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How was The Cold War fought? What types of evidence do historians use to understand the events that took place?
The Cold War was a state of political and military tension between the USA and the Soviet Union, along with their respective allies in the Western and Eastern Blocs.
By: The OpenLearn team (The Open University,)
- Duration 25 mins
- Updated Tuesday 8th October 2013
- Posted under History
Track 1: Introduction to Origins of the Cold War
Different ways of examining the cold war.
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Track | Title | Description |
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1 | Introduction to Origins of the Cold War | Different ways of examining the cold war. Play now Introduction to Origins of the Cold War |
2 | Were Europeans players in The Cold War? | Professor Anne Deighton explains the changes ways historians approach The Cold War. Play now Were Europeans players in The Cold War? |
3 | The politics of blame during The Cold War | Has there been too much emphasis on the superpowers? Play now The politics of blame during The Cold War |
4 | Western European integration | How did all the stakeholders reconcile their competing agenda’s? Play now Western European integration |
5 | Domestic concerns vs Foreign policy | How did domestic issues help to shape the cold war? Play now Domestic concerns vs Foreign policy |
6 | The Cold War on a local level | The impact of the Cold War from a social and cultural perspective. Play now The Cold War on a local level |
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Originally published: Tuesday, 8th October 2013
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- Audio/Video tracks: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0 The Open University
- Image 'Origins of The Cold War' - Copyright: The Open University
- Image 'German infantry on the battlefield, August 7, 1914.' - Copyright free: By Underwood & Underwood. (US War Dept.) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
- Image 'The origins of the wars of the three kingdoms' - Copyright: Used with permission
- Image 'Solon and pupils' - Wikimedia Commons under Creative-Commons license
- Image 'The OU's Berrill Building' - Work found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Berrill_Building_Entrance_The_Open_University.jpg / CC BY-SA 3.0 under Creative-Commons license
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- Image 'Byron portrayed by an actor' - Copyright: Production team
- Image 'Battle scene' - Copyright: Wark Clements
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