History A-Level
Cold War geopolitics
What Cold War geopolitics means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Cold War geopolitics
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The pressures of the Cold War containment policy shaped the aim of maintaining American world power.
Topics that use Cold War geopolitics
- 2Q The American Dream: reality and illusion, 1945–1980 – only) The Johnson Presidency, 1963–1968 (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
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