Description:
The renowned IB Diploma History
series, combining compelling narratives with academic rigor.
An authoritative and engaging
narrative, with the widest variety of sources at this level, helping students
to develop their knowledge and analytical skills.
This second edition provides:
- Reliable, clear and in-depth content from topic experts
- Analysis of the historiography surrounding key debates
- Dedicated exam practice with model answers and practice questions
- TOK support and Historical Investigation questions to help with
all aspects of the Diploma
Contents:
Dedication • Introduction • What you will study • How you will be assessed • About this
book
Chapter 1: US foreign policy
pre-1945 • The USA and Latin America pre-1945 • The
USA and Canada pre-1945 • The USA and China pre-1945
Chapter 2: President Truman and
the Cold War • The USA and Communism pre-1945
• The start of the Cold War • Key debate: Why did the Cold War begin? • The
Truman Doctrine and containment • The Truman Doctrine and Latin America • The
Cold War and American society and culture • Examination advice and practice
Chapter 3: The Korean War 1950-3 • Causes of the outbreak of the Korean War • Key debate: Why did
the Korean War begin? • The course of events in the Korean War in 1950 • A UN
war • Ending the Korean War, 1951-3 • The diplomatic and political outcomes of
the Korean War • Examination advice and practice
Chapter 4: President Eisenhower
and the ‘New Look’ • Eisenhower and change in
foreign and defence policy • Eisenhower and Latin America • Key debate: What
was the significance of the US intervention in Guatemala? • Examination advice
and practice
Chapter 5: US involvement in the
Vietnam War • The US involvement in Vietnam, 1950-69 •
The motives behind US involvement in Vietnam • Key debate: Why and how far did
each US president get involved in Vietnam? • Why the USA failed in Vietnam •
The end of the war • Domestic effects of the war • Canadian and Latin American
reactions to the Vietnam War • The role of Vietnam in the development of the
Cold War • Examination advice and practice
Chapter 6: The Cuban Revolution • Cuba before 1959 • Castro before 1959 • Eisenhower, Cuba and
Castro • Examination advice and practice
Chapter 7: From Kennedy to
Carter: US foreign policy in Latin America 1961-81 • President Kennedy and Latin America • President Johnson and
Latin America • President Nixon and control of the Western hemisphere •
President Carter, human rights, the Panama Canal and Nicaragua • Examination
advice and practice
Chapter 8: Cuba in the Cold War • Castro’s domestic policies • Cuban foreign policy • Castro’s
Cuba: conclusions • Examination advice and practice
Chapter 9: The impact of the Cold
War on Latin America • The debate over the external
connection • Conclusions about the impact of the Cold War on Latin America
Timeline • Glossary • Further
reading • Internal assessment • Index
Target Audience:
This book is suitable for History
students and the teachers of IB Diploma.