did Canada play a significant role in Cold War events? Use examples from the period 1945–1990. The twentieth century was a time for bloody warfare‚ advances in technology‚ and trends that revolutionized the world. It was also an era in which new political ideologies rose and fell. Of the new types of political philosophies‚ the two that were most opposite to each other were democracy and communism. From 1945-1990 these two philosophies shaped and changed the world‚ and was the driving force behind
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To what extent had the USSR recovered from the impact of the Great Patriotic War (1941-1945) by the time of Stalin’s death in 1953? Although VE celebrations started on 24th June 1945‚ peace was declared on the 9th May in Moscow. There are differing opinions on the amount of deaths that were caused by the Great Patriotic War (for example‚ Kenez estimates 26-27 million‚ many of whom were prisoners of war‚ whereas Hoskings estimated 20-25 million‚ many of whom were killed indirectly by the war‚ by means
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To what extent was the Federal Government responsible for improving the status of black people in the United States in the years 1945-64? The Federal Government is partly responsible for improving the status of black people in the United States during this time period. There are many examples of how they did help to improve life for African-Americans (e.g. legal cases‚ protection‚ civil rights legislation) but there are some instances where the federal government hindered civil rights and equality
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Development of the Cold War‚ in the five years between 1945 and 1950‚ could be argued as taking place for a number of reasons and due to various individuals. It could be easy to simply site Stalin as the main reason responsible for it’s outbreak and growth‚ clear through his approach on communist expansion‚ use of Red Army and inability to uphold agreements. However for a war of any kind to develop there is always more than one party involved and the USA and it’s president Truman could also be said
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18.1) Assess the view that the disagreements about the Second Front were the most significant cause of tension between Russian and the West between 1941 and 1945. There were two main causes of tension between Russia and the West from 1941 and 1945. One cause‚ according to historians was the disagreements over a Second Front being opened. Tensions arose due to the West’s perceived delay in opening a front‚ the front being used as a political tool by Stalin and the perceived lack of supplies and
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The Cold War is a prolonged state of tension and hostility held between the two major powers‚ namely the Soviets and the Americans after post-world war-two period. The term "turning point" implies that the Berlin blockade caused a turn of events and instigated the outbreak of the Cold War. Therefore‚ the statement made is only accurate to the extent that the Berlin Blockade was the direct factor regarding the outbreak of Cold War‚ yet it was not the only factor that sparked it off. Rather‚ it was
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International History: The Development of the Global Economy “American contribution to the growth of the global economy from 1945 to 1973 has been over-rated.” How far do you agree? The global economy from 1945 to 1973 grew at an astounding rate even though many of the countries had been badly affected after World War II (WII) in 1945. Many factors have resulted in the explosive growth‚ and the role of the Americans is one of them. The Bretton Woods System and multi-national companies (MNCs) have
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M10/3/HISTX/BP1/ENG/TZ0/XX/S2/M+ MARKSCHEME May 2010 HISTORY ROUTE 2 Higher Level and Standard Level Paper 1 – The Arab–Israeli conflict 1945–79 6 pages -2- M10/3/HISTX/BP1/ENG/TZ0/XX/S2/M+ This markscheme is confidential and for the exclusive use of examiners in this examination session. It is the property of the International Baccalaureate and must not be reproduced or distributed to any other person without the authorization of IB Cardiff. -3- M10/3/HISTX/BP1/ENG/TZ0/XX/S2/M+
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How far do you agree that the years 1945-1955 saw only limited progress in improving the status of African-Americans? By 1955‚ Civil Rights for African-Americans had still not fully been achieved in northern and southern states but there had definitely been some improvement in the status of black people. The main factors preventing equality for black Americans in 1945 were casual discrimination and legalised segregation permitted by Jim Crow Laws‚ which continued through to 1955. This‚ along with
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How far do you agree with the view that the origins of the Cold War in 1945 and 1946 owed much to ideological differences and little to personalities and conflicting national interests? The Cold War marked a period of hostility between the superpowers; USA (and by extension‚ the West) and the Soviet Union. The hostility began after the Second World War‚ despite the supposed camaraderie between the two superpowers during the war as allies against Hitler and Fascism. Whether the schism between the
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