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Governance and the quest for security

2017
"Explores the approach the Allies took in rebuilding the broken postwar world, including creating such institutions as the World Bank and the United Nations and the escalation of tensions in the Cold War. Decolonization also takes center stage: while offering hope to many of the worlds people, gaining independence brought challenges still felt today. The volume concludes by examining how the Cold War gave way to pressures from globalization and ongoing threats from regional conflicts and terrorism"--Amazon.com.

The legacy of the Cold War

2018
This book explores the political, economic, and technological impact of the Cold War on life today.

The Cold War

superpower tensions and rivalries
2015
A new edition for Paper 2, World History Topic 12: The Cold War: Superpower tensions and rivalries that provides in-depth content from topic experts, analysis of the historiography surrounding key debates, exam practice with model answers and practice questions, and more.

The Cold War and the Americas 1945-81

2015
A review of the Cold War in the Americas between 1945 through 1981 for students of the International Baccalaureate History programme.

NATO, the Warsaw Pact, and the Iron Curtain

2018
This book takes a closer look at how NATO, the Warsaw Pact, and the Iron Curtain played a role in the sharp political division between the West and East.

The Marshall Plan and the Truman Doctrine

2018
This book gives an in-depth discussion of European integration and the influence of Communism on Western Europe.

The Bay of Pigs and the Cuban Missile Crisis

2018
This book takes a closer look at this dramatic conflict and the tensions that emerged from the threat of nuclear power.

The collapse of communism and the breakup of the Soviet Union

2018
This book looks at the transformation of politics throughout the world as new military and economic alliances were established after the Soviet Unions breakup.

Superpower rivalries and proxy warfare

2018
This book describes how the landscape of war was forever changed as these formidable forces pursued political power through technology and weapons.

Sputnik and the space race

2018
This book explores how technological power was used in the fight for political dominance.

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