A fantastic topic of Study for Paper 3 Americas in the IBDP History Syllabus. This podcast covers the causes and impact of the Red Scare.

Investigates the question "What were the causes and consequences of the Suez Crisis?"

Part 1 - Causes: e.g. Aggression / Mistrust / Ideology.

Part 2 - Consequences: e.g. economic / social / political / cultural / military factors.

The first half focuses on the causes, the second half on the consequences, of the Berlin Blockade.

Part 1 - Causes: Focuses on Aggression / Mistrust / Ideology.

Part 2 - Consequences: Focuses on economic / social / political / cultural / military factors.

Reference to different historians and the orthodox / revisionist / post-revisionist schools of history are outlined.

Investigates the degree to which the policy of peaceful co-existence improved superpower relations up to and including 1964, with a focus on such events as:

• 1947 - Truman Doctrine / Marshall Plan

• 1948 - Berlin Blockade

• 1950-53 – Korean War

• 1958 -61 – Berlin Crisis

• 1962 – Cuban Missile Crisis

Investigates the question "Was Hitler a gambler, or a planner, in foreign affairs?".

Makes references to AJP Taylor and Hugh Trevor-Roper in particular, and finds evidence on both sides of the argument, considering:

Remilitarisation of the Rhineland

Anschluss

Sudeten Crisis, Munich Conference

Invasion of Czechoslovakia

Nazi-Soviet Pact

Invasion of Poland.

This podcast examines the impact of the US policy of containment on superpower relations 1947 - 1964.

In the IB exam, 1947 is the Truman Doctrine; 1964 is the end of the Khrushchev era.

Rather than provide a narrative account of key events, it instead considers the following, and gives a judgement on how each one impacted upon Superpower relations.

• 1947 - Truman Doctrine / Marshall Plan

• 1948 - Berlin Blockade

• 1950-53 – Korean War.

• 1958 -61 – Berlin Crisis

• 1962 – Cuban Missile Crisis

The Origins of the Cold War is a central topic for IB Paper 2. Thispodcast will cover the breakdown of the grand alliance and the emergence of superpower rivalry in Europe and Asia (1943–1949). It will compare and contrast the roles of the US (especially) and the USSR (especially Stalin).It pays attention to the role of ideology; fear and aggression; and economic interests. Key thinkers such as Gaddis are mentioned, as are the differing views of orthodox, revisionist and post-revisionist historians.

Two Cold War Crises: Compared and Contrasted (Berlin 1961, Cuba 1962)

Designed for: IBDP History students (P2 Cold War, P3 Americas)

ActiveHistory Topic Page:

https://www.activehistory.co.uk/ib-history/

Overview:

Paper 2 essay questions in IBDP history often ask students to compare and contrast the causes or consequences of two cold war crises in different regions, or the role of leaders within them. This podcast provides essential tips on how to structure such essays, using the Berlin Crisis of 1961 and the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 as examples (with Kennedy and Khrushchev being the leaders in question).

Designed for: IBDP History students (P2 Cold War, P3 Americas).

ActiveHistory Topic Page: https://www.activehistory.co.uk/ib-history/

Overview: Paper 2 essay questions in IBDP history often ask students to compare and contrast the causes or consequences of two cold war crises in different regions, or the role of leaders within them. This podcast provides essential tips on how to structure such essays, using the Berlin Crisis of 1961 and the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 as examples (with Kennedy and Khrushchev being the leaders in question).

"What were the causes and consequences of the Cuban Missile Crisis?".

Designed for: IBDP History Students (P2, Cold War; P3 Americas).

ActiveHistory Topic Page:

https://www.activehistory.co.uk/Miscellaneous/menus/IB/americas/jfk.php

Overview:

This podcasts stresses that the Cuban Missile Crisies is a great example of a Cold War crisis for Paper 2 IBDP history, as it also brings in two cold war leaders: Kennedy and Khrushchev. It focuses on the CAUSES of the crisis (and who was perhaps most to blame for it); how close it came to war between the superpowers; how and why it was resolved; and with what consequences.

What were the causes and consequences of the Berlin Crisis of 1961?

Designed for:

IBDP History students (Paper 2 Cold War Crisis).

ActiveHistory Topic Page:

https://www.activehistory.co.uk/Miscellaneous/menus/IB/americas/jfk.php

Overview:

The events leading up to the building of the Berlin Wall in 1961 is a great example of a Cold War crisis for Paper 2 IBDP history, as it also brings in two cold war leaders: Kennedy and Khrushchev. This podcast is on the CAUSES of the crisis (and who was perhaps most to blame for it); how close it came to war between the superpowers; how and why it was resolved; and with what consequences.