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Cold War : Notes

Posted: March 29, 2010 in A Level History, American History, Cold War, History, Second World War
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The immediate and tangible causes of the cold war begin with World War Two itself. On July 25, 1945, two months after Germany had surrendered, the Big Three — Winston Churchill, Joseph Stalin and Harry Truman — met at POTSDAM in order to discuss the fate of Germany. By 1945, Stalin was the veteran revolutionary, [...]

Britain at War

Posted: April 22, 2009 in A Level History, History, Hitler, Second World War
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Revision Notes Key Issue: How did Britain resist and help to defeat Germany in the Second World War? The BEF in Europe 1939-40: Dunkirk • Sunday 3rd September 1939, 11am: Chamberlain broadcasts that Britain has declared war: ‘it is evil things that we shall be fighting – brute force, bad faith, injustice, oppression and persecution’. [...]