History A-Level
Cold War alliances
What Cold War alliances means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Cold War alliances
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Alignments reshaped by the Sino-American détente, with China moving from the Soviet bloc towards the Western camp and altering the global balance of power.
Topics that use Cold War alliances
- Paper 3, Option 38.2: The making of modern China, 1860–1997 - 4 The Sino- Soviet split, 1958–69 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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