History HL
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Chapter 1 - China 1839-60 (China 1839-1997)
Chapter 2 - The Opening Of China To Foreigners 1860-1901 (China 1839-1997)
Chapter 3 - Defeat & Revolution 1901-25 (China 1839-1997)
Chapter 4 - Nationalists & Communists 1924-45 (China 1839-1997)
Chapter 5 - The Japanese Threat & Communist Takeover 1931-49 (China 1839-1997)
Chapter 6 - China & The Wider World 1949-76 (China 1839-1997)
Chapter 7 - Government, Economy & Society Under Mao After 1949 (China 1839-1997)
Chapter 8 - The Cultural Revolution 1966 -76 (China 1839-1997)
Chapter 9 - Deng Xiaoping
Chapter 10 - China & The Wider World 1978-97 (China 1839-1997)
Chapter 11 - Concluding Survey (China 1839-1997)
Chapter 12 - Jews, Arabs & The British 1900-39 (Middle East)
Chapter 13 - The Birth Of Isreal 1939-49 (Middle East)
Chapter 14 - Arab-Israeli Wars In 1956, 1967, & 1973 (Middle East)
Chapter 15 - Nasser, Egypt & Arab Nationalism (Middle East)
Chapter 16 - The Palestinian Problem (Middle East)
Chapter 17 - The Challenges Of Peace-Making 1991-2008: Israelis & Palestinians (Middle East)
Chapter 18 - The Iran-Iraq War 1980-8 (Middle East)
Chapter 19 - Iraq & The West 1988-2008 (Middle East)
Chapter 20 - From Arab Nationalism To IsIamic Fundamentalism (Middle East)
Chapter 21 - Truman (Cold War 1945- 81)
Chapter 22 - The Korean War (Cold War 1945-81)
Chapter 23 - Eisenhower & Dulles (Cold war 1945 -81)
Chapter 25 - Kennedy To Carter (Cold War 1945-81)
Chapter 26 - Weimar Germany - 1918-1933 (European States)
Chapter 27 - Hitler’s Germany - 1933-1939 (European States)
Chapter 28 - Italy - 1918-1922 (European States)
Chapter 29 - Mussolini’s Italy - 1922-1939 (European States)
Chapter 30 - Spain - 1918-1936 (European States)
Chapter 31 - The Spanish Civil War - 1936-1939 (European States)
Chapter 32 - The Soviet Union - 1918-1929 (European States)
Chapter 33 - The Soviet Union - 1929-1939 (European States)
History HL
Chapter 21 - Truman (Cold War 1945- 81)
Unraveling US-Latin American Ties The Cold War Era
545 words
3 mins read
Last edited on 16th Oct 2024
Table of content
Background and Purpose 🔍
- The U.S. wanted to protect itself and Latin America from potential threats from the USSR during the Cold War.
- Latin American nations aimed to create regional bodies for resolving conflicts and also to regain economic support from the U.S.
Key Agreements 📜
- Act of Chapultepec (1945): Held in Mexico. A declaration that an attack on any of its members is an attack on all.
- Real-world example: Imagine you're in a club, and if someone from another school picks on one member, the entire club steps up to defend them. That's the unity this act was promoting!
- San Francisco Conference (1945): Formation of the UN. Latin American nations played a crucial role. They even made sure Argentina got a spot!
- Did you know? The UN was like the school's student council, where each country (or class) had a say!
- Rio de Janeiro Conference & Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance (1947)
- A conference in Brazil where countries came together to enhance the Chapultepec spirit.
- Set up a system to defend each other. It was like a pact among best friends: "You mess with one of us, you mess with all of us!"
- President Truman attended but made it clear there's no economic plan similar to Europe’s Marshall Plan for Latin America.
- Real-world analogy: It's like the teacher promising to help all students but has different study plans for the toppers and the average performers.
Monroe Doctrine's Evolution 📖
- Monroe Doctrine initially aimed to protect the Americas from foreign intervention.
- Now, in the Cold War context, it sought protection against communist influence.
- Quick quiz: What was the global threat before communism? Yup, colonialism! The doctrine was like an updated antivirus software for the American continent.
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History HL
Chapter 21 - Truman (Cold War 1945- 81)
Unraveling US-Latin American Ties The Cold War Era
545 words
3 mins read
Last edited on 16th Oct 2024
Table of content
Background and Purpose 🔍
- The U.S. wanted to protect itself and Latin America from potential threats from the USSR during the Cold War.
- Latin American nations aimed to create regional bodies for resolving conflicts and also to regain economic support from the U.S.
Key Agreements 📜
- Act of Chapultepec (1945): Held in Mexico. A declaration that an attack on any of its members is an attack on all.
- Real-world example: Imagine you're in a club, and if someone from another school picks on one member, the entire club steps up to defend them. That's the unity this act was promoting!
- San Francisco Conference (1945): Formation of the UN. Latin American nations played a crucial role. They even made sure Argentina got a spot!
- Did you know? The UN was like the school's student council, where each country (or class) had a say!
- Rio de Janeiro Conference & Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance (1947)
- A conference in Brazil where countries came together to enhance the Chapultepec spirit.
- Set up a system to defend each other. It was like a pact among best friends: "You mess with one of us, you mess with all of us!"
- President Truman attended but made it clear there's no economic plan similar to Europe’s Marshall Plan for Latin America.
- Real-world analogy: It's like the teacher promising to help all students but has different study plans for the toppers and the average performers.
Monroe Doctrine's Evolution 📖
- Monroe Doctrine initially aimed to protect the Americas from foreign intervention.
- Now, in the Cold War context, it sought protection against communist influence.
- Quick quiz: What was the global threat before communism? Yup, colonialism! The doctrine was like an updated antivirus software for the American continent.
Unlock the Full Content!
Dive deeper and gain exclusive access to premium files of History HL. Subscribe now and get closer to that 45 🌟