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Post-war displacement in Europe (1945-1960)

Indochina refugee crisis (1975-1990)

Feminism in the USA (1960-1979)

Revolution in Tunisia (1989-2015)

Egypt: Nasser

Cuba: Castro

China: Mao

Germany: Hitler

Why did popular movements emerge?

How did popular movements create change?

How were popular movements challenged?

What was the impact of popular movements?

Regional study 7: The Great Depression in the Americas (circa 1920-1939)

Regional study 8: Emergence of the Americas in global affairs (1880-1945)

Regional study 9: The Americas during the Cold War (1945-1991)

Regional study 11: Social movements in the Americas (1945-2020)

Regional study 8: Emergence of Modern China (1910-1949)

Regional study 11: The Cold War in Asia (1949-2002)

Regional study 12: The People's Republic of China (1949-2020)

Regional study 6: Europe and the First World War (1871-1923)

Regional study 7: The Russian Revolution (1855-1924)

Regional study 8: European totalitarianism (1918-1941)

Regional study 9: Europe and the Second World War (1918-1949)

Regional study 11: The USSR and post-Soviet Russia (1945-2020)

Regional study 12: Europe during and after the Cold War (1945-2020)

IB History Use of Force Key Definitions

Definition

Bay of Pigs

A failed CIA-backed invasion of Cuba in April 1961 by Cuban exiles attempting to overthrow Castro. Its failure strengthened Castro's position domestically and pushed Cuba closer to the Soviet Union.

Definition

Committees for the Defence of the Revolution (CDRs)

Neighbourhood-level organizations established in 1960 to defend the revolution. CDRs organized community services (vaccination drives, blood donations, literacy programmes) but also monitored political loyalty and reported dissent. By the mid-1960s, around 80% of Cuba's adult population belonged to a CDR.

Definition

Bay of Pigs

A failed CIA-backed invasion of Cuba in April 1961 by Cuban exiles attempting to overthrow Castro. Its failure strengthened Castro's position domestically and pushed Cuba closer to the Soviet Union.

Definition

Committees for the Defence of the Revolution (CDRs)

Neighbourhood-level organizations established in 1960 to defend the revolution. CDRs organized community services (vaccination drives, blood donations, literacy programmes) but also monitored political loyalty and reported dissent. By the mid-1960s, around 80% of Cuba's adult population belonged to a CDR.