This coursebook covers Paper 2, World History Topic 12: The Cold War: Superpower Tensions and Rivalries (20th century) of the History for the IB Diploma syllabus for first assessment in 2017. Tailored to the requirements of the IB syllabus and written by experienced IB History examiners and teachers, it offers authoritative and engaging guidance through the following detailed studies of leaders and crises from around the world: Truman, Khrushchev, Gorbachev, Castro, and Reagan; and the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Korean War, the Prague spring, and the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
Some will have 2 marks, others 3 marks. For such questions, write only a short answer, making 2 or 3 points – save your longer answers for the questions carrying the higher marks. 2 Assessing the value and limitations of one source.
This coursebook covers Paper 2, World History Topic 12: The Cold War: Superpower Tensions and Rivalries (20th century) of the History for the IB Diploma syllabus for first assessment in 2017.
Every year, students throw away marks by not paying sufficient attention to the demands of the question. It is therefore important to start by identifying the argument that the question requires you to address, and the key or 'command' ...
Comprehensive second editions of History for the IB Diploma Paper 2, revised for first teaching in 2015.
Some will have 2 marks, others 3 marks. For such questions, write only a short answer, making 2 or 3 points – save your longer answers for the questions carrying the higher marks. 2 Cross-referencing/comparing or contrasting two sources ...
As they won more and more seats, some conservative and nationalist politicians began to sound out the possibility of some political deal with the Nazis. However, in the November 1932 elections, the Nazi Party's votes and thus seats ...
Every year, students throw away marks by not paying sufficient attention to the demands of the question. It is therefore important to start by identifying the key or 'command' words in the question. With this one the key words are as ...
The AfricanAmerican Struggle for Civil Rights in the Twentieth Century, Pearson, 1998. An incisive and critical evaluation of many aspects of the struggle for civil rights. Particularly useful in its analysis of the importance of ...
The book is divided into thematic sections, following the IB syllabus structure and is written in clear, accessible English.
The commander, Sir Douglas Haig, was both experienced and well-respected. Yet these attacks did not achieve a decisive breakthrough any more than those made in 1915 or the German attacks at Verdun in February 1916.