Cold War Step by Step: The Ideologies, Alliances & Conflicts of the Cold War
Cold War Step by Step: The Ideologies, Alliances & Conflicts of the Cold War (Step By Step Subject Guides) by Ben Chase
English | January 8, 2025 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B0DSK2N15B | 144 pages | PDF | 1.73 Mb
English | January 8, 2025 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B0DSK2N15B | 144 pages | PDF | 1.73 Mb
Cold War Step by Step: The Ideologies, Alliances & Conflicts of the Cold War is your ultimate guide to understanding one of history's most complex and impactful eras. Whether you are a student, a history enthusiast, or someone eager to grasp the roots of modern geopolitics, this book delivers a clear, engaging, and accessible nonfiction account of the Cold War.
What This Book Offers:
Comprehensive Coverage
- Explore the origins of U.S.-Soviet tensions, the ideological clash between capitalism and communism, and the profound global consequences that followed.
- Examine key events like the Berlin Blockade, the Korean War, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
- Learn about the proxy wars, espionage, and cultural dimensions that made the Cold War more than just a geopolitical standoff.
- 17 Chapters: Each chapter focuses on a unique aspect of the Cold War, from early tensions to its enduring legacy.
- Learn through a step-by-step format designed to unravel complex historical narratives with clarity and depth.
- Timeline of Events: A chronological walkthrough of pivotal moments, ensuring you never lose track of the broader historical context.
- Glossary of Terms: Demystify Cold War jargon and enhance your understanding of key concepts.
- Rich Analysis: Gain fresh insights into how the Cold War continues to influence today’s world.
- Cold War Step by Step offers the essentials over 17 chapters, providing depth without overwhelming complexity.
- Ideal for readers at all levels of historical knowledge, the book bridges academic rigor with storytelling flair, for an enriching learning experience.
- Perfect for readers searching for an in-depth yet approachable guide to the Cold War.
- Understand the geopolitical foundations of the modern world.
- Appreciate the human stories behind the global conflict, from Berlin to Vietnam, Washington to Moscow.
- Build a nuanced perspective on democracy, communism, and the forces that shaped the 20th century.
- Cold War origins
- U.S.–Soviet tensions
- Ideological conflict: capitalism vs. communism
- Containment policy
- Truman Doctrine
- Marshall Plan
- NATO formation
- Warsaw Pact
- Berlin Blockade and Airlift
- Division of Germany
- Korean War
- Cuban Missile Crisis
- Vietnam War and the Fall of Saigon
- Arms Race
- Space Race
- Espionage: CIA and KGB
- Surveillance and counterintelligence
- Famous spies and incidents
- Decolonization and Cold War
- Proxy wars in Africa
- Proxy wars in Asia
- Proxy wars in Latin America
- Middle East and Cold War politics
- Oil and Cold War strategies
- Iranian Revolution and Soviet influence
- Glasnost and Perestroika
- Berlin Wall construction
- Berlin Wall fall
- Détente era
- Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
- Solidarity movement in Poland
- Prague Spring
- Hollywood and Cold War propaganda
- Soviet cultural messaging
- Cold War and global media
- Fall of the Eastern Bloc
- Dissolution of the Soviet Union
- NATO expansion post-Cold War
- Legacy of Cold War alliances
- Cold War and modern geopolitics
- Lessons from the Cold War
- Cold War technological advances
- Nuclear arms control and treaties