To document all events studied in the IB History syllabus in a perfect format for revision. IB4U
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- Brought the already torn world to the brink of nuclear war
- In the summer the USSR supplied arms to Cuba, who directed them at the USA.
- On October 22nd Kennedy announced that U-2 spy planes had detected Russian missile bases were being built in Cuba.
- He alerted the army & blockaded Cuba to stop further arms
- Demanded the missiles to be taken down again (ultimatum)
- Khrushchev agreed to removed offending missiles in return for Kennedy's promise not to invade Cuba
- Cuba was expelled from the OAS (Organisation of American States) by suspicious Latin American states. This made the Cuba even more dependent on Russia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuban_Missile_Crisis
The USA, President J.F. Kennedy even approved a plan to invade Cuba:
- The ‘Bay of Pigs' happened on April 1961
- Proposed by Batista supporters.
- To be executed from American bases in Guatemala.
- The CIA was deeply involved.
- Badly planned and excecuted
Castro's forces and its 2 planes therefore easily crushed it.
Propaganda Victory, US Humiliation.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bay_of_Pigs_Invasion
Causes, practices and effects of war (Paper 2)
- What were the causes of the war?
- How influential was guerrilla warfare in the conflict?
- What effect did the war have on the home front?
- What were the results of the war? (frequently specified as social and economic)
- How influential was foreign interference?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_war
After Castro captures much of the country, Batista and his elites who are largely unsupported and demoralised flee to miami.
Castro takes Havana, end of revolution.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuban_revolution
The rise and rule of single party states (Paper 2)
- Why did this individual rise to power?
- What were the social and economic policies?
- How did the individual maintain power?
- How influential was ideology?
- What were the successes and failures of the individual?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuban_Revolution
In the Sierra Maestra Mountain "Hideout", of Castro, US journalist Matthews procures an interview with Castro who was proclaimed dead by Batista after failed landing of the Granma.
Brings Castro to public of the US, gains support.
'Before the year ended, he said, he would be a hero or a martyr'
Link is to actual article.
http://www.nytimes.com/ref/world/americas/CASTRO_ARCHIVE.html
Having met with Ernesto "Che" Guevara, Camilo Cienfuegos, and with brother Raul, Castro departs with 80 others on board the 'Granma' yacht to 'restart' a revolution in Cuba.
The movement is called the 26th of July movement, named after the failed attack of the Moncada barracks in 1953.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Granma_(yacht)
Americas (Paper 3)
-Why did the Civil Rights movement begin?
-Why did the movement become more radical in the mid-1960s?
-How influential was Black Power on the movement?
-How successful was the movement?
-How successful were the various -Presidents in relation to the Civil Rights movement?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African-American_Civil_Rights_Movement_(1955–1968)
Speech made by Castro upon sentence after failed attack of Moncada Barracks.
Gained much popularity, brought in to public eye.
Reproduced in manifest of the 26th July Movement, while in Jail.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_will_absolve_me
Failed attack by Castro.
Many killed, Castro sent to prison for 15 years.
Instead only does 3, and is exiled to Mexico.
The beginning of the Cuban Revolution.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moncada_barracks
The Great Depression in the Americas (P3)
- What were the causes of the Great Depression?
-How successful were governments in reacting to the Great Depression?
-How was unemployment dealt with during the Depression?
-What changed because of the Depression?
-Was the Depression dealt with differently in different countries?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Depression
Prescribed Topics (Paper 1)
Source Based Questions
- struggle for leadership
- collectivization, agricultural policies
- Five Year Plans, industrialization, rearmament
- nature of the Soviet State, constitution, extent of Stalin’s power, cult of personality
- purges, impact on society
- foreign relations, USSR and Nazi Germany, Nazi/Soviet Pact.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stalin%27s_rise_to_power
Peace and cooperation. International organizations and multiparty states (P2)
-What were the successes of international organizations?
-How successful were they in improving social and economic conditions?
-Why did the League of Nations fail?
-How did the USA deal with social and economic problems?
-How successful was foreign policy
See also:
United Nations, USA 1933 to 1945 (under FDR), USA under Johnson
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/League_of_Nations
The rise and rule of single-party states (Paper 2) Rise of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi power in Germany (1919-1933/34) Why did this individual rise to power? What were the social and economic policies? How did the individual maintain power? How influential was ideology? What were the successes and failures of the individual?
The rise and rule of single-party states
Germany, Adolf Hitler
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weimar_Republic
History of the Americas The Mexican Revolution, 1910 to 1940
History of the Americas (Paper 3)
The Mexican Revolution, 1910 to 1940
- causes and course of the revolution
- aims and roles of the leaders, including Zapata and Pancho Villa
- the Constitution of 1917
- effects: immediate and long term; political, social, economic and cultural
- role of the USA
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_Revolution
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