IB History — Topic 17.1

Rivalry, mistrust and accord

Sub-topics in Topic 17.1

17.1.1Origins: ideology and the breakdown of the wartime alliance17.1.2Confrontation in Europe: containment, Berlin and the alliances17.1.3Arms race, détente and the end of the Cold War

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