History for the IB Diploma: The Cold War

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An exciting new series that covers the five Paper 2 topics of the IB 20th Century World History syllabus. This stimulating coursebook covers Paper 2 Topic 5 The Cold War in the 20th Century World History syllabus for the IB History programme. The book is divided into thematic sections following the IB syllabus structure and is written in clear accessible English. It covers the following areas for detailed study: Wartime conferences: Yalta and Potsdam; US policies and developments in Europe: Truman Doctrine Marshall Plan NATO; Soviet policies: Sovietisation of Eastern and Central Europe COMECON Warsaw Pact; SinoSoviet relations; USChinese relations; Germany; and Castro Gorbachev Kennedy Mao Reagan Stalin Truman.