World War into Cold War
Course
In London
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London Jewish Cultural Centre
Course London / Classroom-based£ 160 VAT exempt -
St Charles Catholic Sixth Form College
A Level London / Classroom-basedPrice on request -
St Francis Xavier Sixth Form College
Vocational qualification London / Classroom-basedPrice on request -
Croydon College
A Level London / Classroom-basedPrice on request -
International College London
A Level London / Classroom-basedup to £ 100 -
Woodhouse College
A Level London / Classroom-basedPrice on request -
Leyton Sixth Form College
A Level London / Classroom-basedPrice on request
Description
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Course
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Location
London
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Different dates available
Explore how the "Grand Alliance" of the USA, Britain and the USSR degenerated into a Cold War that divided Europe for forty years. See where the Cold War got hot in other parts of the world.
NOTE: Course is 11 sessions over 12 weeks; Break week - date tbc (please check back here for updated information).
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About this course
- Describe why the Cold War began and why and how it ended
- Discuss the effects of the Cold War on people’s lives
- Explain how the Cold War brought conflict to many parts of the world.
You will find a notebook (or electronic device) useful if you wish to make notes. Some lively books will be recommended (though not required).
Optional Suggested Readings:
The Cold War: A Very Short Introduction (2003) Robert J McMahon; Oxford paperback
Cold War (1998, 2008), Jeremy Isaacs and Taylor Downing; illustrated edition Bantam 1998, paperback Abacus 2008.
Illustrated lectures, with maps and images. You will be given handouts showing the chronology of key events and
developments. We will also look at relevant texts from the period (in translation where appropriate). There will be plenty of opportunities to ask questions and join in discussions.
You will not need to do any preparation for the classes, but you will be given a book list in case you wish to take
your studies further.
You will not need to do any preparation for the classes, but you will be given a book list in case you wish to take your studies further.
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Course programme
- The origins of the Cold War: relations between The Soviet Union and ‘the west’ in the years leading up to the end
of the Second World War
- The divisions of Europe into two ‘blocs’: the Truman Plan, Marshall Aid and the problem of Berlin
- The Cold War gets hot: i) Korea and Vietnam ii) Africa, Asia, the Middle East and the Caribbean
- The arms race and the Cuban Missile Crisis
- Dissidence in the eastern bloc: including Hungarian and Polish risings and the ‘Prague Spring’
- Efforts to reduce tensions: détente and ‘Ostpolitik’
- Events leading to the fall of the Berlin Wall; Solidarity in Poland; the role of Gorbachev and other key players in the USA and Europe in ending the Cold War.
Additional information
World War into Cold War
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London Jewish Cultural Centre
Course London / Classroom-based£ 160 VAT exempt -
St Charles Catholic Sixth Form College
A Level London / Classroom-basedPrice on request -
St Francis Xavier Sixth Form College
Vocational qualification London / Classroom-basedPrice on request -
Croydon College
A Level London / Classroom-basedPrice on request -
International College London
A Level London / Classroom-basedup to £ 100 -
Woodhouse College
A Level London / Classroom-basedPrice on request -
Leyton Sixth Form College
A Level London / Classroom-basedPrice on request