Access to History [electronic resource].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Williamson, David.

Series:

Access to History

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (193 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Hodder Education, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Revised and redesigned to meet current student's needs.

Contents:

Cover; Book title; Contents; Dedication; Chapter 1 The Cold War: An Introduction; 1 What Was the Cold War?; 2 The Origins of the Cold War 1917-45; 3 The Beginnings of the Cold War in Europe 1945-8; 4 The 'First Cold War' 1948-53; 5 The 'Thaw' 1953-7; 6 The 'Second Cold War' 1958-62; 7 The Period of Détente 1963-79; 8 The 'Third Cold War' and the Collapse of Communism 1979-91; 9 The Nuclear Background; Chapter 2 The Defeat of the Axis Powers 1943-5: Cold War Foreshadowed?; 1 The Conflicting Aims of the Big Three; 2 Inter-Allied Negotiations 1943-4; 3 The Liberation of Europe 1943-5

4 The Yalta Conference, February 19455 The End of the War in Europe; 6 Conclusion; Study Guide; Chapter 3 The Break-up of the Grand Alliance 1945-7; 1 Early Postwar Tensions Between the Great Powers, April-August 1945; 2 The Peace Treaties with Italy and the Minor Axis Powers; 3 Germany, June 1945-April 1947; 4 The Truman Doctrine of Containment; 5 The Marshall Plan; 6 The European States, June 1945-December 1947; 7 Conclusion; Study Guide; Chapter 4 The Division of Germany and Europe 1948-9; 1 The Emergence of a Western Bloc; 2 The Consolidation of the Eastern Bloc

3 The Yugoslav-Soviet Split4 The Decision to Create a West German State; 5 The Soviet Response: The Berlin Blockade; 6 The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation; 7 The Division of Germany; 8 Key Debate; Study Guide; Chapter 5 The Consolidation of the Rival Blocs; 1 Western Integration 1950-2; 2 Stalin's Failure to Stop West German Rearmament; 3 Eastern Integration; 4 Western Attempts to Destabilise the Soviet Bloc; 5 Leadership Changes in the USA and USSR; 6 The East German Revolt, June 1953; 7 The Western European Settlement 1953-5; 8 The Warsaw Pact Treaty; 9 The Geneva Conference, July 1955

10 Key DebateStudy Guide; Chapter 6 The Khrushchev Era and the 'Second Cold War' 1956-63; 1 The Year of Crises 1956; 2 The Legacy of the Crises; 3 The Berlin Crisis 1958-61; 4 The Cuban Missile Crisis 1962; 5 Assessment: The 'Second Cold War'; Study Guide; Chapter 7 The 'Long Peace' in Europe 1963-91; 1 The Road to Détente 1963-9; 2 Ostpolitik; 3 The Helsinki Accord; 4 The 'Third' or 'New Cold War' 1979-85; 5 The End of the Cold War in Europe 1983-91; 6 Reunification of Germany; 7 Conclusion; Study Guide; Chapter 8 Interpreting the Cold War; 1 Could the Cold War Have Been Avoided?

2 When Did the Cold War Actually Start?3 Why Did the Cold War in Europe Last For So Long?; 4 Why Did the Cold War End?; Study Guide; Further Reading; Glossary; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W; Y; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; W

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-4441-4874-5

OCLC:

795119796