The Cold War, 1945-1989

Exam Board: SQALevel: HigherSubject: HistoryFirst Teaching: September 2014First Exam: June 2015The only textbook to offer support for the CfE Higher History topic The Cold War 1945-1989The New Higher History series offers a full-colour, topic-based approach to the CfE Higher History syllabus.

Covering all of the main issues within each topic area, this series includes investigative techniques, use of evidence and a variety of activities to enable students to develop the necessary skills to tackle both extended-response and source-based questions successfully. New Higher History: The Cold War 1945-1989 provides comprehensive coverage of this topic offered in Section 3 of the course.

The core issues within the topic are fully explored, preparing students for the extended-response questions in the external examination.

This book investigates the chain of events leading up to and throughout the Cold War, looking at:- the background and reasons for the emergence of the Cold War in the years up to 1955- the control of Eastern Europe by the Soviet Union, up to 1961- the causes and consequences of the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962- America's growing involvement in Vietnam and the path to their defeat in South-East Asia- efforts by both sides to resolve the Cold War, examining the theory of mutual assured destruction and the economic cost of the arms race- the ultimate end to the conflict and the collapse of communism in the Soviet satellite states.