This book covers the period 1919-1991 as this is what is covered in most specifications. It is not specific to any exam board, so check with yours to see what topics you need to know.

The peace treaties after the first World War

The Big Three
The Treaty of Versailles
The Consequences of Versailles
The Other Treaties

The League of Nations

Structure of the League
The Humanitarian Work of the League
The League in the 20s
The Failure of the League

The causes of the Second World War

Hitler
Appeasement
Build-up to World War II

The Origins of the Cold War

Yalta and Potsdam
Ideological Differences
The West's Actions
Berlin Blockade

The Cold War

The Korean War
The Arms Race
Cuba
The Vietnam War
Détente and Refreezing

Eastern Europe and the Cold War

Hungary
Czechoslovakia
The Berlin Wall
Solidarity
Gorbachev

The United Nations

Structure of the UN
The Humanitarian Work of the UN
The UN's Role in International Relations
The Congo Incident

Depth Study: The USA 1919-1941

The USA in the 1920s
The Boom
Society in the 1920s
Prohibition
The Wall Street Crash
The New Deal
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