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ActiveHistory: IBDP History — 52 episodes
Book Review - "The Cold War: A New History" by John Lewis Gaddis
How did World War One precipitate the Russian Revolution of February 1917?
How significant was World War One as a cause of the Russian Revolution of October 1917?
Norse Exploration (c.982-1020): Climate and Innovation
The Aztec Empire (circa 1428-1469) - Climate and Innovation
Paper 1 (sourcework) - skills for success
How significant was World War One as a cause for Stalin's Rise to power?
How stable was the Tsarist regime in Russia on the eve of World War One?
Causes of the Vietnam War
The Vietnam War: Why did the US withdraw?
Why, how, and with what results, did the Civil Rights movement become more radical after 1964?
How successful were Nixon's Domestic Policies?
How successful was Nixon's Foreign Policy?
Causes for the Chilean Coup of 1973
Kennedy's "Alliance for Progress": reasons, successes, failures
Eisenhower's "New Look": features, reasons, successes, failures
Truman’s foreign policy in the Americas: successes and failures
How successful was Castro as ruler of Cuba?
The rise of Mao and Castro: comparisons and contrasts
Cold War Presidents c.1945-1975: Compared and Contrasted
How successful was the League of Nations in the 1920s?
Was the Treaty of Versailles Fair?
Causes for the Rise of Castro in Cuba
Youth Protest / Counterculture Movements in 1960s/70s Americas: Causes and Impact
Was the Weimar Republic doomed from the outset?
What caused the First World War?
How and why did the Cold War come to an end?
US-USSR Détente: Causes and Significance, 1971-1979
Truman and Stalin: Cold War Leaders Compared and Contrasted
Kennedy and Khrushchev: Cold War Leaders Compared and Contrasted
Red Scare: Causes and Significance
Suez Crisis: Causes and Consequences
Berlin Blockade: Causes and Consequences
To what extent did the policy of peaceful co-existence improve superpower relations up to and including 1964?
Was Hitler a Gambler, or a Planner, in foreign affairs?
What was the impact of the US policy of containment on superpower relations 1947 - 1964?
What were the causes of the Cold War?
Two Cold War Crises: Compared and Contrasted (Berlin 1961, Cuba 1962)
Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962: Causes and Significance
The Berlin Crisis, 1961: Causes and Significance
Sourcework: Essential Skills for IBDP Paper 1
US Civil Rights Struggle, c.1954-1965
Apartheid South Africa, 1948-1964
Rule of Mao and Castro, compared and contrasted
Feminism and the Americas: Causes and Impact
Castro's policies towards women: aims, successes, failures
Korean War: Causes
Red Scare: Causes and Impact
Korean War: Significance for two countries of the Americas
Mao's Rule of China: Aims, successes, failures
Historiography in IBDP History
The Rise of Mao Zedong: The Chinese Civil War