CAMBRIDGE IGCSE History - Containment of Communism 1950-70 notes
Detailed Cambridge IGCSE History notes on USA’s containment of Communism, including:
• Events of the Cold War
• Case studies of:
– American reactions to the Cuban revolution, including the missile crisis and its aftermath
– American involvement in the Vietnam War, e.g. reasons for involvement, tactics/strategy, reasons for withdrawal
– American reactions to North Korea’s invasion of South Korea, involvement of the UN, course of the war to 1953
Option B
The 20th century: International Relations since 1919
• How effectively did the USA contain the spread of Communism?