Berlin crisis 1948 - 1961 Study guides, Study notes & Summaries

IB History Paper II Topic 5: The Cold War Yalta Conference - •February 1945: Churchill, FDR and Stalin meet. •Promises include Stalin to enter Pacific war; FDR to give Soviet Union Kurile Islands, Jakhalin Islands, Port Arthur (was lost in 1904 Japan War) & influence in Manchuria; UN to be created. •Problems include Poland, which divides Germany and the Soviet Union so US wants it. Soviets installed pro-communists in Poland ("Lubin" Poles) but the US wants elections in Poland ("...

This document covers the following topics: How did the Cold War period shape international relations after the Second World War? • What was the Cold War? Develop a conceptual understanding of the nature and characteristics of the/a Cold War. • What were the origins of the Cold War? A brief exploration of the development of animosity between the West/capitalism and the Communist state in the Second World War period. • What was the situation at the end of the Second World War? An over...

CHAPTER 1. THREE OLD WORLDS CREATE A NEW, 1492–1600 1-1. American Societies 1-1a. Ancient America 1-1b. Mesoamerican Civilizations 1-1c. Pueblos and Mississippians 1-1d. Aztecs 1-2. North America in 1492 1-2a. Gendered Division of Labor 1-2b. Social Organization 1-2c. War and Politics 1-2d. Religion 1-3. African Societies 1-3a. West Africa (Guinea) 1-3b. Complementary Gender Roles 1-3c. Slavery in Guinea 1-4. European Societies 1-4a. Gender, Work, Politics, and Religion 1-4b. ...

Notes on the Cold War