THE USA & CONFLICT 1941-2016
Planning Case studies Method Marking scale 
INTRODUCTION: America at war 1941-2011
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Recap method 1 : Fighting & winning WWII
Recap method 2 : US forces, from decline to revival
Docs test 1 : The USA & the USSR, from allies to enemies
Docs test 2 : The USA & terrorism, from shock to reaction
CS1 Pearl Harbour (7 December 1941) and the annihiliation of Japan
How did the USA react to the Pearl Harbour attack?
• Entering WII
• Victory at all cost
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CS2 The first Berlin crisis (23 June 1948 - 12 May 1949), a Cold War stalemate
How was Berlin typical of Cold War confrontations?
• The run-up to crisis, 1945-1948
• The Berlin crisis (23 June 1948 - 12 May 1949)
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CS3 The Vietnam War (1964-1973/75), a Cold War trauma
What were the reasons for war and US humiliation?
• A necessary intervention?
• The wrong strategy
• A shocking defeat Recap
CS4 The Gulf War (1991), a post Cold War triumph
What were the reasons for war and US triumph?
• The reasons for war: Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait (1990)
• The reasons for US victory: the nature of the Gulf War (1991)
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CS5 11 September 2001: an act of terrorism, and the subsequent war on terror
How did the USA react to the 9/11 attacks?
• G.W. Bush & the war in Afghanistan (2001-2014)
• G.W. Bush & the war in Iraq (2001-2011)
• President Obama's new strategy (2011-2016)
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