SHELF 9780435183127 HISTORY PAPER 3 THE COLD WAR AND THE AMERICAS (1945-1981) STUDENT 60p

lntroduction
Coverage of Paper 3 content
and skills
This book is designed to be your guide to success
in your International Baccalaureate examination in
History. It covers the Paper 3 Americas region, Topic
16, The Cold War and the Americas (1945-1981),
and it follows the outline of content as prescribed
by the IB for this topic. The foreign policies of
Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Nixon and Carter
were influenced by the Cold War and this, in turn,
influenced relations towards Latin America. The book
also covers two significant Cold War conflicts, the
Korean War and the Vietnam War, by focusing on
the reasons and outcomes of countries' participation
in the region. For the additional case study we have
chosen to cover post-revolutionary Cuba (i959-81),
as policies and events within this country are key to
the dynamics of the Cold War.
As well as covering the content for this topic, this
resource aims to equip you with the knowledge and
skills that you will need to effectively answer the essay
questions on this section of the exam, On pages
viii-xi you will find some general tips on essay
writing. In addition, within each chapter you will
find:
. in-depth coverage and analysis ofthe key events
. a summary of, or reference to, historiography
. guidelines on how to answer Paper 3 essay
questions effectively
. timelines to help you put events into context
. review and research activities to help you develop
your understanding ofthe key issues and concepts.
Focus on History concepts
Throughout the book we also focus on and develop
the six key concepts that have particular prominence
in the Diploma History course: causation,
consequence, change, continuity, significance and
perspectives. Each chapter will identifr the key
concepts covered within it.
Focus on History assessment
objectives
This resource covers the four IB assessment
objectives that are relevant to both the core externally
examined papers and to the internally assessed
paper. So, although this book is essentially designed
as a textbook to accompany Paper 3, Topic 16, it
addresses all of the assessment objectives required
for the History course. In other words, as you work
through this book, you will be learning and practising
the skills that are necessary for each ofthe core
papers.
Nevertheless, the main focus will be the assessment
objectives in Paper 3. Specifically these assessment
objectives are:
Assessment Objective 1: Knowledge and
understanding
. Demonstrate detailed, relevant and accurate
historical knowledge.
. Demonstrate understanding of historical concepts
and context.
Assessment objective 2: Application and
analysis
. Formulate clear and coherent arguments.
. Use relevant historical knowledge to effectively
support analysis.
Assessment Objective 3: Synthesis and
evaluation
. Integrate evidence and analysis to produce a
coherent response.
. Evaluate diflerent perspectives on historical issues
and events, and integrate this evaluation effectively
into a response.