| S7 4hr History |
Last
update -
17 May 2023 |
Official European
School History S7 Syllabus:
English,
French,
German |
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Europe and the World
since 1945 |
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7.4A |
the cold war |
S7 4 period |
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Theme |
15 lessons |
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1.
Why did the Cold War Start?
2.
What was the Cold War?
3.
Why did the Cold War end? |
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What was the outcome of WWII?
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Who was involved in the start of the Cold
War?
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What was the ideology behind the Cold War?
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What were the levels of conflict?
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How and why did the Cold War change
between phases of crisis and relaxation?
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What influence did the logic of the Cold
War have on regional conflicts?
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What caused the fall of the USSR?
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What were the consequences of the end of
the Cold War for the political world order?
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Can the UN resolve international
conflicts?
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Key Words |
United Nations, Iron Curtain,
Satellite States, Truman Doctrine, Two Camp Theory,
Containment, Marshall Plan, NATO, Peaceful Co-existence,
Warsaw Pact, The Arms Race, MAD, Domino Theory, Détente,
Disarmament, Brezhnev Doctrine, Reagan, Gorbachev,
Glasnost, Perestroika, Revolutions in Eastern Europe,
Dissolution of the USSR, Religious Fundamentalism,
Nationalism.
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Possible Reference Points |
San Francisco Conference (1945), Yalta
(1945) Potsdam (1945), Establishment of the State of
Israel (1948), 6 Days War (1967), Yom Kippur War (1973),
Korean War (1950-53), Suez Crisis (1956), Cuban Missile
Crisis (1962), Indochina/Vietnam War (1946-75), Helsinki
Accords (1975), Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan (1979),
The Iranian Revolution (1979), Moscow Olympics (1980),
Fall of the Berlin Wall (1989, Dayton Accords (1995),
9/11 (2001), The Second Gulf War (2003-11)
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Syllabus Links |
Europe 4
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Europe 5
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Europe 6
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Europe 7
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6.4A
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7.4B
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7.4C |
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