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Introduction
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The USA and the Cold War 1945–61 How are the government and political system in the USA structured? What was the early US response to the emerging Cold War 1945–50? What was the effect of the Korean War 1950–53? How did Eisenhower and Dulles change US–Soviet relations? What was the USA’s response to Cold War developments in the Americas? What was the impact of the Cold War on aspects of US domestic policy?
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The USA and the Cold War 1961–81 How did Kennedy define US foreign policy from 1961 to 1963? Why did the Vietnam War have such a profound effect on the USA? How did US foreign policy change under Nixon in the 1970s? Why was Jimmy Carter an ‘outsider’ in foreign policy 1977–81? What were the implications of US foreign policy for the wider Americas between 1961 and 1981? How did the Cold War further influence domestic policy in the USA between 1961 and 1981?
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Canada and the Cold War 1945–63 How are the government and political system in Canada structured? What were the long-term implications of the Cold War on foreign policy in Canada between 1945 and 1963? To what extent did the Cold War influence different areas of Canadian domestic policy?
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Cuba and the Cold War 1945–81 Why were relations between Cuba and the USA historically important? Why was there a revolution against Batista? What impact did the Cuban Revolution have on the Cold War? Did the Cold War influence Castro’s domestic policy?
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