Humanities & Science
History: The Cold War
Course details
Course code
Q00012105Course date
Start: 11/01/24
End: 21/03/24
Number of classes
10 sessionsBranch
Petts Wood and Orpington BranchTutor
Kate AntoniouFee range
Free to £84.00
How you'll learn
Venue
St John's United Reform Church OrpingtonLynwood Grove
Orpington
BR6 0BG
Qualification name & awarding organisation
Level of study
Availability
You can enrol online for this course
Course overview
How did the world emerge from the second world war and within two years find itself in a ‘Cold War’ a new kind of conflict fought mostly through politics and propaganda rather than through military combat? The Soviet Union, the UK and the USA were allies during the second world war, and its leaders met at several summit meetings to discuss the arrangements for the post war world. How did this relationship break down in the years that followed? What were the major events which precipitate this change, and how were they viewed by politicians and the public? Join the class to find out how it started, investigate some of the major flashpoints and events and how it ended.
Course description
Interested in finding out more about the cold war, and how it influenced and continues to influence the world? Then this is the course for you.
1945 and the end of the second world war saw the Soviet Union, the USA and the UK as allies in the defeat of Germany and her allies. This relationship started to turn sour within a couple of years of the end of the war. Why was this? How did Europe, the USA and then the rest of the world find itself aligned to one or other of these great powers. What were the main flashpoints which led up to the cold war, and how close did we get to nuclear war? What were the events that led to its end and how does it affect our relationship with Russia and the rest of the world today?
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