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Cold War Presidents c.1945-1975: Compared and Contrasted

Cold War Presidents c.1945-1975: Compared and Contrasted

Update: 2025-05-08
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Focuses on comparing and contrasting SEVEN Cold War policies of each of the Presidents (Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon).

This podcast is designed to accompany the decision-making simulation at ActiveHistory entitled "Which US President are YOU?" (activehistory.co.uk/presidents).

This provides a great way to draw together key points for the "Cold War" section of Paper 2 IBDP History, as well as Paper 3 Americas for Higher Level.

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Cold War Presidents c.1945-1975: Compared and Contrasted

Cold War Presidents c.1945-1975: Compared and Contrasted

Russel Tarr (ActiveHistory.co.uk)