History GCSE
Geopolitics
What Geopolitics means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Geopolitics
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
The shift in power when the collapse of the Soviet Union removed the primary backer of radical Arab states, leaving the USA as the sole superpower.
Topics that use Geopolitics
- Option P5: Key topic 3: Attempts at a solution, 1974–95 - 3 Attempts at a solution (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Diplomacy and negotiation
- Israel-Jordan peace treaty
- Oslo Accords
- Oslo II
- Superpower rivalry
- Conflict and intervention
- Palestinian National Authority
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