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b. US strategies
US was by far the stronger combatant in terms of money, range and quantity of weaponary and air-power. Nevertheless, it struggled to find effective tactics to fight the Vietnamese. What US strategies...
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P2: T10 Authoritarian States - Hitler
See below for revision activities to reinforce the key content on Hitler for each of the P2 themes, and to also to help you in planning and structuring P2 essays using Hitler as one of the case studies....
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3. The Vietnam conflict
The Vietnam Conflict This page covers the Vietnam conflict from before the Second World War to the departure of the Americans in 1975 and the subsequent political and economic development of the country....
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May Blog: Anniversaries and competing narratives Free
8th May is the Anniversary of ‘Victory in Europe’ Day - the day which 80 years ago brought an end to nearly six years of a war that had cost the lives of millions; had destroyed homes, families, and...
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b. Methods used and reasons for success
With the KAU banned in 1950, political activity was driven into secrecy and the initiative passed to younger and more militant figures within the native Kenyan trade union movement, among the squatters...
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9b. Queen Min and the end of Korean isolation
Korea attempted to resist influence from the Japanese after 1866. The role of Queen Min, also known as Empress Myeongseong, was key in this quest. She tried to modernise the country and thus resist Japanese...
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f. Political, economic and social impact of the Depression
The Depression had profound political, economic and social consequences for the US. This page examines the impact of the economic crisis on society, and the legacy of the New Deal on the political and...
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1. Nasser: Emergence of Authoritarian states
In 1952 a military coup, also known as the Egyptian Revolution brought down the monarch, King Farouk. The coup was led by the Free Officers Movement, a group of army officers led by Mohammed Naguib and...
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3. International response to Italian aggression
The international reaction to Mussolini's invasion of Abyssinia was to be key in undermining the League of Nations and ending the system of collective security. What was the international response to...
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b. The emergence of democracy 1980 to 1994
In 1994, South Africa became a democratic state with equal rights for all citizens regardless of colour. This is something that was unthinkable even as late as 1985. The reasons for this dramatic change...