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Origins of the Cold War
Quick questions on The emergence of bipolarity and the superpower system explained: H2 History
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What is the collapse of the old multipolar order?Show answer
For centuries international politics had been multipolar, balanced among several great powers in Europe. The Second World War destroyed that order. Germany and Japan were defeated and occupied. Britain and France, though victors, were financially exhausted and increasingly unable to sustain their empires or to act as first-rank powers, a decline symbolised by Britain's 1947 withdrawal from Greece and Turkey.
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Define a bipolar international order. [4 marks]
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Explain why Britain and France ceased to be first-rank powers after 1945. [12 marks]
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"The Cold War was the product of structure, not of leaders." How far do you agree? [20 marks]
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