Keywords:
Electronic books.
Description / Table of Contents:
A new edition for HL Option 2, History of the Americas, Topic 13: The Second World War and the Americas 1933-1945. The renowned IB Diploma History series, combining compelling narratives with academic rigor. An authoritative and engaging narrative, with the widest variety of sources at this level, helping students to develop their knowledge and analytical skills. This second edition provides: - Reliable, clear and in-depth content from topic experts - Analysis of the historiography surrounding key debates - Dedicated exam practice with model answers and practice questions - TOK support and Historical Investigation questions to help with all aspects of the Diploma.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
1 online resource (249 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9781471841309
Series Statement:
Eurostars Series
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/geomar/detail.action?docID=4526752
Language:
English
Note:
Cover -- Book title -- Contents -- Dedication -- Introduction -- 1 What you will study -- 2 How you will be assessed -- 3 About this book -- CHAPTER 1 The Americas from peace to the Depression 1919-32 -- 1 US involvement and isolation -- 2 The USA and the global economy in the 1920s -- Examination practice -- CHAPTER 2 Hemispheric reactions to the events in Europe and Asia 1933-41 -- 1 US foreign policy in the 1930s: the 'Good Neighbor' policy -- 2 The USA's policy of neutrality -- 3 The USA and Japan in the 1930s -- 4 Key debate: To what extent was Roosevelt's foreign policy isolationist during the 1930s? -- 5 The US response to the European war 1939-40 -- 6 The 1940 presidential election -- 7 The US Navy -- Examination advice -- Examination practice -- CHAPTER 3 The military role of the USA during the Second World War -- 1 The USA and Japan 1939-41 -- 2 The USA and the Pacific War -- 3 Key debate: Why did President Truman decide to use the atomic bomb? -- 4 The USA and the war against Hitler -- Examination advice -- Examination practice -- CHAPTER 4 The diplomatic role of the USA in the Second World War 1941-5 -- 1 The first Allied conferences: Washington 1941 to Quebec 1943 -- 2 The Tehran Conference and its aftermath -- 3 The Yalta Conference, 4-11 February 1945 -- 4 The Potsdam Conference, 17 July to 2 August 1945 -- 5 US-Latin American relations during the Second World War -- Examination advice -- Examination practice -- CHAPTER 5 The military and diplomatic role of Canada and Brazil in the Second World War -- 1 Canada's military role in the Second World War -- 2 Canada's diplomatic role in the Second World War -- 3 Brazil, Mexico and Argentina's role in the Second World War -- Examination practice -- CHAPTER 6 The social impact of the Second World War on the USA -- 1 The impact of the war on Japanese Americans and Japanese Canadians.
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2 The impact of the war on other minority groups -- 3 The impact of the war on women -- 4 The impact of the war on African Americans -- 5 The impact of the war on civil rights -- 6 The impact of the war on everyday life -- Examination advice -- Examination practice -- CHAPTER 7 Reaction to the Holocaust in the Americas -- 1 The US reaction to Nazi anti-Jewish policies during the 1930s -- 2 The SS St Louis case -- 3 The US reaction to Nazi policies during the war -- 4 Key debate: To what extent did Roosevelt attempt to save European Jews during the Second World War? -- 5 Latin America, Canada and the Holocaust -- Examination practice -- CHAPTER 8 Technological developments and the beginning of the atomic age -- 1 The impact of the war on military technology -- 2 The war and changes in US industry and technology -- 3 Medicine and the war -- Examination practice -- CHAPTER 9 The economic and diplomatic effects of the Second World War on the Americas -- 1 The economic effects of the Second World War on the USA -- 2 The problems of the US economy after 1945 -- 3 US and Soviet relations during the war -- 4 Brazil and the Second World War -- 5 Canada and the Second World War -- Examination advice -- Examination practice -- Timeline -- Glossary -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z -- Further reading -- Internal assessment -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.
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