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World History since 1917

Friday, 3 June 2011 : 10.00am to 1.00pm

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1. To what extent had US isolationism ended by 1937?

2. Analyse the causes and consequences of the Arab Revolt of 1936 in Palestine.

3. How important were economic factors in explaining Japanese expansion after 1931?

4. What was the significance of technological developments in determining the outcome of

World War II?

5. Had the Cold War begun by March 1946?

6. Was US Cold War policy best described as ‘containment’ from 1949-1955?

7. ‘The Sino-Soviet split in 1956 became an ideological conflict dominated by the

personalities of Mao Tse Tung and Khrushchev.’ Discuss.

8. In what ways, if any, did the Guatemalan coup further US Cold War aims?

9. Did Soviet strategy in the Cold War change under Khrushchev after 1955?

10. What, if anything, did the non-aligned movement achieve?

11. Was the Suez crisis more significant than the 1967 war in producing Cold War tensions in
the Middle East?

12. Did the Alliance for Progress have any long term effects on Latin America?

13. How important was the Congo crisis of 1960-1964 in undermining the importance of the
United Nations in the less developed world?

14. In what ways had the Soviet Union succeeded in achieving influence over world events in
the same way as the US by 1969?

15. For what reasons and with what consequences did Johnson decide to send US ground
forces to fight in Vietnam in 1965?

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16. To what extent was détente pursued by the Americans and Soviets as part of an attempt to
pursue the Cold War whilst preserving the international status quo?

17. How far were Henry Kissinger’s aims in providing support for Israel in the 1973 war
realised?

18. ‘The Iranian revolution succeeded in destroying the influence of secular forces in the
Middle East’. Discuss.

19. To what extent was the collapse of the Soviet Union produced by domestic forces?

20. To what extent did the Gulf War of 1991 mark a change in the international order?

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