stance ...,
What did the threat of us economi...
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Ideological confrontation interpretation: an assessment
What does ideological confrontati...,
What does ideological confrontati...,
What does ideological confrontati...
5
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Traditional great power rivalry
What 4 factors contributed to the...
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Traditional great power rivalry interpretation of the development of the Cold War
During ww1 and ww2 what did brita...,
How did the cold war link back to...,
What was soviet foreign policy dr...
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Geopolitical inevitability
In 1835 what did the french polit...,
How was the cold war the outcome ...,
Give a quote from hitler in 1945 ...
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Traditional Russian expansionism
What was stalins foreign policy,
How did stalin act as a red tsar ...,
What was stalin continuing in russia
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US interventionism
In the first half of the 20th cen...,
When and why had the us intervene...,
Give a quote where fdr publicly j...
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The international situation in 1945
Which historian emphasised that t...,
How had ww2 created a redistribut...,
What happened to the usa and ussr...
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Traditional great power rivalry: an assessment
How does traditional great power ...,
What does traditional great power...,
What can us soviet antagonism be ...
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Personal responsibility for the Cold War
What did john lewis gaddis in his...,
What had a significant impact on ...
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Roosevelt
When was fdr president,
How was fdr naive at the yalta co...,
How was fdr shrewd at the yalta c...
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Truman
What did the anti communist harry...,
What did truman say when he admit...,
How was truman different to fdr
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Churchill
Why did stalin never really trust...,
How did stalin sum up his view of...,
How did churchill sum up his view...
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Stalin
What were stalins overriding goals,
What was the stalins approach to ...,
What was stalins personality like 5
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Leaders' responsibility interpretation: an assessment
How is the leaders responsibility...,
What does the leaders responsibil...,
What is bad about the leaders res...
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The post-revisionist approach
Why do post revisionist historian...,
What di post revisionist historia...
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USA misjudgements and misperceptions
Why was the usa not well placed t...,
How were the ussrs economic weakn...,
Give an example of when the usa i...
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USSR misjudgements and misperceptions
What did the usa interpret as a t...,
Why did stalin make the speech in...,
How did the kremlin interpret the...
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The post-revisionist interpretation: an assessment
What does the post revisionist in...,
What does the post revisionist in...,
What happened as communist source...
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