History
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Japanese expansionism
German Expansionism
Authoritarian Egypt
Cold War
Italian Expansionism
Events
• Japanese invasion of Manchuria and northern China (1931)
• Sino-Japanese War (1937–1941)
• The Three Power/Tripartite Pact; the outbreak of war; Pearl Harbor (1941)
Causes of expansion
• Political instability in China
• Japanese domestic issues: political and economic issues, and their impact on foreign relations
• The impact of Japanese nationalism and militarism on foreign policy
Responses
• League of Nations and the Lytton report
• Political developments within China—the Second United Front
• International response, including US initiatives and increasing tensions between the US and Japan
Causes of Expansion
• Impact of Nazism on the foreign policies of Germany
• Impact of domestic economic issues on the foreign policies of Germany
• Changing diplomatic alignments in Europe; the end of collective security; appeasement
Events
• German challenges to the post-war settlements (1933–1938)
• German expansion (1938–1939); Pact of Steel, Nazi–Soviet Pact and the outbreak of war
Responses
• International response to German aggression (1933–1938)
• International response to German and Italian aggression (1940)
Response
• International response to Italian aggression (1935–1936)
Events
• Italian expansion: Abyssinia (1935–1936); Albania; entry into the Second World War
Causes of Expansion
• Impact of fascism on the foreign policies of Italy
• Impact of domestic economic issues on the foreign policies of Italy
• Changing diplomatic alignments in Europe; the end of collective security; appeasement
Emergence
• Conditions in which authoritarian states emerged: economic factors;social division; impact of war; weakness of political system
• Methods used to establish authoritarian states: persuasion and coercion;the role of leader; ideology; the use of force; propoganda
Consolidation and Maintencne
• Use of legal methods; use of force; charismatic leadership; dissemination of propoganda
• Nature, extent and treatment of opposition
• The impact of the success and/or failure of foreign policy on the maintenance of power
Aims and results of policies
• Aims and impact of domestic economic, political, cultural and social policies
• The impact of policies on women and minorities
• Authoritarian control and the extent to which it was achieved
Authoritarian Germany
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Authoritarian Cuba
Emergence
• Conditions in which authoritarian states emerged: economic factors;social division; impact of war; weakness of political system
• Methods used to establish authoritarian states: persuasion and coercion;the role of leader; ideology; the use of force; propoganda
Consolidation and Maintencne
• Use of legal methods; use of force; charismatic leadership; dissemination of propoganda
• Nature, extent and treatment of opposition
• The impact of the success and/or failure of foreign policy on the maintenance of power
Aims and results of policies
• Aims and impact of domestic economic, political, cultural and social policies
• The impact of policies on women and minorities
• Authoritarian control and the extent to which it was achieved
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Emergence
• Conditions in which authoritarian states emerged: economic factors;social division; impact of war; weakness of political system
• Methods used to establish authoritarian states: persuasion and coercion;the role of leader; ideology; the use of force; propoganda
Consolidation and Maintencne
• Use of legal methods; use of force; charismatic leadership; dissemination of propoganda
• Nature, extent and treatment of opposition
• The impact of the success and/or failure of foreign policy on the maintenance of power
Aims and results of policies
• Aims and impact of domestic economic, political, cultural and social policies
• The impact of policies on women and minorities
• Authoritarian control and the extent to which it was achieved
Rivalry Mistrust and Accord
• The breakdown of the Grand Alliance and the emergence of superpower rivalry in Europe and Asia (1943-1949): role of ideology; fear and aggression; economic interest; a comparison of the roles of the US and the USSR
• The US, USSR and China—superpower relations (1947–1979): containment;peaceful co-existence; Sino-Soviet and Sino-US relations; detente
• Confrontation and reconciliation; reasons for the end of the Cold War (1980–1991): ideological challenges and dissent; economic problems; arms race
Leaders and Nations
• The impact of two leaders, each chosen from a different region, on the course and development of the Cold War
• The economic, social and cultural impact of the Cold War on two countries, each chosen from a different region
Cold war Crises
• Cold War crises case studies: detailed study of any two Cold War crises from different region: examination and comparison of the causes, impact and significance of the two crises
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